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Briefing: China's factory activity returns to growth, expanding at its sharpest pace in a year

Strategic angle: China's official gauge for manufacturing activity pointed to a better-than-expected expansion in March, snapping two months of declines.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China's AI race enters a new phase

Strategic angle: A new frontier is shaping up for companies that want to make money with artificial intelligence.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: US Trade Representative Slams WTO After Ecommerce Tariff Talks Fail

Strategic angle: Jamieson Greer criticizes the WTO, stating that the US will pursue alternative routes to extend the freeze on ecommerce tariffs.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Stock futures jump, oil prices retreat on report Trump willing to end war

Strategic angle: MarketWatch reports a positive shift in stock futures and a decline in oil prices amid geopolitical developments.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Pete Hegseth's Broker Attempted Defense Investments Before Iran War

Financial Times reports on controversial investment moves amid rising tensions.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Public Meeting on Nuclear Energy Scheduled

Strategic angle: Join the discussion on the future of nuclear energy in our community.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Oil rises for a fourth day on supply cuts from widening Middle East conflict

Strategic angle: Rising oil prices are attributed to ongoing supply cuts amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Trump warns of destruction of Iran's oil infrastructure

U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to obliterate Iran's oil wells and electric plants if Hormuz Strait is not reopened.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: How Trump and the oil markets move in sync: A tango in five charts

Strategic angle: An analysis of the relationship between Trump's policies and oil market fluctuations.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: New US Company Plans Uranium Conversion Facility

Strategic angle: A new initiative aims to establish a uranium conversion facility in the United States.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Unilever nears deal to combine food division with spice maker McCormick

Strategic angle: Move will transform Hellmann’s mayonnaise maker from multi-category conglomerate into beauty and personal care company

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Mining’s costly diesel addiction must be a budget priority - Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)

Strategic angle: Mining’s costly diesel addiction must be a budget priority Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Trump could ask Gulf states to contribute to cost of war, says White House

Strategic angle: Washington’s regional allies are bearing brunt of retaliatory attacks by Iran

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Shipping industry casts doubt on Trump’s ‘present’ from Iran

Strategic angle: Claim that 20 Pakistan-flagged ships will exit Strait of Hormuz questioned as country only has 13 big ocean-going vessels.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Everything You Wanted to Know About Nuclear Energy but Were Afraid to Ask

Strategic angle: A comprehensive guide to understanding nuclear energy and its implications.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Micron stock sinks 10%, further cratering in post-earnings sell-off

Strategic angle: Since reporting blowout earnings March 18, the memory maker's shares have slid about 30%.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Russian oil tanker arrives in Cuba as Moscow vows to stand by Havana

Strategic angle: Moscow continues to support Havana amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Delaware judge reassigns Elon Musk cases after accusation of bias

Strategic angle: Kathaleen McCormick, a judge in Delaware's Court of Chancery, is reassigning cases involving Elon Musk to other judges in the state's business court.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Local View: Look to recycling, not mining, to meet demand for minerals

Strategic angle: Duluth News Tribune discusses the importance of recycling in mineral supply.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: JetBlue Airways raises bag fees as fuel prices soar

Strategic angle: Airfare has climbed for routes around the world, driven by higher fuel prices since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.

Editorial Staff Mar 30