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  • U.S. data today include ADP payrolls, retail sales, S&P Global and ISM manufacturing PMIs, and EIA crude inventories.
  • U.S. Customs launches phased portal to refund $166B in unlawful IEEPA tariffs, warning individual reviews could take up to 45 days.
  • Nvidia, Marvell and other tech and chip stocks led gains while small-cap and energy names lagged.
  • UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti will stay through at least April 2027, promising continuity for Credit Suisse integration and regulator work.
  • Monzo will exit the U.S., stop new sign-ups, lay off about 50 staff and keep existing U.S. accounts active until June.
  • Colombia withdrew its government representative from the central bank board after a majority proposed a 100bp policy-rate increase, raising policy uncertainty.
  • Teladoc shares rose about 4% after activist Pineal Capital demanded at least $200M buyback and a strategic review that could include splitting segments.

Latest Articles

ANZ Predicts Two More RBA Rate Moves, Sees Pause Around 4.35%

ANZ Predicts Two More RBA Rate Moves, Sees Pause Around 4.35%

ANZ economists expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to deliver two 25 basis-point increases to the cash rate at its March 16-17 meeting and again in May, lifting the policy rate to roughly 4.35%. The bank cited persistent inflation pressures, a resilient labour market and demand-driven signs in recent consumer price data as reasons for tighter poli…

Fighting Continues as Tankers Burn and Energy Markets Reel

Fighting Continues as Tankers Burn and Energy Markets Reel

The conflict between the United States and Iran shows no immediate sign of ending after recent strikes that have set tankers ablaze in Iraqi waters and struck vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. leaders and Iranian commanders signalled sustained military objectives, while global energy markets reacted sharply to disruptions and to coordinated r…

Montrose Environmental CSO Sells $212K in Stock After Exercising Options

Montrose Environmental CSO Sells $212K in Stock After Exercising Options

Jose Revuelta, Chief Strategy Officer at Montrose Environmental Group, sold 7,858 shares on March 9, 2026, at $27.00 per share for roughly $212,166, and exercised options to buy 7,858 shares at $6.03 the same day. Following the transactions he owns 269,282 shares. Separately, Montrose reported Q4 2025 earnings and revenue that beat consensus estima…

Uber to Test Robotaxis in Tokyo in Partnership with Wayve and Nissan

Uber to Test Robotaxis in Tokyo in Partnership with Wayve and Nissan

Uber announced a joint effort with British autonomous driving company Wayve and Japanese automaker Nissan to begin robotaxi operations in Japan, targeting a pilot in Tokyo by late-2026. Vehicles will be Nissan LEAF EVs fitted with Wayve's autonomy software and will operate on the Uber platform with a safety operator on board. Uber plans to launch t…

Gold Retreats Below $5,200/oz as Tensions Lift Oil and the Dollar

Gold Retreats Below $5,200/oz as Tensions Lift Oil and the Dollar

Gold slipped back into the $5,000-$5,200 per ounce trading band as ongoing hostilities linked to the U.S., Israel, and Iran redirected investor demand toward oil and the U.S. dollar. Spot and futures contracts each fell about 0.4% amid a spike in oil after reports of strikes on two international tankers near Iraq and lingering concerns that energy-…

Markets Retreat as Gulf Shipping Attacks Send Oil Prices Soaring

Markets Retreat as Gulf Shipping Attacks Send Oil Prices Soaring

Equity indices in Asia and futures in the United States and Europe fell after reports that additional vessels were struck in the Strait of Hormuz and in Iraqi waters. The incidents coincided with a sharp rise in oil prices despite coordinated releases from strategic reserves, prompting a reassessment of inflation risks, higher government bond yield…

ContextLogic Director Raja Bobbili Acquires $1.98 Million in LOGC Stock

ContextLogic Director Raja Bobbili Acquires $1.98 Million in LOGC Stock

Director Raja Bobbili reported the purchase of 250,000 shares of ContextLogic Holdings Inc. (LOGC) in two Form 4 transactions filed with the SEC on March 9 and March 10, 2026. The buys, executed at prices between $7.86 and $8.00 per share and totaling $1,978,252, raise his combined direct and indirect ownership to 18,519,534 shares. The stock is tr…

Equillium SVP Executes Large Share Sale, Exercises Options in Same Session

Equillium SVP Executes Large Share Sale, Exercises Options in Same Session

Equillium, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQ) reported that Senior Vice President and COO Christine Zedelmayer sold a combined 185,937 shares of common stock on February 19, 2026, in transactions that generated $328,104. On the same day she exercised options to acquire 185,937 shares for $141,749. The sale was disclosed on a Form 4 and executed under a Rule 10b5-1 …

UK Regulators Demand Stronger Age Checks from Major Social Platforms

UK Regulators Demand Stronger Age Checks from Major Social Platforms

Britain’s communications and data-protection authorities have told leading social media companies to strengthen age verification, restrict contact from strangers, and limit algorithmic feeds that expose children to harmful or addictive content. Firms have until April 30 to outline steps under the Online Safety Act’s implementation phase, and face t…

Joby Begins Flight Testing of Its First Production Electric Air Taxi

Joby Begins Flight Testing of Its First Production Electric Air Taxi

Joby Aviation has commenced flight testing of its first production-model electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at its Marina, California facility. The flights are part of the certification process that could lead to type inspection authorization from federal regulators and eventual commercial operations in the U.S. and Dubai.

Acting President Rodriguez Names Paula Henao as Venezuela’s Oil Minister

Acting President Rodriguez Names Paula Henao as Venezuela’s Oil Minister

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez has appointed Paula Henao as Venezuela’s oil minister, promoting her from the vice minister role as the government seeks to overhaul oil output amid pressure from the United States to allow American investment in energy and mining. The move fills a vacancy created when Rodriguez had been serving simultaneously as oi…

Alphabet’s GFiber to Combine with Stonepeak-Backed Astound Broadband

Alphabet’s GFiber to Combine with Stonepeak-Backed Astound Broadband

Alphabet’s GFiber unit will merge with Astound Broadband, an operator backed by infrastructure investor Stonepeak. Stonepeak will hold a majority position in the combined company while Alphabet will keep a significant minority stake. The transaction — terms not disclosed — aims to pair GFiber’s rapidly expanding metropolitan fiber networks with Ast…

Oil jumps as reported attacks on two tankers near Iraq stoke supply fears

Oil jumps as reported attacks on two tankers near Iraq stoke supply fears

Oil prices climbed sharply in early Asian trade on Thursday after media reports indicated two international tankers were attacked in waters off Iraq. The spike added to market anxiety over supply disruptions linked to the ongoing conflict involving the U.S., Israel and Iran, even as large strategic releases were being prepared to blunt the shock.