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Alibaba forms task force to boost AI development after Qwen chief's exit
By Che Pan and Laurie Chen BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Thursday it would set up a new task force to accelerate foundation model development, following the resignatio...
Mar 04, 2026
Airline shares rebound as trickle of Middle East flights resume
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, March 5 (Reuters) - Airline shares rebounded on Thursday as more flights took off from the Middle East, providing some reprieve for carriers after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran ...
Mar 04, 2026
China to inject $44 billion into state banks, boost tech financing
BEIJING/HONG KONG, March 5 (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it would inject 300 billion yuan ($44 billion) into state-owned banks this year to guard against systemic risks, and boost financing for t...
Mar 04, 2026
Trafigura, Venezuelan mining firm sign deal for up to 1,000 kg of gold, Axios reports
March 4 (Reuters) - Venezuela's state-owned mining company has signed a multimillion-dollar deal to sell as much as 1,000 kg of gold dore bars to commodities trader Trafigura for U.S. markets, Axios r...
Mar 04, 2026
Asian shares surge, led by KOSPI; Treasuries fall as traders weigh war impact
By Rocky Swift TOKYO, March 5 (Reuters) - Asian shares rallied on Thursday and U.S. Treasuries declined, pointing to a tentative recovery in risk appetite that has been hammered by the escalating war ...
Mar 04, 2026
Oil leaps 3% on supply concerns as Iran conflict widens
By Katya Golubkova and Siyi Liu TOKYO/SINGAPORE, March 5 (Reuters) - Oil prices surged more than 3% on Thursday, extending a rally as the escalating U.S.-Israeli war with Iran raised fears of prolonge...
Mar 04, 2026
Australia, NZ dollars rally on market mood swing, sentiment fickle
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, March 5 (Reuters) - The Australian and New Zealand dollars were back from the brink on Thursday as a sudden mood swing in global markets helped risk assets rally, offsetting an o...
Mar 04, 2026
Instant View: China sets 2026 growth target at 4.5%–5%, below last year's pace
SINGAPORE, March 5 (Reuters) - China set its 2026 economic growth target at 4.5%-5% on Thursday, slightly lower than the 5% pace achieved last year, signalling room for greater, albeit not decisive, m...
Mar 04, 2026
Yuan bounces off one-month low on firmer guidance, Beijing reveals 2026 targets
SHANGHAI, March 5 (Reuters) - China's yuan rebounded from a one-month low on Thursday, after the central bank set its guidance at the strongest in nearly three years, a move seen as aimed at stabilisi...
Mar 04, 2026
Australia household spending posts lacklustre bounce in January as rate hike looms
SYDNEY, March 5 (Reuters) - Australian household spending bounced in January but that was not enough to offset the previous month's fall as consumers stayed cautious with rate hikes looming, data show...
Mar 04, 2026
