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Wall Street drops as big tech stocks including Apple, Amazon retreat

Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc dropped, weighing more than any other stocks on the S&P 500

Volkswagen CEO tweets in Elom Musk-style, on market-cap milestone

Herbert Diess, chief executive of VW Group, highlighted the UBS note on Twitter and shared the market capitalisation milestone.

Las Vegas Sands sells Vegas properties for about $6.25 billion

The properties being sold by the casino operator include the Venetian Resort Las Vegas and the Sands Expo and Convention Center.

Britain increases business tax to pay off nation's vast Covid-19 debt

"Even after this change, the United Kingdom will still have the lowest corporation tax rate in the G7," Sunak said

Myanmar cops gun down at least 33 in Tiananmen-like suppression

The security forces resorted to live fire with little warning in several towns and cities, witnesses said

Chinese hackers targeted groups via server software, says Microsoft

In a blog post, Microsoft said the hacking campaign made use of four previously undetected vulnerabilities in different versions of the software

PM Modi, ministers pick 'Made in India' Covid-19 vaccine over AstraZeneca

Many state officials and doctors have refused to take Covaxin before its effectiveness could be proved.

Alphabet-backed Oscar Health valued at $7.09 billion in lackluster debut

The company's shares opened at $36 on the New York Stock Exchange, below its initial public offering (IPO) price of $39 per share

Gold slides to 9-month low as rising bond yields, dollar dim appeal

Progress on the $1.9 trn U.S. stimulus bill has offered little respite, as higher yields have threatened gold's appeal as an inflation hedge by increasing the opportunity cost of holding bullion

Oil prices gain as US fuel stocks drop, OPEC+ considers deal rollover

Oil prices gain as US fuel stocks drop, OPEC+ considers deal rollover

European Union set to warn Aon over its $30 billion Willis buy: Report

EU antitrust regulators are set to warn Aon that its $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson to create the world's largest insurance broker may hurt competition

ASML extends sales deal with Chinese chipmaker SMIC to end of 2021

ASML said the agreement began in 2018 and was slated to expire at the end of 2020, but the two companies agreed in February to extend the deal to the end of this year

Britain to freeze personal tax thresholds until 2026, says Rishi Sunak

Sunak said the freeze was part of an approach to start fixing the public finances as he looks for ways to raise funds following unprecedented measures to support jobs and the economy during Covid

GM extends vehicle production cuts due to semiconductor chip shortage

The U.S. automaker did not disclose the impact on volumes or say which supplier or parts were affected by the chip shortage, but said it intends to recover as much of the lost output as possible

US Federal Reserve may need more than words in next battle with markets

February's bond selloff sent U.S. 10- and 30-year Treasury yields more than 30 basis points higher while governments from France to Australia saw their borrowing costs jump

US private payrolls rise less than expected in February, shows data

Private payrolls increased by 117,000 jobs last month, the ADP National Employment Report showed on Wednesday

Exxon Mobil pitches investors on dividend growth, better financial returns

It has not set an overall emissions target however, and reducing intensity means that emissions still could rise if oil and gas output grows

OPEC+ are considering oil output roll over for April: Report

OPEC+ ministers hold a full meeting on Thursday

Parler drops case against Amazon for pushing offline over Capitol violence

The app went dark in January as many service providers pulled back support, accusing it of failing to police violent content related to the attack on the US Capitol

UK's Sunak extends Covid rescue plan but firms to pay more tax from 2023

A tax cut for home-buyers was also extended until the end of June