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Briefing: Meta is shutting down VR social platform Horizon Worlds in further pivot away from the metaverse

Strategic angle: Meta is scaling back its metaverse focus, cutting studios and head count at Reality Labs to prioritize artificial intelligence.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Spotify Stock Has Multiple Catalysts Ahead, Analyst Says

Strategic angle: Analyst highlights several factors that could drive Spotify's stock performance in the coming months.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Meta will pay Instagram, TikTok and YouTube creators with big followings to post on Facebook

Strategic angle: Meta is offering monthly guaranteed pay and boosted reach for creators to start posting on Facebook's Reels.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Carnival Earnings Anxiety: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

Strategic angle: An analysis of Carnival's earnings report reveals mixed signals for investors.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Why This Investor Bet $7 Million More on a Packaging Company Lagging the S&P 500 by 6 Points

Strategic angle: An analysis of a significant investment in a packaging company despite its underperformance.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Trump waives U.S. shipping law for 60 days to steady oil market

Strategic angle: The Trump administration aims to strengthen supply chains amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Current price of oil as of March 16, 2026

Latest updates on oil prices from Fortune.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Why Guardant Health’s (GH) 2026 Screening Story Reinforced Piper Sandler’s Bullish View

Strategic angle: Piper Sandler maintains a positive outlook on Guardant Health following its 2026 screening developments.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Significant U.S. Uranium Deposit Advances with Permitting Team NUCL, CCJ, UEC, SMR, and NXE

Strategic angle: Uranium demand meets domestic supply urgency as key players advance permitting efforts.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Why TD Cowen Turned Bullish on Rivian Automotive (RIVN) Ahead of the R2 Launch

Strategic angle: TD Cowen expresses optimism for Rivian Automotive as it prepares for the R2 launch.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Why Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ (IONS) 2026 Catalyst Pipeline Supported Leerink’s Higher Target

Strategic angle: An analysis of Ionis Pharmaceuticals' upcoming catalysts and their impact on stock valuation.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Expectations for the next Fed rate cut get pushed back after hot inflation report

Strategic angle: Futures markets took any realistic chance of a cut off the table until at least December.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Why Bloom Energy (BE) Stayed in Focus as AI Power Demand Lifted Interest in the Stock

Strategic angle: Bloom Energy has gained attention due to rising AI power demand, impacting its stock performance.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Lululemon Appoints Chip Bergh to Board

Strategic angle: Former Levi's CEO and Swiffer creator joins Lululemon's leadership team.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: How Palantir’s (PLTR) Ondas and World View Partnership Expands Its AI Defense Push

Strategic angle: Exploring the implications of Palantir's new partnership in the AI defense sector.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Mullin and Paul get off to testy start at DHS confirmation hearing: 'We just don't get along'

Strategic angle: President Donald Trump tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to replace Kristi Noem as the head of the Department of Homeland Security.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Oil Prices Surge as Brent-WTI Spread Blows Out on Iran Supply Risk

Strategic angle: Crude oil prices are experiencing significant fluctuations due to geopolitical tensions surrounding Iran's supply.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: I Asked a CPA Which Receipts Actually Matter — and Which Ones Don’t

Strategic angle: Insights from a CPA on important receipts for tax purposes.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Fed to still cut rates this year, even as high oil prices spark an uptick in inflation: CNBC Fed Survey

Strategic angle: The 32 respondents, including fund managers, analysts and economists, see oil prices on average at $88 a barrel six months from now.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: LG, GM to make LFP ESS batteries in Tennessee, recall 700 laid off workers

Strategic angle: LG and GM are collaborating to produce lithium iron phosphate (LFP) energy storage system batteries in Tennessee, bringing back 700 workers previously laid off.

Editorial Staff Mar 18