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Briefing: ‘I’m completely gobsmacked’: My elderly brother has a reverse mortgage — yet he still ran out of money. Do I help?

Strategic angle: A personal dilemma about financial support for a family member with a reverse mortgage.

Briefing: Opinion: As Trump eyes Cuba, my trips there a decade ago remind me how different things were

Strategic angle: Trump has threatened a 'friendly takeover' of Cuba after cutting it off from Venezuela's oil. CNBC's Justin Solomon reflects how different things used to be.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: EU Member States Urged to Lower Gas Storage Targets Due to Iran War

Strategic angle: European Commission proposes steps to try to reduce demand for energy from households and industry.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: History is tragically repeating itself in Lebanon

Strategic angle: Ensuring the country’s survival — and Hizbollah’s weakening — is Trump’s best hope for Middle East success

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Iran launches 10mn rial banknote as war triggers dash for cash

Strategic angle: Iranians queue to get hold of highest-ever denomination bills as US-Israeli strikes fuel demand for hard currency.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Iran lets grain ships through Hormuz to shore up food supply

Strategic angle: Agriculture has been a ‘pain point’ for Tehran after it imposes de facto blockade of waterway in response to US-Israeli war

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Iran war raises the risk of a bond market shock

Strategic angle: Wild swings in UK gilts point to strains that will hurt government finances and jack up borrowing costs for us all

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: The new old world

Strategic angle: A Gulf war, an oil spike, a tense Europe: the 20th century is back

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Taiwan concerned by depletion of US missile stocks during Iran war

Strategic angle: Some weapons used in Gulf would be crucial in early phases of any conflict with China

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Jim Cramer says to prepare for further stock declines but be open to opportunities

Strategic angle: CNBC's Jim Cramer advises that a tough market can also present an opportune time to selectively buy.

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: Trump considers ‘winding down’ US military operations against Iran

Strategic angle: President says US ‘very close’ to meeting military objectives, though Pentagon orders more troops to Middle East

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: Super Micro co-founder indicted on Nvidia smuggling charges leaves board

Strategic angle: Yih-Shyan 'Wally' Liaw resigns from Super Micro's board following indictment.

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: ChatGPT's ad pilot has the industry excited, but some insiders are frustrated with the slow rollout

Strategic angle: AI search ads are seen as having massive potential by ad industry insiders and analysts, but OpenAI rival Anthropic has pledged to not have them.

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: Big drugmakers saved at least $5bn on US taxes shifting income overseas

Strategic angle: New disclosures show how pharma groups reduced federal levies last year by assigning profits to low-tax jurisdictions.

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: The first major stock index just fell into correction territory. Will others follow?

Strategic angle: MarketWatch reports on the implications of the first major stock index entering correction territory.

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: Flagship Blackstone credit fund posts first monthly loss since 2022

Strategic angle: Loan markdowns and market declines led to negative return for the first time in more than three years.

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: Gold drops nearly 10% in worst weekly rout since 2011

Strategic angle: The metal saw bumpy trading on Friday morning, after joining a broad sell-off the previous day.

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: Trump: 'I don't want to do a ceasefire' in Iran war

Strategic angle: President Donald Trump stated that the U.S. is 'obliterating' Iran in the ongoing conflict.

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: March 27 looks like a make-or-break day for American travelers and the partial government shutdown

Strategic angle: March 27 could significantly impact American travelers amid ongoing government shutdown.

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: Average IRS tax refund is up 10.8%, new filing data shows

Strategic angle: The average IRS tax refund has increased significantly, providing taxpayers with more financial relief this season.

editorial-staff Mar 20