Here's the inflation breakdown for March 2026 — in one chart
The Iran war has pushed up gasoline, airline fares and other prices for consumers.

The Iran war has pushed up gasoline, airline fares and other prices for consumers.
Palantir's Maven platform have reportedly been used in the U.S. military campaign in Iran.
Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell separately met with the heads of the biggest U.S. banks to address the potential cyber threat of Anthropic's Mythos.
The investor of the "Big Short" fame said he continues to hold long-dated put options on the artificial intelligence software firm.
Police arrested a suspect at OpenAI's headquarters for allegedly threatening arson after an attack on CEO Sam Altman's home.
Rep. James Comer's promise came a day after first lady Melania Trump urged Congress to give victims of Jeffrey Epstein a public hearing so "we have the truth."
Former Sen. Ben Sasse is taking Revolution Medicines' daraxonrasib, which has shown promise as a treatment for pancreatic cancer.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran to "stop now" if it was charging tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
Rep. Don Beyer said "President Trump is focused on a taxpayer-funded vanity project that would choke traffic, block our skyline, and tower over sacred ground."
"The idea that everything will finally go right in the Middle East seems like a real stretch to me," Cramer said.
President Trump is frustrated by Iran continuing to throttle most shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil route.
Protestors are taking issue with the government's response to the spike in fuel prices since the onset of the Iran war.
Anthropic rolled out the new Mythos AI model to a select group of companies over concerns that hackers could exploit its capabilities.
New government data shows the pace of inflation has increased, pushing up one estimate for the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027.
Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz in the war with the U.S. and Israel, creating an oil supply crunch and sending global energy prices soaring.
The average tax refund is about 11% higher so far this season, compared with about the same period in 2025, according to IRS filing data.
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Already, Tehran has accused Israel of violating the terms of the ceasefire, as the IDF continues to attack Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The deal comes one day after Meta committed an additional $21 billion in spending to the cloud provider as AI demand continues to soar.
The warning came after a flurry of unusual activity on oil and stock futures markets shortly before Trump said he would pause attacks on Iran.
The consumer price index was expected to show a 3.3% year-over-year gain in March, according to the Dow Jones consensus.
President Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair already faced a hurdle by Sen. Thom Tillis over a probe of current Chair Jerome Powell.
Europe's Airport Industry said if the Strait of Hormuz doesn't reopen "systemic jet fuel shortage is set to become a reality for the EU."
Companies are betting on a new type of warfare, based on shorter lead times that allow for rapid deployments and more cost-effective solutions.