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Briefing: How a drawn-out Middle East war could drag on US consumer spending

Strategic angle: The ongoing conflict in the Middle East may have significant implications for US consumer behavior and spending patterns.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: Older women set to inherit most of $54 trillion in ‘great wealth transfer’ to widowed spouses

Strategic angle: Because females have longer life expectancies, most of the spousal transfer of assets due to death is expected to go to women. Advisors say they should prepare.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: As New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces $7 billion budget hole, free parking may be history

Strategic angle: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a $7 billion budget hole, and the free parking NYC residents have taken for granted may be a revenue opportunity.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: Berkshire Hathaway filing provides glimpse of share buyback resumption

Strategic angle: Berkshire Hathaway filed its definitive proxy statement with the SEC ahead of the company's annual shareholders meeting.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: These parents retired in their 30s and 40s while raising young kids. Here’s how they pulled off the impossible.

Strategic angle: Discover the strategies that enabled these parents to achieve early retirement while managing family life.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: These 4 cybersecurity stocks are Wall Street’s favorite AI-proof plays

Strategic angle: MarketWatch highlights top picks in cybersecurity amidst AI advancements.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: How Much Lower Can Opendoor Technologies Stock Go?

Strategic angle: Analyzing the potential decline of Opendoor Technologies stock.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: Oracle Reveals $2.2 Billion Investment In TikTok's US Business After ByteDance Divestment, Holds 15% Stake

Strategic angle: Oracle's significant investment marks a pivotal moment in the evolving landscape of social media and technology.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: Berkshire Hathaway will start repurchasing its own shares—what buybacks mean for investors

Strategic angle: Large U.S. firms spent about $1 trillion on their own shares in 2025, according to Morningstar estimates.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: Energy Secretary Chris Wright says oil prices may fall — but past wars rattled market for months. How to prepare

Strategic angle: Energy Secretary Chris Wright discusses potential oil price declines and the historical impact of wars on the market.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: Here are the ways private-credit pain could hurt your portfolio

Strategic angle: MarketWatch explores the potential impacts of private-credit issues on investment portfolios.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: Soaring gas and energy prices could ‘completely eat up’ your bigger tax refund if the Iran conflict continues

Strategic angle: MarketWatch reports on the impact of rising energy costs on tax refunds amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: It was unthinkable a couple of weeks ago, but could the next move by the Fed be a rate hike?

Strategic angle: MarketWatch explores the possibility of a Federal Reserve rate hike amidst changing economic conditions.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: Why has Trump left Iran’s nuclear stockpile untouched?

Strategic angle: US administration appears to have no plan to retrieve the enriched uranium after two weeks of military action.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: A Paramount-Warner Bros. movie slate could rule the 2027 box office, but is it sustainable?

Strategic angle: Paramount CEO David Ellison aims to produce 30 movies annually, leveraging popular franchises.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: Panic is slowly gripping the stock market. Expect the selling to pick up next week.

Strategic angle: MarketWatch reports on the growing panic in the stock market and anticipates increased selling activity.

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: Sovereign AI is a bet on the economies of anti-scale

Strategic angle: Deglobalisation is expensive for individual countries, but a windfall for their suppliers

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: Are markets being too complacent about the Iran war?

Strategic angle: Sometimes crises do not blow over as investors might hope

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: Donald Trump, Globalist

Strategic angle: It should not have taken the Iran war to finish the idea that he is ‘isolationist’

editorial-staff Mar 14

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Briefing: Why Iran could become the next Iraq

Strategic angle: The first Gulf war left a weakened regime in place without a political settlement — paving the way for future conflict.

editorial-staff Mar 14