What’s Up w/Stocks, Cryptos, Oil & Gas Prices? March 2nd, 2026

How time and the news cycle flies. It was just a week ago we were talking about the impact of the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling and President Trump’s response to it. Not only does that storyline feel like a distant memory at this point – so too does last week’s State of the Union speech. In last week’s breakout I mentioned that Iran would be in focus over the next week. That most certainly has proven to be the case. But before diving into the economic developments pertaining to the remarkable military effort to eliminate the Iranian regime, let’s get caught up to speed with where we stood at the end of Friday’s trading.