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Global merchandise trade will decelerate less sharply this year than the World Trade Organization predicted six months ago, but faces a deeper slowdown if war in the Middle East keeps energy prices high for a sustained period.

The volume of goods trade is forecast to rise by 1.9%, compared with the WTO’s prediction in October for a 0.5% gain in 2026 and markedly weaker than a 4.6% jump in 2025 that was attributed to AI and a smaller-than-expected drag from US tariffs.

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Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged $2.5 billion scheme to smuggle high-performance servers containing Nvidia GPUs to China,

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Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Bio-Techne Corporation (TECH) develops, manufactures, and sells life science reagents, instruments, and services for the research, diagnostics, and bioprocessing markets worldwide. The company has a market capitalization of $8.1 billion and operates through Protein Sciences, Diagnostics and Spatial Biology segments.

Companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion are typically referred to as “mid-cap stocks.” Bio-Techne sits comfortably there,

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Key Points

• SoundHound AI is a leader in conversational AI technology.

• The company is putting up tremendous growth in a potential $140 billion market.

• There are numerous reasons for optimism, though SoundHound AI must tread carefully around its big tech competitors.

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Around the world, nations stand at a crossroads. Whether they choose the path of economic freedom — as President Donald Trump is doing in the United States — or socialism will determine not only their material prosperity,

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