Anthropic Blacklisted by Pentagon, Oil Surges from Iran Conflict
Anthropic Blacklisted by Pentagon, Oil Surges from Iran Conflict  
Podcast: The Rundown
Published On: Mon Mar 02 2026
Description: Market update for Monday March 2, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today’s episode:Oil surges 8% after U.S.–Iran conflict escalates and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz faces disruptionAnthropic blacklisted by the Pentagon after refusing expanded AI use in military operationsOpenAI raises a record $110 billion at a $730B valuation backed by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBankDefense stocks soar Berkshire Hathaway fallsFun Fact: Red Bull sells 14 billion cans and still dominates the energy drink market