PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - March 2
March 2 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
- Oil prices rose as much as 13% as markets opened on Sunday evening, underscoring the economic risks of the widening conflict in the Middle East.
- U.S. President Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. military intends to sustain its assault on Iran for 'four to five weeks' if necessary, insisting that it 'won’t be difficult' for Israel and the United States to maintain the intensity of the battle.
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that he designated Anthropic as a security risk and that it would be cut off from working with the U.S. government as the company countered that it would not allow its technology to be used for purposes such as the surveillance of Americans.
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