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Briefing: Large Japanese companies are more optimistic despite Iran conflict, but analysts say this may not last

Strategic angle: The positive sentiment may not fully capture the impact from the Iran war, analysts said, as Japan's Tankan survey period ended in March.

Editorial Staff Apr 1

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Briefing: IndiGo shares jump 8% after India's largest airline names industry veteran William Walsh as CEO

Strategic angle: Walsh, 64, is currently the director general of the International Air Transport Association and will join the Indian airline in early August.

Editorial Staff Apr 1

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Briefing: California’s fuel needs ‘left in the lurch’ by Iran war

Strategic angle: Most populous US state is confronting tight supplies of petrol and jet fuel from Asia

Editorial Staff Apr 1

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Briefing: German economy minister urges nuclear power rethink as energy prices soar

Strategic angle: Katherina Reiche’s call comes as Berlin launches investment summit to help revive Europe’s largest economy.

Editorial Staff Apr 1

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Briefing: The global economy turns out to be more resilient than we had feared

Strategic angle: Trump’s tariffs have not led to the kind of retaliatory action many expected

Editorial Staff Apr 1

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Briefing: One battle after another: Netanyahu’s new security doctrine

Strategic angle: The prime minister is preparing Israel for a future of open-ended war against perceived threats

Editorial Staff Apr 1

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Briefing: Record number of megadeals agreed in first quarter of the year

Strategic angle: Twenty-two transactions each valued above $10bn announced in past three months

Editorial Staff Apr 1

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Briefing: Apple at 50: the roots of a tech revolution

Strategic angle: How a little-known yet highly influential management course in postwar Japan paved the way for Steve Jobs’ obsession with quality

Editorial Staff Apr 1

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Briefing: South Korea's Kospi leads rebound in Asia markets as Trump says Iran war could end in weeks

Strategic angle: On Tuesday stateside, Trump said the U.S. could leave Iran in 'two or three weeks,' adding 'We leave because there's no reason for us to do this.'

Editorial Staff Apr 1

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Stocks slide in Asia, Brent crude heads for record monthly rise - Reuters

Stocks slide in Asia as Brent crude oil prices surge towards a record monthly increase.

Editorial Staff Apr 1

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Briefing: Chinese government bonds emerge as lone war haven

Strategic angle: Yields on China’s debt are down marginally since the start of the conflict while those of other major economies have risen.

Editorial Staff Apr 1

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Briefing: A wild first quarter comes to an end: 6 charts that defined a chaotic stretch for stocks

Strategic angle: MarketWatch highlights key charts that illustrate the tumultuous first quarter for the stock market.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: NFL approves sale of 7% of Las Vegas Raiders at over $11 billion valuation

Strategic angle: The National Football League has approved the sale of 7% of the Las Vegas Raiders at a valuation of more than $11 billion.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Microsoft closes worst quarter on Wall Street since 2008 on AI concerns: 'Redmond is in a pickle'

Strategic angle: With Microsoft losing almost a quarter of its value this year, investors have reset the company's earnings multiple to the lowest since late 2022.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Column: Apple's crackdown on AI apps puts it on the wrong side of history

Strategic angle: Apple is going against its founding mission from 50 years ago by standing in the way AI coding, or vibe-coding.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: OpenAI closes record-breaking $122 billion funding round as anticipation builds for IPO

Strategic angle: The round totaled $122 billion of committed capital, up from the $110 billion figure that was previously announced.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Amazon settles Teamsters case alleging it retaliated against striking workers

Strategic angle: The Teamsters alleged Amazon illegally docked employees' unpaid time off after they walked off the job, calling the practice 'unlawfully coercive.'

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Oil soars 60% in March as Iran war chokes global energy supplies

Strategic angle: Tehran’s closure of Strait of Hormuz in response to US-Israeli strikes sparks biggest crude rally in decades

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Women are making strides in education and employment. But an investing glass ceiling remains

Strategic angle: Women haven't broken through the glass ceiling when it comes to participation in the stock market. Societal norms and ongoing pay disparities are to blame.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: I asked ChatGPT for tax help—experts say I fell into a classic trap

Strategic angle: I found the AI-generated answers so convincing that I didn't realize I was missing some important context.

Editorial Staff Mar 31