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  • U.S. envoy urged Beijing to stop military pressure and keep communication channels open with Taiwan, keeping Taiwan Strait geopolitical risk elevated.
  • China unveiled 10 incentives for Taiwan after an opposition visit, signaling potential easing of cross-strait travel and trade barriers.
  • U.S. delegates left Islamabad without a binding Iran nuclear commitment, jeopardizing the ceasefire and sustaining energy-route risk.
  • Qatar will resume daytime shipping in its territorial waters, a test step toward restarting energy exports.
  • Australia formed a urea task force to protect fertilizer imports after Hormuz disruptions raised risks to farm inputs and food inflation.
  • BofA said Japan equities gained near-term confidence from the ceasefire, but a durable recovery depends on verified calm and reopened lanes.
  • Analysts pitched InfuSystem as a long into 2026, citing recurring service revenue and improving free cash flow as re-rating drivers.

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States waive fares as fuel shortfalls strain Australian economy

States waive fares as fuel shortfalls strain Australian economy

Victoria and Tasmania have announced temporary waivers of public transport fares to shield households from rising fuel costs after supply risks from the Middle East began to affect Australia. The measures accompany federal plans to underwrite private fuel imports and complicate monetary policy as the Reserve Bank contends with energy-driven inflati…

Corey Lewandowski Confirmed No Longer at DHS After Noem’s Transition

Corey Lewandowski Confirmed No Longer at DHS After Noem’s Transition

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Corey Lewandowski, who served as an unpaid adviser to former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, no longer holds a position at the agency. The announcement follows Noem’s reassignment to a special envoy role and questions raised about her relationship with Lewandowski during congressional…

LPG Shortages Strain Indian Economy as Persian Gulf Tensions Continue

LPG Shortages Strain Indian Economy as Persian Gulf Tensions Continue

A month-long confrontation in the Persian Gulf and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have precipitated a sharp shortfall in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplies to India. Limited ship arrivals have left ports with only a few days of national LPG coverage, forcing street vendors and small eateries to replace gas stoves with kerosene, coal or fir…

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Khan Younis Checkpoints, Renewing Ceasefire Fears

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Khan Younis Checkpoints, Renewing Ceasefire Fears

Two Israeli airstrikes struck police checkpoints in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing at least six people, including three police officers and three civilians. The attacks represent a new violation of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that has held for more than five months and come amid a broadening regional confrontation involving operations against …

Air strikes on Gaza police checkpoints kill six, medics say

Air strikes on Gaza police checkpoints kill six, medics say

Two air strikes on Hamas-led police checkpoints in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killed at least six Palestinians, including a child, and wounded four, medics said. The strikes come amid ongoing regional hostilities and despite a ceasefire that has been in place for more than five months, local health officials reported.

U.S. Jobs Picture Shows Small Recovery in March After Sharp February Drop

U.S. Jobs Picture Shows Small Recovery in March After Sharp February Drop

Economists forecast a modest rebound in U.S. nonfarm payrolls for March, with a median Bloomberg estimate of a 60,000 increase reversing a 92,000 decline in February. The unemployment rate is expected to remain at 4.4% as the labor market faces mixed signals from sector-specific recoveries, consumer spending resilience, and renewed inflationary pre…

Houthis Extend Conflict to Israel as U.S. Marines Deploy to Middle East

Houthis Extend Conflict to Israel as U.S. Marines Deploy to Middle East

On March 29, Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen launched strikes on Israel for the first time since the start of the broader conflict, declaring continued operations until all fronts cease. The escalation coincided with the arrival of U.S. Marine contingents in the Middle East and sustained Iranian strikes across the Gulf. The fighting has produce…

Why U.S. Large-Caps Are Deploying Cash Into Growth

Why U.S. Large-Caps Are Deploying Cash Into Growth

A Morgan Stanley benchmark using fourth-quarter 2025 figures finds Russell 1000 companies holding $2.2 trillion in cash, yet the cash-to-enterprise-value ratio sits near a two-decade low. Firms are directing substantial operating cash into capital expenditures, with capex rising sharply while free cash flow remains robust. Select large-cap technolo…

Vance Tops CPAC Straw Poll as Conservative Activists Signal Preference for 2028

Vance Tops CPAC Straw Poll as Conservative Activists Signal Preference for 2028

At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, Vice President JD Vance captured roughly 53% of votes in an annual straw poll, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio receiving about 35%. Organizers and observers caution that the poll reflects the views of CPAC’s conservative base and is not a definitive predictor of a party-wide n…

Which European oil majors face the biggest Strait of Hormuz production exposure

Which European oil majors face the biggest Strait of Hormuz production exposure

Bank of America says only four European oil supermajors - TotalEnergies, Shell, BP and Eni - have material equity production effectively located behind the Strait of Hormuz, with TotalEnergies most exposed at about 15% of annual group production. While those volumes raise operational risk, the wider consequence of potential Hormuz disruptions is re…

Houthis Launch Missile Strike at Israel, Raising Prospect of Wider Regional Spread

Houthis Launch Missile Strike at Israel, Raising Prospect of Wider Regional Spread

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement fired missiles at Israel in the first such strike since the broader Iran war began, officials said, intensifying fears the conflict could widen. The incident came as Iran and Israel exchanged strikes across multiple countries, regional diplomatic efforts moved slowly and global energy markets reacted to the pros…

MoonLake announces Week 40 Results from its Phase 3 Clinical Trials of Sonelokimab in Hidradenitis Suppurativa at the 2026 AAD Annual Meeting

MoonLake announces Week 40 Results from its Phase 3 Clinical Trials of Sonelokimab in Hidradenitis Suppurativa at the 2026 AAD Annual Meeting

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics reported Week 40 results from its Phase 3 VELA clinical trials evaluating sonelokimab in adults with moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). The data demonstrated continued improvement with 62% of patients achieving HiSCR75 and up to 32% achieving HiSCR100 responses, alongside significant quality of life enhanc…

Micron: AI Memory Paradox - Demand Could Surge Even as Margins Wobble

Micron: AI Memory Paradox - Demand Could Surge Even as Margins Wobble

Micron's role as a primary supplier of HBM4 and high-density DRAM places it at the center of the AI infrastructure buildout. Recent operational data show blowout revenue growth and very healthy margins, but the memory business is cyclical and competition/custom silicon could compress returns. This trade targets a re-rating if AI demand stays struct…

Race for Quantum Leadership: How the U.S. and China Stack Up

Race for Quantum Leadership: How the U.S. and China Stack Up

The contest between the United States and China over quantum computing has escalated into a central front in their broader technology rivalry. A recent Jefferies report frames quantum technologies - from encryption and code-breaking to secure communications and defense systems - as strategic capabilities on par with artificial intelligence and semi…

Broadcom: A Solid AI Growth Story Worth Buying Near $300

Broadcom: A Solid AI Growth Story Worth Buying Near $300

Broadcom is a rare combination of durable software and semiconductor franchises, strong free cash flow and accelerating AI-related revenues. The stock looks reasonably priced for continued execution at current levels: the pullback has created a tactical entry around $301 with defined risk and an attractive mid-term upside if AI momentum holds.

Wealthfront at Scale: $94B AUM and a Path to Durable Monetization

Wealthfront at Scale: $94B AUM and a Path to Durable Monetization

Wealthfront sits on $94 billion of AUM and is positioned to convert scale into improved monetization via higher-fee products, cash deposit re-pricing, and AI-driven advisory upgrades. This trade idea lays out a long-term (180 trading days) long entry, price targets, stop, catalysts, and balanced risks.

Kymera Therapeutics Presents KT-621 BroADen Data in Late-Breaking Research Session at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting

Kymera Therapeutics Presents KT-621 BroADen Data in Late-Breaking Research Session at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting

Kymera Therapeutics announced positive results from its BroADen Phase 1b trial of KT-621, a novel oral STAT6 degrader, in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. The data showed significant biological and clinical improvements with a favorable safety profile. Ongoing Phase 2b trials in atopic dermatitis and asthma are expected to provid…

Arcutis Presents New Phase 2 Results in Infants with Atopic Dermatitis in Late-Breaking Session Today at the 2026 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting

Arcutis Presents New Phase 2 Results in Infants with Atopic Dermatitis in Late-Breaking Session Today at the 2026 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting

Arcutis Biotherapeutics announced new positive Phase 2 results from the INTEGUMENT-INFANT trial showing that ZORYVE (roflumilast) cream 0.05% is effective and well tolerated in infants aged 3 months to less than 24 months with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis. Caregivers reported rapid itch improvement and multiple clinical endpoints demonstrated…