English News Archive — Business
March 2026
Markets — Economy — Wealth Divide Widens as Top 20% Now Hold Record \$49 Trillion in U.S. Stocks
Markets — Wall Street Alarm Grows as Fund Managers Warn Big Tech Is Overspending on CapEx
Real Estate — Data Center Boom Overtakes Office Construction for the First Time in U.S. History
Markets — Gold, Silver Plunge as Rate-Cut Hopes Fade and Investors Flee Safe Havens
Energy — Saudi Arabia Boosts Red Sea Oil Exports as Yanbu Shipments Soar After Hormuz Closure
Business — Jeff Bezos Seeks \$100 Billion to Revolutionize Manufacturing with AI-Driven Automation
Private Equity — Bezos Seeks \$100 Billion to Build AI-Driven Manufacturing Empire
Energy — China’s Crude Imports Soar 15.8% as Refiners Stockpile and Shift Toward Fuel Amid Iran War
Energy — U.S. Weighs Oil Export Ban as Iran Conflict Drives Surge in Gas Prices
Energy — Iran Weighs Taxes on Hormuz Shipping as Oil Prices Soar Amid Escalating Conflict
Finance — Regulators Move to Loosen Capital Rules for Major U.S. Banks
Energy — Iranian Strike Devastates Qatar’s Ras Laffan, Slashing Global LNG Supply by 17%
Finance — Bitcoin Plunges Below \$70,000 as Market Selloff Deepens Amid Rising Energy Costs
Markets — Gold Plunges 5% as Inflation Fears and Rising Energy Costs Crush Rate-Cut Hopes; Silver Sinks Over 10%
Markets — Gold, Silver Tumble as Traders Push Back on Rate-Cut Bets Amid Iran-Driven Inflation Surge
Energy — South Korea Considers Importing Russian Oil and Naphtha Amid Tight Energy Security Push as Sanctions Ebb
Energy — China’s Energy Strategy Shields Economy From Iran Conflict Shock
Investing — Retail Investors Flood into Gold and Silver as Institutions Exit, Gold ETFs Surpass \$70B Boost While Silver ETFs Tap \$10B
Investing — Crypto Funds Rebound as Bitcoin ETFs Drive Inflows, Crypto AUM Ticks Up to \$140B Amid Geopolitical Turmoil
Finance — Oil ETFs See Sharp Short-Squeeze As Prices Hit Record High Despite Rising Short Interest
Markets — Markets Slide as Middle East Tensions and Inflation Hit: Dow Drops 661 Points, S\&P 500 and Nasdaq Fall More Than 1%
Economy — Fed Chair Powell Flags Persistently Elevated Inflation as Energy Costs Push Up Prices amid Uncertain Iran War Impacts, Says Policy Pauses Near Neutral Rate explains long pause ahead
Finance — Fed Holds Rates, Projects One 2026 Cut and Higher Inflation Outlook amid Middle East Uncertainty
Markets — Historic Regional Oil Spike as Oman Surges Past \$150, Leaving Brent-WTI Gap Wide and Middle East Disruptions Unmatched
Economy — Dangote Aims for \$100 Billion Revenue by 2030 as Africa’s Industrial Boom Accelerates with New Steel, Power, and Port Ventures
Markets — US Producer Price Index Surges Past Expectations as Core Inflation Hits 3-Year Peak
Markets — S\&P 500 Enters 24/7 Trading With Launch of First Licensed Perpetual Futures on Crypto Exchange
Economy — Five Cornerstone Economics Reads for Beginners: From Friedman to Freakonomics Illuminating How Economists Think
Real Estate — China Home Prices Extend Record Slump as Investment and Sales Slide Sharply
Economy — Recession Risk Surges to 48.6% in February, Nears 50% as Oil Prices Rally
Markets — Systematic Funds Dump Global Equities: \$80B in a Month as AI-Driven Trades Pivot, Forecasts Signal \$106B More Selloff Next Month
Markets — Global Investors Flee to Cash at Fastest Pace Since 2020 as Iran Tensions Rattle Markets
Investing — Investors Surge into Downside Protection as S\&P 500 Put-Call Skew Hits Post-Crisis High and ETF Shorting Soars
Markets — Global Shockwave: Strait of Hormuz Crisis Triggers Worldwide Commodity Shortages and Resurgent Inflation Pressure
Markets — US coffee hits record \$9.46 a pound as food inflation fuels decade-long surge in staples
Markets — Europe Braces for Stagflation as Energy Shock Deepens Crisis and Strains Policy Responses
Regulation — Trump Signs Orders Aiming to Boost Homeownership by Curbing Wall Street's Housing Grip, Pushes Community Banks and Lower Construction Costs
Real Estate — Home Relistings Hit Fresh High as Delistings Rebound, Boostting Spring US Housing Supply
Economy — Job market deteriorates as hiring slows to multi-decade lows and job-switch prospects plunge to record lows
Regulation — SEC moves to end mandatory quarterly earnings; firms could publish results twice yearly instead
Real Estate — Rent Declines Slow Home Costs, But Affordability Still Far From Pre-Pandemic Levels as Leasing Slows and Spring Demand Grows
Energy — U.S. Says Iran Oil Transit Through Hormuz Can Continue as Global Supplies Stablize, With Prices Seen Softening After Conflict Ends
Energy — Japan releases oil from strategic reserves to stabilize prices amid Middle East tensions threatening Hormuz routes
Markets — Bitcoin climbs to fresh multi-month high above \$74,000, closes near \$73,950
Markets — Oil Shocks Spark Rally: S\&P 500 Soars 24% in 12 Months After 20% Oil Spike, 6 of 7 Times Since 1986
Finance — Apollo’s John Zito Warns of Overvalued Private Equity and Looming Software Loan Losses
Markets — Oil Prices Surge Above \$102 as Middle East Tensions Disrupt Global Supply
Energy — Asia Faces LNG Shortage Risk as Strait of Hormuz Disruptions Hit Trade, with Major Deficits for Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Thailand
Markets — Markets Brace for Turbulence as Iran Strikes, Inflation Data, and Fed Decision Drive Week-Wold Moves
Energy — Oil Markets Rally as Iran Conflict Nears End, Rebounding Supplies and Slumping Energy Prices Expected
Economy — China Faces Rise of Hereditary Elite as First Generation of Wealth Passes Fortunes to Heirs
Markets — Crypto Perpetuals Surge: 24/7 Oil Bets Hit New Highs on Crypto Exchanges as Leverage Fuels Weekend Volatility
Finance — Hedge Funds Bet Bearish as Short Exposure Surges to Seven-Year High, Raising Squeeze Risks
Markets — US indices push to fresh highs as S\&P 500 nears record territory, extending gains to new daily peak
Real Estate — Yamaha Motor Corp. USA Relocates Headquarters from Southern California to Georgia
Business — Exxon Mobil Moves Legal Home to Texas, Embracing a More Business-Friendly Environment