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  • Xi opens probe into Politburo member Ma Xingrui, signaling tighter political control that could deter foreign investment.
  • Iranian forces inflicted the first combat losses on U.S. aircraft after 13,000 sorties, raising energy and trade-route risk premia.
  • About 312 Australian rural stations lack diesel, risking Easter travel and regional logistics.
  • Citi warns the eurozone could face a deeper energy-driven growth hit than 2022, increasing stagflation and ECB policy pressure.
  • A federal judge blocked the Education Department from requiring broad historical race and sex admissions data from 17-state public colleges.
  • Vietnam Q1 GDP growth slowed to 7.83% as Middle East energy shocks pushed inflation and flipped the trade balance to a deficit.
  • ANI Pharmaceuticals eyes over $1B revenue in 2026 after rare-disease wins and reported $171M free cash flow.

Latest Articles

Retail Traders Load Up on Margin as Energy Shock Roils Markets

Retail Traders Load Up on Margin as Energy Shock Roils Markets

A spike in oil prices that pushed crude toward $120 a barrel on Monday coincided with widespread declines across equities, bonds and commodities, yet retail investors in Asia moved to buy the dip using borrowed funds. Traders and brokers report elevated margin activity as small investors top up losing positions or extend leverage, while flows into …

Quantum-Si Director Adds 500,000 Shares in $459,800 Purchase

Quantum-Si Director Adds 500,000 Shares in $459,800 Purchase

Quantum-Si Inc. director Charles R. Kummeth purchased 500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock on March 5, 2026, paying a weighted average of $0.9196 per share for a total outlay of $459,800. The trade leaves Kummeth with 855,000 directly held shares. The company's shares are trading near their 52-week low and recent quarterly results showed mixed ou…

Casualty Totals Rise Across Middle East After U.S. and Israeli Strikes on Iran

Casualty Totals Rise Across Middle East After U.S. and Israeli Strikes on Iran

Since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, fighting has spread across the Middle East and claimed scores of lives. Governments and health ministries in affected countries have reported deaths ranging from single fatalities linked to intercepted projectiles to mass casualties in Iran and Lebanon. Official tallies vary by coun…

ECB officials urge restraint despite sharp energy-driven oil spike

ECB officials urge restraint despite sharp energy-driven oil spike

Oil has climbed roughly 60% in just over a week amid tensions related to the war in Iran, prompting traders to price about 40 basis points of ECB tightening for the year. Senior European Central Bank officials have largely cautioned against rapid policy action, stressing the importance of the medium-term inflation outlook and close, data-driven mon…

Norway Lowers 2026 Non-Oil Growth Forecast as Global Risks Rise

Norway Lowers 2026 Non-Oil Growth Forecast as Global Risks Rise

Norway's Labour Party-led government has reduced its forecast for non-oil gross domestic product in 2026 to 1.8% from an October estimate of 2.1%, while slightly raising the 2027 outlook to 1.9% from 1.8%. Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg cited the war in the Middle East as a source of heightened international economic uncertainty, noting that out…

NATO Kicks Off Arctic Exercises with Greater Focus on Civilian Support

NATO Kicks Off Arctic Exercises with Greater Focus on Civilian Support

NATO has started its biennial Cold Response drills in the European Arctic, expanding emphasis on civilian preparedness to support military operations. About 25,000 troops from roughly 14 countries will participate across northern Norway and Finland from March 9-19. The exercise is embedded within Arctic Sentry, the alliance initiative aimed at bols…

Von der Leyen Says EU Must Move Beyond Sole Reliance on Rules-Based Order

Von der Leyen Says EU Must Move Beyond Sole Reliance on Rules-Based Order

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU ambassadors on Monday that the European Union can no longer depend only on a rules-based international order to protect its interests. Speaking at a conference for EU envoys, she called for a sober reassessment of whether the bloc’s doctrine, institutions and methods of decision-making stil…