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Chicago wheat, corn futures fall ahead of Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Chicago wheat and corn futures fell, ahead of Ukraine and Russia heading for peace talks, with worries over surging COVID-19 cases in China weighing on commodities markets further

Weekly USDA wheat ratings rise in Kansas, drop in Oklahoma, Colorado

The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service in a weekly crop report on Monday rated 32% of the winter wheat in top producer Kansas

Australia's retail sales beat forecasts, rise 1.8% to $24.76 bn in February

Australian retail sales beat forecasts again in February as shoppers defied storms and Omicron waves to return to cafes and department stores for the second-best month ever of spending

Yen on the ropes as Japanese central bank defends bond yield target

The Japanese currency fell as much as 2.4% to 125.10 to the dollar overnight, its lowest since August 2015, before recovering to 124.24 in volatile morning trade in Tokyo.

Gold prices fall on firmer US yields, dollar; palladium sinks 8%

Spot gold fell 1.07% to $1,936.36 per ounce by 12:01 p.m. ET(1601 GMT), while U.S. gold futures declined 0.9% to $1,936.40.

Dollar hits 6-year high vs yen as BOJ moves against rising bond yields

The euro gained 1.27% to 135.895 yen, a four-year high.

Oil prices drop on China demand worries, Ukraine peace talk hopes

Brent crude futures were poised to open around $3 lower, also after sliding around 7% in the previous session.

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka in talks with India for another $1.5-bn credit line

The country of 22 million people is struggling to pay for essential imports after a 70% drop in foreign exchange reserves in two years led to a currency devaluation

Rate outlook drags world stocks, yen slides

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.57%, the S&P 500 fell 0.22%, and the Nasdaq Composite was little changed

Tesla goes for stock split so it can pay a stock dividend, shares gain

The proposal has been approved by its board and the shareholders will vote on it at the annual meeting. The stock split, if approved, would be the latest after a five-for-one split in August 2020.

Abramovich, Ukrainian peace negotiators hit by suspected poisoning: Reports

Their symptoms included red eyes, constant and painful tearing, and peeling skin on their faces and hands, reports Wall Street Journal

Wall St slips as banks, energy stocks weigh; Tesla up on stock-split plans

Oil prices tumble on concerns of weaker Chinese demand

Violent outburst upstages Oscar's return from Covid-19 pandemic

The unprecedented physical altercation upstaged the final half hour of the show

Biden's budget boosts military, raises taxes on billionaires, companies

Biden's plan also calls for increased spending on community policing, fighting gun crime, and investing in crime prevention, as well as added funding for affordable housing

Gold falls on elevated US yields, dollar; palladium sheds nearly 8%

Spot gold XAU= fell 1.08% to $1,936.30 per ounce by 10:56 a.m. ET (1456 GMT), U.S. gold futures GCv1 declined 0.8% to $1,939.10

Nearly 5k killed in Mariupol since start of Russian siege: Mayor's office

About 140,000 people had fled the city on the Sea of Azov before the Russian siege began and 150,000 have exited since then, leaving 170,000 still there

UAE crypto push sees Bybit, Crypto.com announce Dubai offices

The UAE has been pushing to develop the virtual asset sector and regulation to attract new forms of business as regional economic competition heats up

ONGC sells Russia's Sokol oil to BPCL, HPCL: Report

This marks the first purchase of Sokol crude by HPCL. BPCL had previously purchased the grade in 2016

Russia-Ukraine talks to resume; Kremlin calls Biden remarks 'alarming'

Talks arranged after call between Erdogan and Putin; 160,000 people still trapped in Mariupol, says mayor

EV giant Tesla seeks investor approval for stock split

The stock split, if approved, would be the latest after a five-for-one split in August 2020 that made Tesla shares cheaper for its employees and investors