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Frame Studio | Moment | Getty ImagesWith the Middle East war rattling global markets, gold is once again drawing attention as a potential safe-haven investment. The precious metal is generally viewed as a diversifier and store of value in turbulent times. However, it’s important to know what you’re investing in, and why, before jumping in.”Gold may be one of the ways to invest against the geopolitical shock, but certainly there are others,” such as global energy and defense stocks, said certified financial planner Barry Glassman, founder and president of Glassman Wealth Services in Vienna, Virginia, and a member of the…

In the lead-up to the United States and Israel’s attack on Iran, prediction markets saw a frenzy of activity tied to the conflict. Speculators rushed to guess when the first missile strikes would begin and who might be impacted, placing trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars in total. There are already big winners—and some big losers. This weekend, following the death of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Kalshi faced a customer revolt over how it handled a $54 million market about the fate of Iran’s leadership. “People are absolutely livid,” says Kalshi trader Nicholas Mahoney.The market offered “yes” or “no”…

Getty Images Miami (Ohio) men’s basketball coach Travis Steele was fined $2,500 and must reimburse Western Michigan for damage to a speaker following a recent win over the Broncos, the MAC announced Monday. Steele violated the MAC’s sportsmanship policy during a halftime tirade after berating officials before shoving audio equipment to the floor while heading into the tunnel at intermission.Steele exploded after a call in the final seconds of the first half before his RedHawks rallied to stay unbeaten at 29-0 this season with a 69-67 victory in the second half. Miami (Ohio) extended the best start in program history…

The housing doesn’t feel too cheap or too luxurious. It’s toylike, but not in a chintzy way. The unit can run on three AA batteries (a set is included) or on the included USB-A to DC adapter (you’ll need your own wall charger). The included instruction manual helps you make sense of what the heck all the knobs, levers, buttons, and lights mean.You’ll start with the sequencer, which is where you’ll find a selection of hundreds of premade melodies with or without drum beats. Then you’ll use the other controls to manipulate this sound. The tempo lever controls the speed,…

When reasons beyond Ashish Gupta’s control forced the cancellation of his show at London fashion week, he bounced back. “Losing the show was a curveball that left everything in freefall,” said the designer, “so I wanted to make a lookbook that reflected that.” The loss was not his alone: Ashish shows are often among London’s wildest, wittiest and most powerful.Still, this last minute lookbook did a fine job of transmitting the refined shapes and complex surfaces of Ashish’s “maximal minimalism,” as well as making it clear how free-flowing the label’s garments are to move in. The trampoline just out of…

Sharing content to Mastodon is getting easier with the addition of a universal “Share to Mastodon” button for the decentralized social media platform. Announced on Monday, the widget allows users to share content on any Mastodon server by connecting your Mastodon account and redirecting you to the server that account is on. The blog post announcing the feature also explains that the tool “works entirely in your browser: there is no tracking data, and it does not store any information on the server.”Previously, a “share” widget wasn’t available on Mastodon mainly due to the technical challenges that come with the…

Jeff BorzelloCloseJeff BorzelloESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. and Paul BiancardiClosePaul BiancardiBasketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright StateMultiple AuthorsMar 2, 2026, 02:30 PM ETWhen we last updated the recruiting class rankings in December, we made sure to note that the cycle was far from finished, despite a bevy of commitments coming out of the early signing period. And while there are still some five-star recruitments to sort out, the 2026 SC Next 100’s class…

Following the surprising news that Netflix had withdrawn its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Paramount Skydance stepped in to purchase the company. On Monday, CEO David Ellison announced during a call with investors that the company plans to merge Paramount+ and HBO Max into a single, unified platform.  “Our combined company will be home to many of the greatest, most recognizable and beloved franchises in the world, from ‘Harry Potter’ to ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Star Trek’ to ‘Looney Tunes,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Yellowstone.’ This represents a tremendous opportunity, and we fully intend to invest in the creative engines…

Oil prices spiked after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran over the weekend, threatening an almost immediate jump in gasoline prices as well, experts say.Already, U.S. crude prices gained 6% as of Monday morning. A prolonged U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran could disrupt crude oil supplies and push prices even higher. Iran is the fourth-largest oil producer in OPEC. The average price of unleaded gasoline in the U.S. is currently $2.997 a gallon, up 2% from a week ago, according to AAA. If the price of oil goes up by $10 a barrel, the price of gasoline could rise by about 25 cents a gallon, according to Ken Medlock, senior…

Many users are switching to Claude following a string of controversies surrounding ChatGPT and its parent company, OpenAI.  The tipping point came after Anthropic, the company behind Claude, refused to allow the Department of Defense to use its AI models for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons. In response, President Trump ordered all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s products, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to designate the company a supply-chain threat.  Hours later, OpenAI announced its own agreement with the Pentagon, claiming to include safeguards, but the deal has still sparked widespread debate over privacy and…