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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

Telecom tower firms buying assets across Europe as 5G rolls out

American Tower, which has nearly 200,000 towers globally, has a quarter of that number in Europe

UK to hike corporation tax to 25% from 19% from 2023, says FM Sunak

Sunak said small businesses with profits of less than 50,000 pounds a year would be charged only 19%

SoftBank aims to double PayPay users in cashless payments fight

PayPay has used SoftBank's sales network and aggressive rebates to attract 36 million users in the three years since launch

Samsung considers four sites in US for $17 billion chip plant: Report

Samsung's US customers for its contract manufacturing chip business include Tesla Inc, Qualcomm Inc and Nvidia

Spotify competitor Anghami to become first Arab tech firm to list on Nasdaq

Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, Anghami has more than 70 million registered users

Jobless aid, direct checks could get trimmed as US Senate takes up aid bill

With Republican cooperation unlikely, Democrats who narrowly control the chamber need to stick together to pass Biden's top legislative priority

Deloitte to pay Malaysia $80 million to settle claims linked to 1MDB

This relates to auditing of accounts of scandal-linked Malaysian state fund 1MDB and its unit SRC International from 2011 to 2014

Gold prices slip as US bond yields and equities dull its appeal

Spot gold fell 0.6% to $1,727.11 an ounce by 1016 GMT

Protestors shut down roads as Lebanese pound plummets to new low

Protesters blocked roads with burning tyres and dumpsters across Lebanon on Tuesday