China's manufacturing sector closed the first quarter of 2026 on a cautiously optimistic note, with the latest RatingDog China General Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index registering 50.8 in March, marking the fourth consecutive month of expansion. While the headline figure dipped from February's recent peak …
The American labor market is flashing warning signs. Fresh government data reveals that job openings dropped sharply in February while hiring sank to its lowest point since the darkest days of COVID-19, painting a picture of an economy stuck in neutral.
Thirty-two days into a war that was supposed to last four to six weeks, President Trump stood before Oval Office reporters Tuesday and declared victory. U.S. forces, he said, would leave Iran within two to three weeks. The nuclear threat had been neutralized. The …
March 2026 will be studied in energy markets for a long time.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump told reporters the war was nearly finished. Within hours, Iran fired three waves of ballistic missiles at Israel. That gap between Washington's exit narrative and the operational reality on multiple fronts is the defining tension of a conflict entering …
The US private sector added a net 62,000 jobs in March 2026, according to data released by Automatic Data Processing. The figure surpassed consensus market expectations of 40,000 and followed an upwardly revised 66,000 in February. On the surface, the numbers suggest a labour …
US retail sales rose 0.6% month-over-month in February 2026, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The reading exceeded market expectations of 0.5% and marked a firm reversal from the 0.1% decline recorded in January. It is the strongest monthly performance in …
IO Biotech (NASDAQ: IOBT) filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on March 31st, marking one of the more complete corporate collapses in the immuno-oncology space this year. The company simultaneously ceased all operations, terminated its …
Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY)has agreed to acquire Centessa Pharmaceuticals in a deal worth up to $47 per share, placing a substantial wager on a novel class of sleep disorder treatments and deepening the US drugmaker's push into neuroscience at a time of fierce competition …
On April 1st 2026, Donald Trump told Britain's Telegraph that US withdrawal from NATO was now "beyond reconsideration." The statement, delivered amid an active military campaign against Iran and a Strait of Hormuz blockade that has pushed crude oil toward $100 per barrel, is …