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• Trump signs executive order aimed at dismantling U.S. Department of Education

  President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.
  
  CNBC - 1h

• Europe’s boosting defense spending. One company just lost all of its stock-market gains this year.

  QinetiQ shares lost all their gains this year after a profit warning.
  
  MarketWatch - 3d
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  Volkswagen’s Profit Under Pressure From Tariffs and Competition

  The German auto giant’s earnings fell last year as it pushed ahead with a restructuring in the face of tariff uncertainty in the United States and lost market share in China.
  
  The New York Times - Mar. 11

• Accenture is DOGE's first corporate casualty as shares dive on warning that contracts will be cut

  Shares of Accenture slid more than 7% on Thursday after the consulting firm said tighter federal spending efforts have begun to weigh on its revenues.
  
  CNBC - 1h

• CNBC Daily Open: U.S. markets slump as Trump dismisses economic fears

  Aiming to boost the economy, U.S. President Donald Trump is firing off a salvo of policies and causing collateral damage within the country’s own borders.
  
  CNBC - Mar. 11
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  Trump to sign order Thursday dismantling Department of Education

  President Trump is expected to sign an order on Thursday to launch the Department of Education's dismantling. A White House official told NewsNation that the anticipated executive order, first ...
  
  The Hill - 22h

• What Trump's Department of Education dismantle means for the future of AI in schools

  The U.S. education ecosystem is seeking ways to counteract diminished federal support through technology and, more specifically, artificial intelligence.
  
  CNBC - Mar. 13

• OpenAI exec reveals the tech giant's 'biggest challenge' right now

  OpenAI's head of international strategy said the artificial intelligence giant is seeing "tremendous demand in the market across all segments."
  
  CNBC - Mar. 13
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  Trump says Democrats would be to blame for shutdown, suggests it could delay tax cuts

  President Trump said Thursday that Democrats would be to blame if government funding runs out this week and suggested a shutdown could delay GOP efforts to extend expiring tax cuts. "They do a ...
  
  The Hill - Mar. 13

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• Micron gets boost with surging AI memory-chip sales; shares jump on earnings beat

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• Nike expects sales will plunge in current quarter as it faces tariffs, sliding consumer confidence

  Nike is trying to execute a turnaround under new CEO Elliott Hill.
  
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• Judge bars Musk's DOGE team from Social Security records in scathing ruling

  The judge said DOGE launched a "fishing expedition" and failed to give any reason why it needed to access vast swaths of Americans' personal and private data.
  
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