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Taiwan's vice president-elect is visiting Washington this week, people with knowledge of the matter said, maintaining a low profile at a delicate time in the Biden administration's dealings with China.

https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/taiwans-incoming-vp-is-on-a-low-profile-visit-to-washington-ed59d07b

Biden won enough delegates to become the presumptive Democratic Party nominee in the latest round of primary voting, and Trump was expected to soon hit the threshold needed to represent Republicans in the general election campaign.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/biden-trump-poised-to-clinch-nominations-after-tuesday-balloting-a1f8fe17

U.S. inflation was slightly stronger than anticipated last month, accelerating to 3.2% from February 2023, but did little to change expectations that the Fed will begin cutting rates later this year.

https://www.wsj.com/economy/inflation-february-cpi-report-interest-rate-b827c0e7

U.S. stocks rose, in a show of investor equanimity in the face of the higher consumer-price data. The S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow gained 1.1%, 1.5% and 0.6%, respectively.

https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/global-stocks-markets-dow-news-03-12-2024-2daf1bb0

Apple said it would allow iPhone users in Europe to download apps directly from a developer's website as the company faces new competition rules in the EU.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-tweaks-app-store-plans-in-europe-e28ea3e2

How China Tried to Fix the Stock Market---and Broke the Quants

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-china-tried-to-fix-the-stock-marketand-broke-the-quants-06d4e645?mod=rss_markets_main

Frothy U.S. Stock Market Just Isn't Crazy Enough to Be a Bubble

https://www.wsj.com/articles/frothy-u-s-stock-market-just-isnt-crazy-enough-to-be-a-bubble-11168f3d?mod=rss_markets_main

Olga Murray, Who Changed the Lives of Children in Nepal, Dies at 98 - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/world/asia/olga-murray-dead.html

Boeing Whistleblower Who Raised Quality Concerns Is Found Dead - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/business/john-barnett-boeing-whistleblower-dead.html

Marnia Lazreg, Scholar of Algeria and the Veil, Dies at 83 - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/world/middleeast/marnia-lazreg-dead.html

Show Your Support | #IStandWithEvan T-Shirts

https://www.wsj.com/articles/show-your-support-istandwithevan-t-shirts-82ad9cf1

LIVE: House Committee on Finance holds meeting on tax code and manufacturing - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHv82xs5-C0

OPEC Holds Demand View Steady, Raises 2024 Economic Forecast

https://www.wsj.com/articles/opec-holds-oil-demand-view-steady-raises-2024-economic-forecast-8bff662c?mod=rss_markets_main

Apple Tweaks App Store Plans in Europe

https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-tweaks-app-store-plans-in-europe-e28ea3e2

Haiti Violence: Prime Minister Ariel Henry Resigns - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PWUJCijcgI

Eric Carmen, Raspberries Frontman and ‘All By Myself’ Singer, Dies at 74 - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/arts/music/eric-carmen-dead.html

The U.S. bolstered its position as the world's dominant arms exporter, accounting for more than 40% of the trade in weapons over a five-year period, according to a new report.

https://www.wsj.com/world/u-s-dominates-foreign-weapons-market-as-russian-exports-plummet-94611f2b

The president's budget blueprint will kick off an election-year fight over Medicare and Social Security as he and Trump, his presumed Republican opponent, solicit older voters' support.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/biden-budget-kicks-off-election-year-fight-over-medicare-social-security-42c7318f

Biden proposed a $7.3 trillion budget for the next fiscal year that would raise taxes on wealthy people and large corporations, trim the deficit and lower the costs of prescription drugs, child care and housing.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/joe-biden-budget-released-fcd2b0d2

The top U.S. military official in South Korea said deterring Pyongyang's use of nuclear weapons will hinge on meeting the North's positive and negative actions in kind.

https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/top-u-s-general-sees-changing-nuclear-threat-from-north-korea-4788270a

India conducted a flight test of an ICBM capable of carrying multiple warheads, the country's prime minister said, enhancing New Delhi's nuclear deterrence against rivals China and Pakistan.

https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/india-adds-firepower-to-a-missile-program-focused-on-china-564dcd0e

The White House said Housing Secretary Marcia Fudge, a former Ohio congresswoman, would step down later this month.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/biden-housing-secretary-marcia-fudge-to-depart-administration-08c6a82f

Nvidia said its NeMo AI platform was created in compliance with copyright law, after an authors group complained that the chip maker used some of their books without permission to train its models.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-says-nemo-ai-platform-complies-with-copyright-after-authors-complaint-52a4dd79

China Cements Communist Party’s Grip on Cabinet - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rbRfkFrNlQ

Biden's $7.3 Trillion Budget Sets Up Tax Fight With Trump - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo6ruA3UWUo