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Image for French finance ministry to meet petrol station operators to control consumer costs
Finance

French finance ministry to meet petrol station operators to control consumer costs

PARIS, March 4 (Reuters) - France's Finance Ministry said it would meet petrol distributors at 1000...

4th March, 2026

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Finance

New Zealand deploys two defence planes to the Middle East in preparation for evacuations

DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - The New Zealand government said on Wednesday that it would send two Defen...

4th March, 2026

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Finance

Investors rush into money market funds as Middle East war intensifies

March 4 (Reuters) - Global investors are flocking to money market funds as a widening Middle East wa...

4th March, 2026

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Finance

Goldman says global equities face correction risks, but bear market unlikely

March 4 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs sees "correction risks" to global stocks in the near term due to w...

4th March, 2026

Image for Buyer interest in Russian oil up in Asia, but prices steady, traders say
Finance

Buyer interest in Russian oil up in Asia, but prices steady, traders say

MOSCOW/NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, (Reuters) March 4 - Buyer interest in Russian oil in India and China is...

4th March, 2026

Image for Apple debuts $599 MacBook Neo to challenge Chromebooks, Windows PCs
Finance

Apple debuts $599 MacBook Neo to challenge Chromebooks, Windows PCs

March 4 (Reuters) - Apple on Wednesday unveiled the MacBook Neo, a lower-priced addition to its lapt...

4th March, 2026

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Finance

US and Britain split over crypto collaboration, sources say

By Phoebe Seers and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON/PARIS, March 4 (Reuters) - British and U.S. regulators...

4th March, 2026

Image for Swiss plans flight from Oman to help stranded citizens
Finance

Swiss plans flight from Oman to help stranded citizens

ZURICH, March 4 (Reuters) - Swiss International Airlines said on Wednesday it would operate an Airbu...

4th March, 2026

Image for EU concerned by Iran-driven energy price spike, not planning emergency response
Finance

EU concerned by Iran-driven energy price spike, not planning emergency response

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, March 4 (Reuters) - The European Union has warned member states about soari...

4th March, 2026

Image for Hormuz shutdown worsens after US hits Iranian warship; tankers stranded for fifth day
Finance

Hormuz shutdown worsens after US hits Iranian warship; tankers stranded for fifth day

By Yousef Saba, Jonathan Saul and Anna Hirtenstein March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S.–Iran war widened on...

4th March, 2026

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Finance

US excludes Rosneft Germany from Russia sanctions indefinitely, Bloomberg News reports

March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. government will exempt the German unit of Russia's Rosneft from sanctio...

4th March, 2026

Image for UK's Reeves to tell oil execs she is examining support for consumers and industry
Finance

UK's Reeves to tell oil execs she is examining support for consumers and industry

LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves will tell oil and gas companies s...

4th March, 2026