Asian Equities Rebound as Risk Appetite Improves
Appetite for risky assets improved on the back of strong U.S. economic data released overnight.
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China Signals New Era of Slower Economic Growth
China set a historically low growth target of 4.5% to 5%, suggesting that the world's second-largest economy is entering an era of slower expansion.
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Fresh Shocks, Same Strategy: Unfazed Retail Investors Keep Hitting 'Buy'
Individual investors have kept on buying through recent stock slides.
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The Iran conflict could feed a defense boom. Why a rearming world needs more dollars.
There are practical reasons for the dollar's strength in the Iran conflict: there's a need for many of our top exports.
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Strait of Hormuz: The Oil Bottleneck Threatening the Global Economy
The shipping blockage is backing up through the Middle East's oil industry, endangering a big chunk of the world's crude production.
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Judge Orders Government to Begin Refunding More Than $130 Billion in Tariffs
Over 2,000 lawsuits have been filed by companies in the court seeking to recoup their money after the Supreme Court invalidated tariffs last month.
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China's Traditional Businesses Try to Buy Into AI Boom
Chinese ham producers and real-estate companies are jumping on the artificial-intelligence bandwagon, pouring millions of dollars into semiconductor companies.
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Fed's Beige Book Sees a Stable Economy Still Facing Challenges
Early 2026 data have painted an economy on steady footing at the start of the year-but with risks from stubborn inflation, a job market that has slowed, and heightened uncertainty about economic policy.
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The World's Hottest Stock Market Is Getting Crushed. Why the War in Iran Has Been Bad News.
South Korea was the world's best performer last year, logging a 74% gain. A big drop came because of the fighting in Iran. Still, experts are saying it isn't time to buy-yet.
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Bitcoin Price Surges Above $72,000. Why Cryptos Are Defying Iran Risks.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are jumping early Wednesday. The global financial system has turned on its head.
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Private-Sector Hiring Solid Last Month, ADP Data Show
ADP's monthly report on business payrolls showed the economy added 63,000 jobs last month, versus the revised 11,000 seen in January. Analysts surveyed expected 48,000 new private-sector jobs.
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U.S. Services-Sector Activity Continued to Rise in February
The Institute for Supply Management's purchasing managers index for services providers rose to 56.1 from 53.8, with all four subindexes being in expansion territory for the third month in a row.
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Rising Refinancing Risk as Bond Sales Surge, OECD Says
Rich-country governments will have to sell $14.5 trillion in bonds just to replace securities that are maturing, and new borrowing will likely bring total issuance to a record $18.3 trillion.
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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Post Weekly Increase
Oil inventories, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, rose by 3.5 million barrels. Analysts expected inventories to have risen by 1.6 million barrels.
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Container Shipping Companies Halt Bookings, Divert Vessels Due to Middle East Risks
Container shipping companies have begun halting bookings and diverting vessels as they respond to the increasing security risk in the Middle East.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 04, 2026 23:00 ET (04:00 GMT)
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