Business Update

Polymarket users placed hundreds of bets of at least $1,000 predicting an imminent American strike, raising concerns about insider trading. Source link

Seafood Watch, long a source of advice on sustainable choices, is working to get restaurants to adopt its color-coded recommendations. Source link

Lending troubles at Blue Owl Capital and other so-called private credit behemoths are setting off fears of a “bank run,” as one hedge fund put it. Source link

For months, the region has been encouraged by low inflation and better-than-expected economic growth. A disruption to energy supplies from the Middle East could knock it off course. Source link

Energy prices continued to rise on Tuesday as attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran intensified, along with the country’s response. Source link

The New York Times is looking to talk to business owners whose work forces are changing because of immigration policies. Source link

President Trump has signaled that he is open to the idea of a prolonged military conflict with Iran. Investors are spooked by that scenario. Source link

Chocolate makers and fig-paste importers are facing a tangle of unknowns, including whether to seek refunds for tariffs invalidated by the Supreme Court. Source link

A protracted conflict in the Middle East risks a spike in energy prices and broader inflation. Source link

The mentalist Oz Pearlman is this year’s speaker. “Hopefully, it will be something very Special,” the president wrote on Truth Social. Source link