• Uber, Lyft Expand Gas Discounts for Drivers
  
  Uber and Lyft have rolled out expanded temporary fuel discount programs for drivers as the national average gas price topped $4 per gallon for the first time in four years amid the war in Iran.
• Housing Market Trends: Iran War Clouds Mortgage Rate Outlook
  
  The economic fallout from the war with Iran is driving up the cost of buying a home, even as other housing market trends in many parts of the country favor home shoppers this spring.
• US Intel Warns Iran Is Unlikely to Ease Hormuz Chokehold Soon
  
  Recent U.S. intelligence reports warn that Iran is unlikely to open the Strait of Hormuz any time soon because its grip on the world's most vital oil artery provides the only real leverage it has over the United States, according to three sources familiar with the...
• Germany's Economy Is Running on Wear and Tear
  
  If anyone still needed a concrete figure to illustrate the dramatic state of the German economy, the Federal Statistical Office has now delivered it. The country's investment ratio is negative, as depreciation exceeds nominal investments. Slowly but surely, the lights are...
• Jay Leno Takes on California's Classic Car Crackdown
  
  California built its reputation on aggressive emissions policy, but in doing so, it may have created a problem it can no longer ignore.
• Judge Upholds Block on Subpoenas to Fed's Powell
  
  The subpoenas, issued by Washington, D.C.'s top federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro, a stalwart Trump ally, sought information about cost overruns in renovations at the Fed's headquarters and Powell's testimony to Congress last year about the project.
• New York Leads Office-to-Apartment Boom
  
  New York is ground zero for one of the biggest real estate shifts in decades: turning empty office towers into housing.
• Trump Pushes Plan to Privatize Airport Screening
  
  President Donald Trump on Friday proposed to begin the process of privatizing airport security operations handled by the Transportation Security Administration, the federal agency created after the September 11, 2001, attacks.
• Wall Street Futures Flat Following Strong Jobs Report
  
  U.S. futures were essentially flat early Friday following surprisingly strong jobs data from the federal government. Equities markets are closed for Good Friday, but futures markets were trading into Friday morning, albeit quietly.
• Trump Admin Mulls Expanding Chinese Tech Gear Crackdown
  
  The Federal Communications Commission on Friday proposed to ban the import of Chinese equipment from a group of manufacturers after previously barring approvals of new models in 2022, the latest move by Washington to crack down on Chinese-made electronic gear.
• Trump: 'Fraud Czar' Vance to Focus on Blue States
  
  President Donald Trump on Friday called Vice President JD Vance the country's "fraud czar," whose focus on states led by "crooked Democrat politicians" has begun with "raids" in Los Angeles, California.
• UN: Iran War Could Drive Up Global Food Prices
  
  World food prices climbed in March to their highest level since September last year and could rise further if the Middle East conflict that pushed up energy prices continues, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday.
• Bed Bath & Beyond Buying Container Store for $150 Million
  
  Bed Bath & Beyond is doubling down on its turnaround with a roughly $150 million deal to acquire The Container Store, a move that will anchor its return to physical retail and reshape its business model, Axios reports.
• US Adds Strong 178K Jobs, Unemployment Falls to 4.3%
  
  U.S. job growth rebounded more than expected in March as a strike by healthcare workers ended and temperatures warmed up, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, but downside risks to the labor market are mounting from a war with Iran that has no clear end in sight.
• Oil Prices Surge 11%, Gas Rises to $4.09
  
  Oil prices continued to surge on worries of a prolonged Iran war but the Asian markets that were open Friday rose moderately in cautious trading, while others were closed for the Good Friday holidays.
• Easter About God's Grace - The Joy and Spirit of Giving
  
  I believe God is the source of all protection, all justice, and all joy. He works through leaders, lawmakers, and everyday citizens. When each of us does what we can to help others, those efforts, like all human efforts offered in good faith, can be multiplied by God.
• SpaceX Targets More Than $2 Trillion Valuation in IPO
  
  Elon Musk's SpaceX boosted its target IPO valuation above $2 trillion, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter, setting the stage for what could become the largest stock market listing on record.
• Year After 'Liberation Day,' Trump Sets New Drug Tariffs, Adjusts Metals
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump ordered 100% tariffs on certain branded pharmaceutical imports and overhauled steel, aluminum and copper duties Thursday as his administration sought to move on from the collapse of the broad global tariffs he announced exactly one year...
• Interior Pushes Exits Through Resignation, Retirement
  
  The U.S. Department of the Interior will offer employees new opportunities to leave the agency as part of a plan to improve efficiency, it said in a statement on Thursday.
• Wall St Mixed as Worries Linger Before Holiday Break
  
  U.S. stocks ended slightly mixed Thursday after paring deeper losses, as diplomatic signals from the Middle East helped calm markets rattled earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of tougher action against Iran ahead of a long holiday weekend.
• Gas Prices Top $4 in 18 States; 7 More May Follow
  
  Gas prices continue to climb across the United States, with drivers in a growing number of states paying more than $4 per gallon, according to AAA.
• Drugmakers Face 100 Percent Tariff Unless They Cut Prices or Make Drugs in US
  
  The Trump administration said on Thursday it will impose 100% tariffs on branded pharmaceuticals imported into the United States unless manufacturers agree to government drug pricing deals or commit to making their products domestically.The move is intended to push...
• 'Unretired' Workers Turn to Gig Jobs to Pay Bills
  
  Before Stu Goldberg begins his night shift driving for Uber, he pulls out a notebook to read a handwritten list of reminders. "No tickets. Full stops," he'd scrawled in the book. "Careful backing up. Watch for pedestrians and bikes."
• SpaceX Held Talks With Saudi Fund for Possible $5 Billion Investment in IPO
  
  Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX has had discussions with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund about PIF potentially taking an anchor stake of around $5 billion in the space company's IPO, according to two people familiar with the matter.
• Are Annuities Safe
  
  Overall, they are, but different types offer different levels of potential risk.

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