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Porsche is part of Volkswagen Group, which has an assembly plant and other facilities in the U.S.

The consumer price index was expected to increase 0.3% in February and 3.2% from a year ago.

China is willing to do more to address U.S. concerns about illicit fentanyl trade, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told reporters Wednesday.

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Wednesday that it had struck a deal worth up to $5.3 billion to develop Zealand Pharma's obesity drug candidate.

"Don't chop and change just because you're trying to ingratiate yourself with another administration," says DBS Deputy CEO Tan Su Shan.

The lower inflation reading could give the Reserve Bank of India room to cut rates and support its slowing economy.

The Kremlin broke silence on Wednesday, delivering its initial reaction to Kyiv and the White House's unilateral agreement proposing a temporary ceasefire.

"If we think that what they left school with is going to last them their entire working life, I think that's not realistic," says Josephine Teo.

NSE's Chauhan says that retail and foreign institutional investors will look toward Indian stocks now that valuations are "back to near their 10-year average."

China's "DeepSeek moment" is likely to be good news in the global race to develop AI models, according to French power-equipment maker Schneider Electric.

Zara owner Inditex on Wednesday posted a rise in fourth-quarter sales that met expectations but pointed to a slowdown in demand at the start of the year.

Struggling electric vehicle battery manufacturer Northvolt says it has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden.

The European Union said it would impose counter-tariffs on 26 billion euros ($28.33 billion) worth of U.S. goods starting in April in response to the duties.

The White House engaged in a brief trade war with Canada on Tuesday over energy surcharges and steel tariffs. Cooler heads prevailed but markets weren't calmed.

Last year's sales boom helped push Rheinmetall's operating profit to a record high.

Chinese and American companies should "work together" to respond to U.S. "unilateral imposition of tariffs," Chinese state media said.

U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports came into effect Wednesday.

There is a "maybe 35% probability" that the U.S. will enter a recession this year, says Alec Kersman, managing director and head of Asia-Pacific at Pimco.

"Mundane research" can be done by machines, but human beings will still play a role, Alibaba's Chairman Joe Tsai said Wednesday at CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a closed-door symposium with prominent entrepreneurs last month in a rare show of support for the sector.

Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio on Wednesday warned that a "very severe" U.S. supply-demand problem could lead to shocking developments.

Asia will remain a "beacon of growth opportunities" despite escalating global trade tensions, according to Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.

The White House engaged in a brief trade war with Canada on Tuesday over energy surcharges and steel tariffs. Cooler heads prevailed but markets weren't calmed.

DeepSeek's artificial intelligence breakthrough is stirring up China's venture capital world after three straight years of decline.

Salesforce on Wednesday announced plans to invest $1 billion in Singapore over the next five years.

President Trump has said he will impose a 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada beginning April 2.

The consumer price index for February is forecast to show an increase of 0.3% for goods and services across the largest economy in the world.

The agreement came after more than seven hours of negotiations in Saudi Arabia between high-level American and Ukrainian delegations.

Southwest will start charging customers to check bags, launch basic economy tickets in a bid to drive up revenue.

American farmers could ultimately feel even more pain as a result of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.

U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Tuesday as worries over the state of the U.S. economy persisted.

Billionaire investor Ron Baron is standing by Elon Musk's Tesla amid its dramatic sell-off.

Microsoft Vice President of Energy Bobby Hollis said natural gas with carbon capture is an option if the projects are commercially viable.

Airline CEOs say economic uncertainty and a drop in government travel is driving down domestic travel demand.

Elon Musk is both the CEO of the largest U.S. EV maker and the right-hand-man to President Donald Trump. Bears say it's a disaster for Tesla, bulls say a boon.

As of Monday's close, 366 S&P 500 components or 73% were trading 10% or more below their respective 52-week highs.