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Gulf shipping crisis deepens as tankers stranded for fifth day, US sinks Iranian warship
By Yousef Saba, Jonathan Saul and Anna Hirtenstein March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Iran war widened on Wednesday after a U.S. strike hit an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, deepening a crisis that has para...
Mar 04, 2026
US private payrolls post largest increase in seven months in February
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls increased by the most in seven months in February, though data for the prior month was revised sharply lower, the ADP's national employment report...
Mar 04, 2026
Venezuela's economy grows more than 7% in Q4, central bank says
March 4 (Reuters) - Venezuela's economy grew 7.07% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, the central bank said on Wednesday, reporting a 19th consecutive quarter of growth even as analysts estima...
Mar 04, 2026
US Treasury Secretary Bessent says oil market well supplied amid Iran war
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that crude oil markets are well supplied amid the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, and that the U.S. plans to make a se...
Mar 04, 2026
Mazda climbs to sixth place in Russian car sales after scrappage fee change
March 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Mazda, which exited Russia in 2022, is seeing a revival as one of the country's best-selling car brands thanks to new Russian scrappage charges that have shifted import pat...
Mar 04, 2026
Abercrombie & Fitch forecasts muted annual sales amid tariff uncertainty
March 4 (Reuters) - Apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch on Wednesday forecast muted sales growth for the year and said it was including an estimated impact of 15% U.S. tariffs in its books. Shares of...
Mar 04, 2026
UBS raises average Brent price forecasts for first quarter, full year 2026
March 4 (Reuters) - UBS on Wednesday raised its average Brent crude oil price forecasts for the first quarter and full year 2026, citing escalating conflict in the Middle East and the current near de ...
Mar 04, 2026
US likely to raise temporary global tariff rate to 15% this week, Bessent says
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that an increase in President Donald Trump's new temporary global import tariff to 15% from 10% was likely to be...
Mar 04, 2026
Analysis-ECB wary of Iran-war inflation spike after missing last 'transitory' surge
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT, March 4 (Reuters) - Having missed the onset of a historic inflation surge just years ago, European Central Bank policymakers are likely to avoid casti...
Mar 04, 2026
London stocks rise after two-day slide; home builders slump
March 4 (Reuters) - UK shares stabilized on Wednesday after a two-day slump due to an escalating war in the Middle East, while shares of home builders slumped following mixed results and leadership ch...
Mar 04, 2026
