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Briefing: Micron rides memory price spike into earnings with stock up 62%, drubbing its tech peers

Strategic angle: As generative AI models get more sophisticated, companies need more memory and faster memory, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said in January.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Kevin O’Leary: Retire on $500K and never work again. Is this strategy a financial miracle or a dangerous gamble?

Strategic angle: Kevin O’Leary discusses the feasibility of retiring with $500K and the potential risks involved.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Stock Market Today: Dow Rises Ahead Of Fed, Powell Press Briefing; Inflation Report Up Next (Live Coverage)

Strategic angle: Stock Market Today: Dow Rises Ahead Of Fed, Powell Press Briefing; Inflation Report Up Next (Live Coverage)

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Here’s Why Alibaba Group (BABA) is on the Contributors List of Polen International Growth

Strategic angle: An analysis of Alibaba Group's inclusion in Polen International Growth's contributors list.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: How the world learned to love the bomb

Strategic angle: Nuclear proliferation could be the way of the future

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) is Benefiting from Investors’ Optimism Around AI

Strategic angle: Investors are increasingly optimistic about ASML's role in the AI sector.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Nutanix (NTNX) Fell Following a Cut in its 2026 Revenue and Earnings Forecast

Strategic angle: Nutanix's stock price declined after the company revised its financial outlook for 2026.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Mortgage refinance demand plunges 19% after interest rates shoot higher

Strategic angle: Mortgage rates shot higher last week, as the war with Iran stoked fears over inflation, leading to a significant drop in refinance demand.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Daily Spotlight: Bond Spreads Widen along with Mideast Conflict

Strategic angle: Analysis of the widening bond spreads amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: IBM completes $11bn Confluent acquisition

Strategic angle: IBM has finalized its acquisition of Confluent for $11 billion, enhancing its data capabilities.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: DS Smith unveils cardboard packaging for car chassis

Strategic angle: Innovative solution aims to reduce environmental impact in the automotive industry.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Cuba partially restores power as President Díaz-Canel vows ‘unyielding resistance’ to U.S. oil blockade

Strategic angle: The communist-run island nation is thought to be facing its biggest test since the collapse of the Soviet Union amid a U.S. oil blockade.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: US drivers face long-term pain at pump, analysts say; Trump bets they are wrong

Strategic angle: Experts predict sustained high fuel prices, while Trump expresses confidence in a turnaround.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Best high-yield savings interest rates today, March 18, 2026 (Earn up to 4% APY)

Strategic angle: Explore the top high-yield savings accounts available today with competitive interest rates.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Morning Brief: Awaiting the Fed's take on a fraught moment

Strategic angle: Investors are keenly anticipating the Federal Reserve's upcoming decisions amidst economic uncertainties.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: FL woman says 1 payment on estranged husband's Spectrum bill led to $884 headache

Strategic angle: How to avoid costly billing errors

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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HELOC and home equity loan rates Monday, March 16, 2026: Put your home equity to work

Explore the latest rates for HELOCs and home equity loans to maximize your home equity.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Meta's Manus launches desktop app to bring its AI agent onto personal devices amid OpenClaw craze

Strategic angle: Manus has announced the launch of a new desktop application to bring its AI agent directly onto personal devices.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: China’s ‘AI tigers’ see shares surge after Nvidia CEO touts OpenClaw as ‘next ChatGPT’

Strategic angle: Chinese AI stocks surged on Wednesday following upbeat remarks from Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang on the promise of AI agents and OpenClaw.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: France ready to help U.S. secure Strait of Hormuz — but not while ships are under attack

Strategic angle: European countries are reluctant to get involved in the U.S. and Israel's conflict with Iran, seeing it as a war of choice rather than necessity.

Editorial Staff Mar 18