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Briefing: Social media is eroding young people’s happiness. Low-income teens may be most at risk.

Strategic angle: MarketWatch explores the impact of social media on the happiness of young people, highlighting the vulnerabilities of low-income teens.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: Japan rebels over $6bn fee for SoftBank under US trade deal

Strategic angle: Dispute about power station payment shows Tokyo’s unease with governance of $550bn in investments.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Iran missile attack on Qatar causes 'extensive damage' to facility housing huge gas plant

Iran's Revolutionary Guard had threatened to attack energy facilities in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Emirates.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: How China is getting everyone on OpenClaw, from gearheads to grandmas

Strategic angle: China's ClawdBot use is soaring as tech giants hold meet-ups to help everyone add the artificial intelligence digital assistant to their devices.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Here are the five key takeaways from this week's Fed meeting

Strategic angle: While no one expected the Fed to cut — much less hike — at this meeting, the market always looks for clues about what's next.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Micron revenue almost triples, tops estimates as demand for memory soars

Strategic angle: Micron's stock has soared this year while its tech peers have struggled, as the impact of rising memory costs ripples across the industry.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Vice President Vance to meet with oil industry as White House plans more actions to address fuel prices

Strategic angle: Consumers are seeing fuel prices rapidly rise as the Iran war has triggered the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Powell says he will stay on as head of the Fed until Warsh is confirmed

Strategic angle: Powell states he will continue leading the central bank until his successor is officially confirmed.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Amazon says U.S. Postal Service 'walked away at the eleventh hour' in negotiations

Strategic angle: Amazon reported that negotiations with the USPS to boost delivery volumes collapsed unexpectedly.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: JPMorgan Chase taps Dwyane Wade, Tom Brady for new athlete wealth management push

Strategic angle: JPMorgan's move reflects growing competition among banks and wealth managers to serve athletes, who are increasingly becoming entrepreneurs and investors.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: US intelligence chief struggles to avoid contradicting Trump on Iran war

Strategic angle: Tulsi Gabbard refuses to say whether Tehran posed an ‘imminent nuclear threat’

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Fed holds interest rates steady — here’s what that means for consumers

Strategic angle: From mortgage rates to auto loans and credit cards, here’s a look at how the Fed's March interest rate decision may affect your finances.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Fed votes to hold rates steady, notes 'uncertain' impacts from Iran war

Strategic angle: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released its decision in interest rates.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Fed sticks with plans to cut rates even as Iran war sends energy prices soaring

Strategic angle: US central bank warns conflict in Middle East has injected uncertainty into economic forecasts

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Iran targets UAE energy infrastructure as gas field set ablaze, tanker struck near Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices advanced on Tuesday as energy market participants monitored Middle East supply disruptions.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Iran vows to retaliate against Gulf energy sites after largest gasfield hit

Strategic angle: South Pars provides most of Iran’s domestic gas and is critical to its electricity generation

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Ecora Royalties emerges as defensive commodity play as Iran conflict roils mining sector

Strategic angle: Ecora Royalties positions itself as a stable investment amid geopolitical tensions affecting the mining industry.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Silvaco (SVCO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Insights and financial performance from Silvaco's latest earnings call.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Inflation Picked the Worst Possible Day to Come in This Hot

Strategic angle: Inflation Picked the Worst Possible Day to Come in This Hot

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Meta is shutting down VR social platform Horizon Worlds in further pivot away from the metaverse

Strategic angle: Meta is scaling back its metaverse focus, cutting studios and head count at Reality Labs to prioritize artificial intelligence.

Editorial Staff Mar 18