Business Stories from March 12, 2026 (Change date)
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US applications for unemployment benefits inch down to 213,000 as layoffs remain stableMar 12, 2026 8:30 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched down modestly last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels despite a weakening job market. T...
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Drivers wonder if they should go electric as the war spikes gas pricesMar 12, 2026 8:12 am - xperts say prolonged high gas prices may drive some EV interest and sales. Car-buying resource Edmunds says it has seen an uptick in people researching EVs and hybrids.
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How the Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers at the gas pump and beyondMar 12, 2026 7:18 am - As the war in Iran ratchets up, the price of crude oil has been swinging sharply. Consumers are already feeling the effects of the war and its destabilizing effect on worldwide energy production.
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine awaits White House sign-off on US drone production dealMar 12, 2026 7:13 am - Ukraine is awaiting White House approval for a major drone production agreement proposed by Kyiv last year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, as countries scramble to modernize their air defenses after the Iran war exposed shortcomings.
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Iran’s secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointedMar 12, 2026 7:03 am - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei says that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used and that Iran’s attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors will continue.
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