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Deflation and tariff-hit China sets lowest growth target on record at 4.5% to 5%
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Deflation and tariff-hit China sets lowest growth target on record at 4.5% to 5%

Asia markets set to rebound after steep selloff; investors watch China’s ‘Two Sessions’
World

Asia markets set to rebound after steep selloff; investors watch China’s ‘Two Sessions’

Amazon’s Bahrain data center targeted by Iran for support of U.S. military, state media says
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Amazon’s Bahrain data center targeted by Iran for support of U.S. military, state media says

South Korea stocks crashed 18% in two days. Could it happen here?
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South Korea stocks crashed 18% in two days. Could it happen here?

Epstein files: House committee subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi
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Epstein files: House committee subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi

Investors say ‘safest’ software play Microsoft looks cheap at current prices
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Investors say ‘safest’ software play Microsoft looks cheap at current prices

Politics
Finance
China to reportedly boost defense spending by 7%, slowest pace since 2021

China to reportedly boost defense spending by 7%, slowest pace since 2021

Key Points China reportedly plans to raise defense spending by 7% this year, the slowest increase since 2021. China kicks off an 8-day parliamentary meeting Thursday. Beijing ranks second to the U.S. in military spending. Source

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Broadcom, Okta, StubHub & more

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Broadcom, Okta, StubHub & more

Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Okta — Okta beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter expectations , leading shares of the identity security provider to add about 2%. Okta reported adjusted earnings of 90 cents per share on $761 million in revenue, exceeding analysts’ estimate of 85 cents per share in earnings and $749 […]

Coinbase leads crypto stocks higher after Trump signals support for digital asset market structure bill

Coinbase leads crypto stocks higher after Trump signals support for digital asset market structure bill

In this article COIN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of Coinbase and other cryptocurrency companies surged Wednesday after President Donald Trump threw his weight behind the industry’s battle against U.S. banks over yield-bearing stablecoins — adding to momentum the firms were already feeling from bitcoin‘s bounce. Coinbase was last […]

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Moderna, Ross Stores, Box, Gitlab and more

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Moderna, Ross Stores, Box, Gitlab and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Moderna — The biotechnology firm’s stock rose nearly 11% after it said it agreed to pay up to $2.25 billion to settle with Biopharma Corporation and Genevant Sciences GmbH a lawsuit over a Covid vaccine patent dispute. Ross Stores — Shares popped 7% after the off-price […]

China is set to kick off its big policy meeting. What will be the key announcements?

China is set to kick off its big policy meeting. What will be the key announcements?

Key Points Beijing is expected to set GDP growth target at around 4.5% to 5% this year, inflation target unchanged at 2%, budget deficit of 4%. The world’s second-largest economy faces persistent challenges at home amid a consumption downturn and prolonged real estate slump. Source

Technology
Okta beats fourth-quarter estimates, but issues weak guidance

Okta beats fourth-quarter estimates, but issues weak guidance

Todd McKinnon, chief executive officer of Okta Inc., during a Bloomberg Television interview, in London, UK, on Friday, April 11, 2025. Chris J. Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Okta topped Wall Street’s fourth-quarter estimates after the bell on Wednesday as the identity management provider capitalizes on demand to secure artificial intelligence agents. Shares rose […]

Tech industry group expresses ‘concern’ to Pete Hegseth over supply chain risk label

Tech industry group expresses ‘concern’ to Pete Hegseth over supply chain risk label

Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, arrives for a medal of honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 2, 2026. Jim Lo Scalzo | EPA | Bloomberg | Getty Images A tech industry group, whose members include Nvidia, Google and Anthropic, sent a letter to […]

Google’s AI chatbot allegedly told user to stage ‘mass casualty attack,’ wrongful death suit claims

Google’s AI chatbot allegedly told user to stage ‘mass casualty attack,’ wrongful death suit claims

Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google faces a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a 36-year-old man’s father, who alleges the search company’s Gemini chatbot convinced his son to attempt a “a mass casualty attack” and to eventually commit suicide. In the suit filed Wednesday in a district court in California, Joel Gavalas alleged […]

As bond investors fret over an AI bubble, what to know — and how to find an opportunity

As bond investors fret over an AI bubble, what to know — and how to find an opportunity

There is no reason to be rattled by the surge in bond issuance from hyperscalers, according to Bob Michele, chief investment officer and head of global fixed income at JPMorgan Asset Management. While the market’s focus this week has largely been on the U.S.-Iran conflict , artificial intelligence’s power to disrupt certain businesses has remained […]

Nvidia CEO Huang says billion OpenAI investment ‘might be the last’

Nvidia CEO Huang says $30 billion OpenAI investment ‘might be the last’

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the Vera Rubin AI platform at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 6, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company’s recent $30 billion investment in OpenAI “might be the last time” it invests in the […]

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