The Business News Headlines 5 March 2026

The price of oil surges yet again while U.S. and world markets tank.  That's where we'll start this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 5th day of March, thanks for listening. In other news, a judge has said the Trump Administration must refund tariff money it illegally took from businesses. In yet another new tariff related story a number of states now have sued and we’ll share that bit of information. The FBI has announced that it is investigating some suspicious activity. Elon Musk was back in court…think…Twitter. Financial sector layoffs continue this time it is Morgan Stanley. We’ve got new news about mortgage rates.  We will check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and what’s cooking with…Rachael Ray?  We will share. Let’s go.

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