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Factbox-Key economic targets to watch at China's parliament meeting
BEIJING, March 3 (Reuters) - China's Premier Li Qiang is expected to announce the country's main economic targets for 2026 at an annual parliamentary meeting which kicks off on March 5. Here are the o...
Mar 02, 2026
Explainer-What to watch for in China’s 2026-2030 five-year plan
By Kevin Yao BEIJING, March 3 (Reuters) - China is set to unveil its new five-year plan when parliament opens on March 5, outlining the policy agenda for 2026-2030. The blueprint is expected to detail...
Mar 02, 2026
Japan quarterly capex rises 6.5% as government seeks to spur investment
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, March 3 (Reuters) - Japanese spending on factories and equipment rose 6.5% on-year in the fourth quarter, Ministry of Finance data showed on Tuesday, indicating resilient inv...
Mar 02, 2026
Oil rises as expanding US-Israel war with Iran heightens supply risks
By Anushree Mukherjee and Emily Chow SINGAPORE, March 3 (Reuters) - Brent rose more than $3 on Tuesday for a third day of gains as the widening U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and threats to shipping ...
Mar 02, 2026
OpenAI amending deal with Pentagon, CEO Altman says
March 2 (Reuters) - OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said on Monday that the ChatGPT-maker is working with the U.S. Department of Defense to make some changes in their agreement. "We have been workin...
Mar 02, 2026
S&P may cut Berkshire-owned PacifiCorp utility to junk because of wildfires
By Jonathan Stempel March 2 (Reuters) - S&P Global said on Monday it may downgrade PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway, to junk status as liabilities mount from class action litigation o...
Mar 02, 2026
Blackstone's $82 billion private credit fund sees net outflows
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) - Blackstone, the world's largest alternative asset manager, has agreed to increase payouts to investors from a private credit fund this quarter, leading to ...
Mar 02, 2026
Stocks tumble as Middle East air war fans inflation fears
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, March 3 (Reuters) - A selloff in stocks deepened and the dollar strengthened on Tuesday as investors considered the implications of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran ...
Mar 02, 2026
Apollo, Leon Black sued for allegedly concealing Epstein business ties from shareholders
By Jonathan Stempel and Isla Binnie NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) - Shareholders sued Apollo Global Management and its billionaire co-founders Leon Black and Marc Rowan on Monday in a proposed class act...
Mar 02, 2026
South Korea factory activity expands for third month on output jump, PMI shows
SEOUL, March 3 (Reuters) - South Korea's factory activity expanded for a third straight month in February, as output increased at the fastest pace in one-and-a-half years driven by strong chip demand,...
Mar 02, 2026
