Financial Markets
Sunway Healthcare Debuts After Malaysia’s Biggest IPO in Nine Years
Sunway Healthcare lists on Bursa Malaysia after raising 2.86 billion ringgit, testing investor appetite as it plans major hospital expansion.
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Economy
U.S. Payrolls Fall by 92,000 in February as Unemployment Ticks Up to 4.4%
Employers cut 92,000 jobs in February, the biggest drop since late 2025, as revisions and strike impacts fuel debate over Fed rate cuts.
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Industry
U.S. to Refund TotalEnergies Nearly $1 Billion to Drop Offshore Wind Leases and Invest in Oil and Gas
At CERAWeek, the Interior Department struck a deal to unwind two offshore wind leases and reimburse TotalEnergies if it invests in U.S. oil and gas.
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Economy
ECB Holds Rates at 2% as Iran War Drives Energy Prices Higher and Revives Inflation Fears
The European Central Bank kept rates unchanged after the Iran conflict sent oil and gas prices soaring, raising inflation risks and dimming growth.
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Financial Markets
SEC Faces March 2026 Deadline on Rules That Could Fast-Track a Wave of Crypto ETFs
A late-March 2026 SEC decision on generic listing standards could determine whether dozens of new crypto ETFs beyond bitcoin and ether can launch routinely.
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Economy
Bank of England Puts Rate Cuts on Hold as Iran War Drives Energy Prices Higher
A surge in oil and gas prices after war erupted in Iran prompts a unanimous Bank of England vote to hold rates, delaying hoped-for relief.
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Industry
Thousands Strike at Colorado JBS Beef Plant in Rare U.S. Walkout, Raising Price Concerns
About 3,800 workers walked out at JBS’s Greeley, Colorado, beef plant over pay and safety, threatening a key slice of U.S. slaughter capacity.
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Financial Markets
BlackRock Launches Staked Ethereum Trust, Bringing On-Chain Yield to Wall Street
BlackRock’s new Nasdaq-traded ETHB trust offers spot ether exposure plus staking rewards via Coinbase, testing a new regulatory and tax template.
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Industry
Paramount’s Skydance group strikes $110 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount’s Skydance-led company agreed to an all-cash $31-a-share acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, setting up a major antitrust fight.
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Economy
January Inflation Data Offers a Baseline as Oil Shock Raises New Risks
A January PCE report showed sticky core inflation even before the Iran conflict sent oil past $100, complicating the Fed’s path to rate cuts.
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Economy
Fed Holds Rates as Middle East Oil Shock Lifts Inflation Risks and Tests Political Pressure
The Fed keeps rates at 3.50%–3.75% as oil prices surge on the Iran conflict, inflation stays high, and Trump renews calls for cuts.
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Industry
Senior plc Draws Three-Way U.S. Private-Equity Bidding War as Takeover Deadlines Loom
Tinicum-Blackstone joins Advent and Arcline in pursuing aerospace supplier Senior plc, with U.K. takeover deadlines set for late March and April.
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Economy
U.S. payrolls fall by 92,000 as unemployment ticks up, signaling a turning point for the labor market
Employers cut 92,000 jobs in February and unemployment rose to 4.4%, a sharp downside surprise clouding the Fed outlook and politics.
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Financial Markets
Salesforce Borrows $25 Billion to Fund Massive Accelerated Buyback, Shifting Its Balance Sheet
Salesforce sold $25B in bonds to finance a huge accelerated share repurchase, boosting leverage, drawing a downgrade and reigniting buyback debate.
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Industry
Federal investigators: Forgotten work lights and failed inerting led to Dow Plaquemine blasts
A CSB report says preventable maintenance lapses and flawed relief design triggered 2023 ethylene oxide explosions near Baton Rouge.
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Economy
Pakistan Central Bank Halts Rate Cuts as Middle East War Sends Oil Prices Surging
Pakistan’s central bank held its key rate at 10.5% as a Middle East conflict disrupts shipping and lifts oil prices, reviving inflation fears.
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Economy
Bank of England’s Rate-Cut Plans Thrown Into Doubt by Iran War and Energy Shock
A knife-edge Bank of England vote looked set for cautious rate cuts—until conflict in Iran sent energy prices soaring and revived inflation fears.
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Industry
France’s SOCOTEC to Buy Pennsylvania Engineering Firm AEG, Expanding U.S. Infrastructure Push
SOCOTEC says it will acquire American Engineers Group, a Pennsylvania transportation-focused consultancy, deepening its mid-Atlantic footprint amid U.S. infrastructure spending.
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Economy
Eurozone inflation rebounds to 1.9% in February, complicating ECB rate-cut outlook
Eurozone inflation rose to 1.9% in February, above forecasts, with core and services prices accelerating—prompting markets to push back ECB cut bets.
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Industry
Nearly 3,800 JBS Workers in Greeley Plan Unfair-Labor-Practice Strike, Threatening Major U.S. Beef Output
Unionized workers at JBS’s Greeley, Colo., beef plant plan a March 16 walkout over wages, safety and alleged retaliation, testing supply chains.