Dan Primack

Asked about the $200 billion figure the Pentagon is seeking for the Iran war, GOP Rep. Scott Perry says he wants Iran to pay for the war... "Well, I think we have got to pay for this somehow, right? We don't have endless money."

Scoop: Anthropic meets with House Homeland Security behind closed doors trib.al/PsD6mxh

If Duke loses today, it would save me SO MUCH time over the next few weeks.

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The best news may be in the rearview... Bears encroach on bullish dealmaking market axios.com/2026/03/19/bea…

QatarEnergy CEO says the Iranian attack overnight damaged ~17% of its LNG production capacity, and it would take 3-5 years to repair the damage. reuters.com/business/energ…

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Exclusive: $30M in seed money to cut data center energy loss trib.al/B2dWwWg

Uber to invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian for robotaxi push axios.com/2026/03/19/ube…

. @RobertParish00: “I’m not as anti-people as I used to be.”

Russian dressing deal: Unilever and Kraft Heinz held talks over food merger uniting ketchup and mayo ft.com/content/e7e666…

Axios Future of Defense event in DC on March 23 Guests include @MarkTEsper and @jacobhelberg. Request an invite: …thenewdefenselandscape.splashthat.com

Higher energy prices might eat tax refunds, economists say axios.com/2026/03/18/oil…

Spring into IPO winter coindesk.com/business/2026/…

The White House, Oracle and Silver Lake won't answer questions about a $10 billion payment that was apparently required to secure the TikTok sale. It's unprecedented. And officially undisclosed. U.S. investors and biz leaders should want answers. axios.com/2026/03/18/tik…

Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) on his first-ever St. Patrick's parade in South Boston: ""It was cold, and it was early, and it felt like the whole city was drunk."

Has the U.S. economy decoupled from U.S. consumers?

Private equity is partnering with Big AI axios.com/2026/03/17/pri…

"No imminent threat": U.S. Counterterrorism Center head resigns over Iran war axios.com/2026/03/17/joe…

SEC eyeing toward cutting disclosures from 4 times per year to 2 times per year. Its enforcement chief just quit after only 7 months.