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Briefing: CNBC Daily Open: Trump's 'favorite thing' is Iranian oil

Strategic angle: President Trump's tough rhetoric and a build-up of ground troops raise escalation fears and drive risk-averse trade across global markets.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: European markets set to start the week lower as Iran war intensifies

Strategic angle: European stocks are expected to start the new trading week in negative territory as the war in Iran showed no signs of ending soon.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Photon Co. Ltd. Profile Overview

An in-depth look at Photon Co. Ltd. as featured on MarketWatch.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Iran war volatility strains trading in world's biggest markets

Strategic angle: Market instability due to ongoing conflict in Iran affects global trading dynamics.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: America’s gig economy

Strategic angle: Self-employment, at both the high and the low end, is keeping consumption afloat — but for how long?

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Private capital: what are the risks?

Strategic angle: As investors seek to retrieve their money, the $22tn industry rejects comparisons with 2008. Regulators aren’t so sure.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: TotalEnergies made bumper profit on Middle East oil bet

Strategic angle: In March, French group bought every available cargo of crude produced in UAE and Oman for loading in May.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: What to do when the ‘public good’ of information goes bad

Strategic angle: The creation and dissemination of reliable news is at an economic disadvantage

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Insurers give Emirates ‘outrageously’ cheap war insurance cover

Strategic angle: Dubai-based airline paying additional $100,000 a week while others face far higher charges

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: How Hungary sidesteps Europe’s fraud watchdog

Strategic angle: Viktor Orbán’s government has returned just 18 per cent of funds flagged by the EU’s anti-graft body

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Fears of a prolonged oil shock grow as Iran war lurches into its second month

Concerns rise over the impact of ongoing conflict on global oil prices.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Trump reportedly wants to 'take the oil in Iran' as Tehran targets water, power plants in Kuwait

Strategic angle: The Middle East conflict has entered its fifth week, with attacks expanding across the region and raising risks to energy and infrastructure.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Yen strengthens after Japan official warns of ‘decisive action’

Strategic angle: Traders have also speculated that government may intervene in crude oil markets.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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CL.1 | Crude Oil WTI (NYM $/bbl) Front Month Overview

MarketWatch provides an overview of the current WTI crude oil prices.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: China cracks down on ‘bone ash’ burials in empty apartments

Strategic angle: Younger tenants do not mind dead neighbours if it drives down rents in a building

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Oil price rises past $116 as Iran conflict worsens

Strategic angle: Prices for Brent crude rise 3 per cent during early trading in Asia

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: South Korea stocks fall 5%, leading regional declines as Middle East war enters fifth week

Strategic angle: Asia-Pacific markets fell Monday as the Middle East war enters its fifth week.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Pro-AI group to spend $100mn on US midterm elections as backlash grows

Strategic angle: November 8 poll set to be battleground over regulation of AI

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Wall Street Expected Micron to Stumble. Here's Why the Bears Could Be Dead Wrong.

Strategic angle: Analysts are reconsidering their bearish outlook on Micron amid changing market dynamics.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Prediction: This Will Be Palantir's Stock Price in 2030

Strategic angle: Experts weigh in on the future valuation of Palantir Technologies.

Editorial Staff Mar 29