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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%

Xi Jinping, China’s president, center, attends the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China on Thursday set its GDP growth target for 2026 at 4.5% to 5% — the lowest […]

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

People walking through the neon lit night streets of Sinchon in the heart of Seoul, South Korea’s vibrant capital city. Fotovoyager | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Thursday, rebounding after several days of steep losses as sentiment improved following overnight gains on Wall Street and easing concerns over surging […]

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

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 […]

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Texas Reps. Menefee, Green advance to runoff as first midterm primaries show incumbents on shaky ground
Politics

Texas Reps. Menefee, Green advance to runoff as first midterm primaries show incumbents on shaky ground

Christian Menefee and Al Green. Al Drago | Sergio Flores | Reuters The first round of primary elections is showing how this year’s midterms will be taking place on shifting political ground for incumbents. That was particularly true in Texas — the first state to redraw its congressional districts last year — where incumbent members […]

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Trump officially nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell
Politics

Trump officially nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell

Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, April 25, 2025. Tierney L. Cross | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday officially nominated Kevin Warsh to be the next chairman […]

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

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 […]

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Oil price surge eases after Bessent pledges support for oil trade during Iran war
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Oil price surge eases after Bessent pledges support for oil trade during Iran war

Oil prices held steady Wednesday, after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration will provide support to oil tankers transiting the Persian Gulf and announce more measures in the coming days. U.S. crude oil rose 12 cents, or 0.16%, to $74.68 per barrel by 9:46 a.m. ET. Global benchmark Brent was up 37 cents, […]

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Trump sides with crypto firms in trillion-dollar battle with banks over stablecoin yield
Business

Trump sides with crypto firms in trillion-dollar battle with banks over stablecoin yield

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 1, 2026, on his way back to Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind crypto firms in their high-stakes battle with U.S. banks over […]

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Defense tech companies are dropping Claude after Pentagon’s Anthropic blacklist
Technology

Defense tech companies are dropping Claude after Pentagon’s Anthropic blacklist

Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Following the Trump administration’s decision on Friday to blacklist Anthropic and designate its technology a supply chain risk, defense tech companies are telling employees to […]

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Bessent says global 15% tariff starts this week, predicts Trump duties will return to old levels later this year
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Bessent says global 15% tariff starts this week, predicts Trump duties will return to old levels later this year

President Donald Trump’s recently announced 15% global tariff will likely be implemented sometime this week, rising from its current rate of 10%, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday. Bessent also predicted that U.S. tariff rates would, by August, effectively return to where they stood before the Supreme Court recently struck down the often-steeper duties […]

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