China’s leadership is meeting in the shadow of crises abroad this week, as it puts the finishing touches on its blueprint for growth through 2030 and unveils plans to insulate the economy from global turmoil. Source: bloomberg.com

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to announce economic targets and policies for the year ahead on Thursday. Source: cnbc.com

The gap between Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s high-tech, artificial intelligence-driven ambitions and the hard realities of slowing growth is the backdrop for the annual meeting of the country’s largely ceremonial national legislature, the National People’s Congress, which begins Thursday. Source: pbs.org

War in the Middle East threatens to saddle Europe with another crippling gas crisis. European natural-gas prices have jumped about70% since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran. The conflict has [halted traffic](https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-israel-us-strikes-2026/card/iran-commander-threatens Source: wsj.com

Thousands are stranded as major Gulf hubs, including Dubai, remain closed or severely restricted for a fourth day. Source: aljazeera.com

Buying and bolting on WWEX Group is driven by logistics as much as software Source: bloomberg.com