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Briefing: Mutual Funds Load Up On This Defense Name, Dell Stock

Strategic angle: Investors are increasingly turning to Dell as mutual funds boost their stakes in the tech giant.

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Briefing: Back From The Supposed Dead: Electric Porsche Cayman And Boxster Are Apparently Still Coming

Strategic angle: There are still plenty of things we don't know about the cars, especially when it comes to performance figures and launch specifics.

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Briefing: A physicist’s journey into nuclear energy

Strategic angle: Exploring the advancements and challenges in nuclear energy.

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Briefing: Chrysler Just Replaced Its Cheapest Minivan

Strategic angle: Chrysler ditches the budget-friendly Voyager for a new (and slightly pricier) Pacifica LX trim.

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Briefing: Dort apologizes to Jokic after another flagrant

Strategic angle: Thunder wing Luguentz Dort expressed regret to Nuggets center Nikola Jokic following a second fourth-quarter flagrant foul in recent weeks.

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Briefing: New Alpine A110 Staying Electric, But There's A Gas Backup Plan

Strategic angle: Alpine CEO Philippe Krief emphasizes the company's commitment to electric vehicles while preparing for future alternatives.

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Briefing: I reviewed the MacBook Neo, ask me anything

Strategic angle: It's MacBook Neo review day, so let's talk Apple's new $599 laptop.

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Briefing: Modernization can increase differences between cultures

Strategic angle: Exploring the paradox of how economic growth and globalization may widen cultural divides.

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Briefing: US existing home sales unexpectedly increase in February

Strategic angle: A surprising rise in existing home sales offers a glimmer of hope for the housing market.

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Briefing: US homes sales bounced back in February as homebuyers seized on easing mortgage rates

Strategic angle: Homebuyers are responding positively to lower mortgage rates, leading to a rebound in US home sales.

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Briefing: Federal appeals court orders end to SAVE plan used by millions of student loan borrowers

Strategic angle: A federal appeals court has ruled to terminate the SAVE plan, impacting millions of student loan borrowers.

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Briefing: The Trump administration’s push for nuclear power

Strategic angle: Exploring the implications of the Trump administration's advocacy for nuclear energy.

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Briefing: V-bucks are getting more X-pensive

Strategic angle: Fortnite's in-game currency will be reduced in quantity while prices remain the same starting March 19th.

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Briefing: The twist in the Ticketmaster antitrust fight

Strategic angle: A lot of people are mad at Ticketmaster, and have been for a long time. The US government's case against Live Nation-Ticketmaster appears poised to lay bare some of the strangeness.

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Briefing: February home sales see small rebound, but supply growth is 'sluggish'

Strategic angle: Home sales made a small gain to start the year, but higher mortgage rates now could throw cold water on the spring season.

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Briefing: U.S. Senator Probes FDA Amid BioNTech Founders' Departure

Strategic angle: The co-founders of BioNTech, known for their Covid-19 vaccine, are set to leave the company to launch a new mRNA-focused venture.

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Briefing: Joey Barton charged after assault near golf club

Strategic angle: The former footballer is arrested along with a second suspect near Huyton and Prescot Golf Club.

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Briefing: Audi's New RS3 Honors The Legendary Five-Cylinder Engine

Strategic angle: With a coilover suspension and lots of carbon fiber, the RS3 Competition Limited might be Audi's five-cylinder sendoff.

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Briefing: Long lines form at US airports as DHS shutdown slows security checks

Strategic angle: Travelers faced hours-long waits at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans due to a partial shutdown of the US Department of Homeland Security.

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Briefing: Identity theft can cost you during tax season: It's 'a terrible reverse lottery,' one victim says

Strategic angle: Employment-related identity theft is on the rise. Victims may not find out until tax season.