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French private sector contracts at fastest pace since October, PMI shows
PARIS, March 24 (Reuters) - France's private sector contracted in March at its fastest pace since October, hit by weak demand, Iran war-linked supply disruptions and client caution ahead of local elec...
Mar 24, 2026
Japan's cherry blossom picnics feel the pinch of global inflation
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) - Global inflation is taking a bite out of Japan's iconic "hanami" cherry blossom picnics, with an index tracking food and drink costs up 25% since 2020, priv...
Mar 24, 2026
Jefferies shares surge on report of Japan's SMFG preparing for potential buyout
By Shivani Tanna and Manya Saini March 24 (Reuters) - Jefferies shares surged 10% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the Financial Times reported that Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is wor...
Mar 24, 2026
Foreign outflows hit Asian stocks as Iran war drives oil shock fears
By Gaurav Dogra March 24 (Reuters) - Asian stocks have seen heavy foreign outflows so far in March as disruptions to Middle East energy supply from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran stoked fears of an oi...
Mar 24, 2026
SK Hynix may raise up to $10 billion from US listing, Korea Economic Daily says
SEOUL, March 24 (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Hynix is considering raising 10 trillion to 15 trillion won ($10.03 billion) through a potential U.S. listing, aiming to expand production capacity for adv...
Mar 24, 2026
Feed cost surge from Iran war deepens pain for China's pig farmers
By Ella Cao, Daphne Zhang and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) - Rising grain prices fuelled by the Iran war are lifting animal feed costs in China, the world's biggest pig market, piling pre...
Mar 24, 2026
Fever-Tree Drinks' profit drops 16% on Molson Coors' partnership impact, packaging levy dispute
March 24 (Reuters) - Fever-Tree Drinks reported a 16% drop in annual profit on Tuesday after booking a one-off 2.8-million-pound ($3.76 million) charge over a disputed packaging levy and facing margin...
Mar 24, 2026
Ford to recall over 254,000 SUVs in the US due to software issues, NHTSA says
March 24 (Reuters) - Ford Motor is recalling 254,640 SUVs in the U.S. over software issues that may result in the loss of rearview camera image and some advanced driver assistance (ADAS) features, the...
Mar 24, 2026
The BTS ARMY is coming to a city near you, armed with $5.3 billion in spending power
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL, March 24 (Reuters) - For Maria Herrera, a utility employee from Vancouver, the trade-off to watch a performance by Kpop supergroup BTS on Saturday in Seoul was simple: Weeks of e...
Mar 24, 2026
Oracle reworks its finance, procurement apps for AI agents
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, March 23 (Reuters) - Oracle is revamping its cloud-based financial software used by large companies to work with artificial intelligence agents, with a goal of having ...
Mar 24, 2026
