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Every edition of Real Market Color, preserved. Each was designed for a single moment in the markets.

• March 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM

  Nightly Recap

  S&P 500 futures slid 0.9% overnight as WTI crude surged 7% in Asian markets after twin tanker attacks, Iran threatened $200 oil through Hormuz, and the February jobs report showed a shocking −92,000 payrolls loss.

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• March 11, 2026 at 09:50 PM

  Nightly Recap

  Dow fell 475 points and oil closed at $87.25 defying the IEA's record 400M-barrel reserve release, as Oracle surged 13% and Iran attacked twin tankers after the closing bell.

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• March 11, 2026 at 03:13 PM

  Closing Bell

  Dow Jones fell 475 points as WTI crude defied the IEA's historic 400-million-barrel reserve release, closing at $87.25, while Oracle surged 13% on blowout AI earnings and CPI landed at 2.4% as expected — all on Day 12 of the U.S.-Iran war.

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• March 11, 2026 at 07:02 AM

  Pre-Market

  Iran rejected ceasefire on Day 12 of Operation Epic Fury as the IEA proposed a record 400M-barrel emergency oil release to rescue markets from $119 crude, with Oracle surging on its best earnings milestone in 15 years ahead of the 8:30 AM CPI print.

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• March 11, 2026 at 06:02 AM

  Pre-Market

  February CPI drops at 8:30 AM — the first inflation test since Operation Epic Fury began — as Asia bounced overnight, Oracle surged 7.8% on record cloud growth, and gold hit $5,231 in a pre-dawn market holding its breath.

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• March 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM

  Nightly Recap

  Markets closed nearly flat despite oil crashing 12% on Trump's peace signals, as Hegseth promised the most intense Iran strikes yet and Oracle soared 8% after reporting 84% cloud growth.

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• March 10, 2026 at 06:00 PM

  Closing Bell

  U.S. markets staged their largest intraday reversal in a year as oil crashed from $120 to $88 per barrel.

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• March 10, 2026 at 04:20 PM

  Closing Bell

  Dow swung 1,125 points in the most violent intraday reversal of 2026 as oil crashed from $119 to $85, yet the S&P 500 somehow closed green.

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• March 10, 2026 at 07:00 AM

  Pre-Market

  Markets braced for Oracle earnings, Wednesday's CPI, and an imminent FOMC as oil held at $92 and rate-cut odds collapsed to under 2%.

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