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Briefing: One year on from Trump's 'liberation day,' global investors are rethinking American exceptionalism

Strategic angle: U.S. exceptionalism is "no longer automatic" among global investors, one market watcher told CNBC.

Briefing: Stellantis-backed Leapmotor delivers more than 100,000 EVs for fourth-straight quarter as BYD sales fall

Strategic angle: Leapmotor continues strong performance with over 110,000 EV deliveries, while BYD experiences a decline in sales.

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Briefing: ‘End of an era’ as ECB’s emergency pandemic stimulus unwinds

Strategic angle: Nearly €3tn of excess liquidity will have drained from financial system by 2027, according to ECB estimates

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Gold is again falling sharply, with the stock market. Why it’s not behaving the way it used to during a crisis.

Strategic angle: MarketWatch explores the unusual behavior of gold prices amid stock market fluctuations.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: European stocks plunge as tech sector faces worst day since February 3

Strategic angle: Stocks listed in Europe fell on Thursday, as investors reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump's address on the Iran war.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Air France-KLM kicks off bidding race for Portugal’s TAP

Strategic angle: Franco-Dutch group first to submit non-binding offer for up to 49.9% of carrier

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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SpaceX confidentially files for IPO, setting stage for record offering

Elon Musk's SpaceX is reportedly targeting a valuation of around $1.75 trillion in its forthcoming IPO.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: EV demand is getting a boost from the Iran war — just as auto giants pivot back to combustion engines

Strategic angle: Various car selling platforms have reported a sharp increase in consumer interest for EVs since the Middle East crisis began.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Italian leaders call for football chief’s head after World Cup humiliation

Strategic angle: Azzurri fail to make third-straight men’s World Cup after humiliating loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: World’s top energy traders wrongfooted in early days of Iran war

Strategic angle: Oil traders that normally thrive on volatility caught out by scale of crisis as energy shock unfurled

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: From Lockheed to European start-ups, arms makers jostle for Iran war orders

Strategic angle: Middle East conflict holds out promise to bring another windfall for defence groups as governments restock arsenals

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Gulf states consider new pipelines to avoid Strait of Hormuz

Strategic angle: Conflict prompts countries to revisit plans that replicate Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline despite huge cost and complexity.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: The global wave of energy rationing

Strategic angle: Governments from Bangladesh to Zambia impose measures to cut fuel demand as Middle East conflict cuts off flows.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Apple at 50: how Asia fuelled its rise to the top

Strategic angle: Japanese industry and Chinese manufacturing prowess played roles in the tech giant’s success, with consequences for both

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: How did I end up here? — Nigella Lawson’s first FT column

Strategic angle: A defence of food writing (and a recipe for rice pudding) as Nigella returns to her alma mater newspaper

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Inside India newsletter: The worst might not be over for Indian equities

Strategic angle: Indian equities plunged as the Iran war triggered a record wave of foreign investor sell‑offs. Experts warn the downturn may not be over yet.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Asia-Pacific markets fall as Iran war keeps investors jittery, oil extends gains

Asia-Pacific markets fall on Tuesday as investors continued to parse developments in the U.S.-Iran war and volatile crude oil prices.

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Briefing: Stock futures sink as Trump says U.S. on track to complete Iran objectives ‘very shortly’

Strategic angle: MarketWatch reports on the decline in stock futures amid geopolitical tensions.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: US Treasury calls in regulators for talks on private credit risks

Strategic angle: Discussions will include American and international insurance watchdogs

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Globalstar stock surges 15% on report Amazon is weighing an acquisition

Strategic angle: A deal with Globalstar could bolster Amazon Leo, the company's nascent internet-from-space service.

Editorial Staff Apr 1