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US Business Spending on Equipment on Solid Ground before Iran War

US Business Spending on Equipment on Solid Ground before Iran War

Core capital goods orders increase 0.6% in February Shipments of core capital goods jump 0.9% Durable goods orders drop 1.4% on commercial aircraft WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods increased more than expected in February while shipmen...


April 7, 2026
UK Stocks Fall in Broad-Based Declines, Trump's Iran Deadline Looms
UK Stocks Fall in Broad-Based Declines, Trump's Iran Deadline Looms

UK shares ended lower in broader-based losses on Tuesday, as investors turned risk-averse heading into U.S. ​President Donald Trump's deadline...

India Extends IPO Approvals, Middle East Conflict Hurts Market Sentiment
India Extends IPO Approvals, Middle East Conflict Hurts Market Sentiment

India markets regulator on Tuesday granted a one-time extension for approved ‌public offers that are being deferred due to weak market...

Novo Nordisk Launches Higher-Dose Wegovy in United States
Novo Nordisk Launches Higher-Dose Wegovy in United States

Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday that it has made a higher-dose ​version of its blockbuster weight-loss drug ‌Wegovy available across the...

China's Central Bank Maintains Gold Buying for 17th Month
China's Central Bank Maintains Gold Buying for 17th Month

China's central bank stayed the course on gold purchases for a 17th ​consecutive month, data from the People's Bank of ‌China (PBOC)...

India Weighs Austerity Steps, Sees no Immediate Risk to FY27 Deficit Goal, Sources
India Weighs Austerity Steps, Sees no Immediate Risk to FY27 Deficit Goal, Sources

India sees ​no immediate risks to its fiscal deficit target for the financial year that began on April ‌1, and will continue to prioritise...

Soaring Costs, Fuel Shortage Fears Drive Pakistan to Electric Motorbikes
Soaring Costs, Fuel Shortage Fears Drive Pakistan to Electric Motorbikes

Days after Iran effectively blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz following the start of U.S. ​and Israeli attacks in late...

Gold Rises as USD and Oil Soften; Investors Focused on Middle East
Gold Rises as USD and Oil Soften; Investors Focused on Middle East

Gold prices gained ​on Tuesday, as the dollar softened and oil prices fell, while investors remained ‌focused on any signs of progress to...

Sterling Not Far from Early Mar Levels against the Euro
Sterling Not Far from Early Mar Levels against the Euro

Sterling edged higher on Tuesday but remained near early-March levels against the euro and close to a more than four‑month low versus ​the...

Oil Prices Hover around $110/bbl, Hormuz Stays Shut ahead of Trump Deadline
Oil Prices Hover around $110/bbl, Hormuz Stays Shut ahead of Trump Deadline

Oil prices hovered around $110 ‌a barrel on Tuesday as a deadline imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump loomed for Iran to open the...

Unexpected Repayment of $3.5B UAE Loan Puts Pressure on Pakistani Economy
Unexpected Repayment of $3.5B UAE Loan Puts Pressure on Pakistani Economy

Pakistan will return a $3.5 ​billion loan to the United Arab Emirates this month, two government officials said on Tuesday, ‌raising...

Pershing Square Proposes $64B Universal Music Merger with Acquisition Company
Pershing Square Proposes $64B Universal Music Merger with Acquisition Company

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square ‌on Tuesday proposed merging its acquisition vehicle with Universal Music Group with a plan to...

Stocks Nervy, Oil above $110 as Trump's Iran Deadline Nears
Stocks Nervy, Oil above $110 as Trump's Iran Deadline Nears

Global stocks wavered on Tuesday, while oil prices edged above $110 per ​barrel as the looming deadline imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump for...

France's Services Sector Contracts in Mar, Middle East War Hits Demand, PMI
France's Services Sector Contracts in Mar, Middle East War Hits Demand, PMI

France's services sector contracted further in March as client spending weakened due to the war ​in the Middle East and caution among...

UK Services Firms Report Surge in Costs, Fading Optimism as Iran War Takes Toll
UK Services Firms Report Surge in Costs, Fading Optimism as Iran War Takes Toll

Businesses in Britain's services sector reported the biggest month-on-month jump in costs in March since 2021, driven by higher energy and...

German Service Sector Growth Slows to 7-Month Low, PMI Shows
German Service Sector Growth Slows to 7-Month Low, PMI Shows

Business activity growth in Germany's service sector abruptly lost momentum in March as demand weakened amid fallout ​from the war in the...

LG Energy Solution Flags Q1 Operating Loss on Weak EV Demand
LG Energy Solution Flags Q1 Operating Loss on Weak EV Demand

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution (LGES) said on Tuesday it expects to post a first-quarter operating loss of 208 billion ​won...

Brazil Puts China's BYD on List of Shame for Workers' Past Slavery-Like Conditions
Brazil Puts China's BYD on List of Shame for Workers' Past Slavery-Like Conditions

Brazil has put China's BYD on a ‌registry of employers who have subjected workers to conditions similar to slavery, after a 2024...

Domino's India Operator Slumps to 2-Y Low, Quarterly Sales Growth Disappoints
Domino's India Operator Slumps to 2-Y Low, Quarterly Sales Growth Disappoints

Shares of Domino's India operator Jubilant ​Foodworks slumped to their lowest since March ‌2024 on Tuesday, after weak sales growth...

Wall St Ends Higher as Investors Parse US-Iran Negotiations, Threats
Wall St Ends Higher as Investors Parse US-Iran Negotiations, Threats

U.S. stocks advanced on Monday as investors looked for ​signs of progress toward a U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal and evaluated President Donald...

Netflix Debuts new 'Playground' Gaming App for Kids
Netflix Debuts new 'Playground' Gaming App for Kids

Netflix doubled down on its gaming efforts on Monday, launching a new ​app called "Netflix Playground" that would feature games...

Broadcom Signs Long-Term Deal to Develop Google’s Custom AI Chips
Broadcom Signs Long-Term Deal to Develop Google’s Custom AI Chips

Broadcom said on Monday it has signed a long-term agreement with Google to develop and supply future generations of ​custom artificial...

US Service Sector Cools in Mar, Inflation Heating Up amid Iran War
US Service Sector Cools in Mar, Inflation Heating Up amid Iran War

U.S. services sector growth slowed in March, while prices paid by businesses for inputs increased by the most in more than 13 years, an early...

April 6, 2026
Oracle Hires Schneider Electric's Maxson as CFO amid AI Spending Boom
Oracle Hires Schneider Electric's Maxson as CFO amid AI Spending Boom

Oracle on Monday named Hilary Maxson as its ​chief financial officer, tapping an executive with deep experience in infrastructure and energy...

Goldman Sachs' Private Credit Fund Defies Sector-Wide Spike in Redemptions
Goldman Sachs' Private Credit Fund Defies Sector-Wide Spike in Redemptions

Goldman Sachs' private credit fund disclosed on Monday that investors sought to ​repurchase just under 5% of shares in the first quarter,...

US Crude Premiums Climb to Record Levels as Asia, Europe Compete for Supply
US Crude Premiums Climb to Record Levels as Asia, Europe Compete for Supply

Spot premiums for U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude have jumped ​to all-time highs as competition between Asian and European refiners for supply...

UPS, Teamsters Reach Settlement that Caps Driver Severance Offers
UPS, Teamsters Reach Settlement that Caps Driver Severance Offers

United Parcel Service said on Sunday that it had ​reached an agreement with the ‌International Brotherhood of Teamsters to cap severance...

Oil Prices Fall on US-Iran Receiving Peace Proposal
Oil Prices Fall on US-Iran Receiving Peace Proposal

Strait of Hormuz closure disrupts Middle East oil exports, refiners seek alternatives Trump threatens further action if Strait remains closed...

BOJ Warns of Economic Hit from Middle East Conflict
BOJ Warns of Economic Hit from Middle East Conflict

The Bank of Japan said surging oil costs and supply disruptions brought about by ‌the Middle East conflict could hurt the economy, signalling...

INR Perks Up on Arbitrage Unwinding-Linked Clustered USD Sales
INR Perks Up on Arbitrage Unwinding-Linked Clustered USD Sales

The Indian rupee firmed on Monday, as a regulation-spurred unwinding of arbitrage positions continued to spark clustered ​dollar sales. The...

India's Services Growth Slows to 14-mth Low, Middle East War Hits Demand, PMI
India's Services Growth Slows to 14-mth Low, Middle East War Hits Demand, PMI

BENGALURU, April 6 (Reuters) - India's services sector grew at its weakest pace in 14 months in March as the Middle East war dampened domestic...

Gold Slips as Raging Iran War, Strong US Jobs Data Lift USD
Gold Slips as Raging Iran War, Strong US Jobs Data Lift USD

Gold prices slipped on Monday as a firmer ‌U.S. dollar, buoyed by a strong U.S. jobs report, further dampened rate cut bets, while markets...

Markets on Edge, Trump Threatens Strikes on Iranian Infrastructure
Markets on Edge, Trump Threatens Strikes on Iranian Infrastructure

Oil prices rose while stocks were mixed on ​Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of "hell" for Iran unless it reopens the...

Indian Apparel Retailer Trent's Revenue Growth Picks Up in Q4, Shares Rise
Indian Apparel Retailer Trent's Revenue Growth Picks Up in Q4, Shares Rise

Indian fast-fashion retailer Trent said on Monday its standalone revenue rose ​20% in the fourth quarter, picking ‌up from the slowest...

OPEC+ Agrees to Boost Oil Output when Strait of Hormuz Reopens
OPEC+ Agrees to Boost Oil Output when Strait of Hormuz Reopens

OPEC+ agreed ‌on Sunday to raise its oil output quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for May, a modest rise that will largely exist on paper as...

Dollar Steady as Traders Weigh Escalating Iran War, Ceasefire Hopes
Dollar Steady as Traders Weigh Escalating Iran War, Ceasefire Hopes

The dollar was steady on Monday, while the yen flirted with the crucial 160 per dollar level, ​as nervous investors took stock of...

India Auto Dealers say Iran War to Hit Supplies
India Auto Dealers say Iran War to Hit Supplies

India’s auto dealers on Monday warned of possible supply or dispatch disruptions in the near term as ​the West Asia conflict drove up raw...

India seen Holding Rates, 'Goldilocks' Phase Gives Way to Stress
India seen Holding Rates, 'Goldilocks' Phase Gives Way to Stress

India’s central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold on Wednesday as policymakers assess the fallout from the ​war in Iran ,...

Citigroup Pushes Back Fed Rate Cut Timeline after Strong Job Numbers
Citigroup Pushes Back Fed Rate Cut Timeline after Strong Job Numbers

Citigroup has pushed back its Fed rate-cut timeline, citing unexpectedly strong U.S. ​job gains and persistent inflation risks. The...

S.Korea Asks Gulf Nations for Steady Energy Supply, Safety of Korean Vessels
S.Korea Asks Gulf Nations for Steady Energy Supply, Safety of Korean Vessels

South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol met with envoys from Gulf countries to ​shore up energy security and the ‌safety of Korean vessels...

Paramount in Talks for Gulf Backing in Warner Takeover, WSJ
Paramount in Talks for Gulf Backing in Warner Takeover, WSJ

Paramount Skydance ​is in talks to secure signed equity commitments ‌of almost $24 billion from three sovereign wealth funds led by Saudi...

April 3, 2026
Consumer Megadeals Make a Rare Comeback in the First Quarter
Consumer Megadeals Make a Rare Comeback in the First Quarter

Two blockbuster mergers involving U.S. food companies, struck within 24 hours, gatecrashed ​the ranks of the biggest global transactions of the...

DeepSeek's V4 Model will Run on Huawei Chips, The Information Reports
DeepSeek's V4 Model will Run on Huawei Chips, The Information Reports

China's DeepSeek's new model called V4 will run on the latest chips designed by ​Huawei Technologies, U.S. digital news outlet The...


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