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Matson Lifts 2026 Operating Income Outlook on Stronger China Freight

Stronger China demand sets up higher Q2 volumes heading into peak season.

Sherwin-Williams Beats Q1 Estimates, Signals Cautious Year With Mid-Single-Digit Q2 Outlook

Ericsson Misses Q1 Profit Target, Approves SEK 15 Billion Buyback

U.S. Adds 178,000 Jobs in March as Unemployment Slips to 4.3%

Crypto Layoffs Deepen With Crypto.com’s 12% Cut as Firms Tout AI Pivots

Gallup: Americans’ Future Optimism Falls to Record Low in 2025

Russia Confirms 1% Growth in 2025, Calls Slowdown a Policy Choice

New Evidence Shows AI Is Reordering Work More Than Eliminating Jobs

New Polls Put Trump’s Approval at Second-Term Low

Fact-Checkers Rebuke White House’s 2.5% Inflation Claim as Latest CPI Shows 3.0%

Wall Street Splits on Salesforce as AI Pivot Sets 2030 Ambition

OBR Poised to Cut UK Productivity Outlook, Raising Pressure for Tax Rises

BOJ Hawk Takata Says Now Is Prime Opportunity to Raise Rates as Markets Tilt to Early Move

BoE’s Taylor Warns UK Faces ‘Bumpy Landing’ as Inflation Could Undershoot in 2026

Germany Sees Another Rise in Insolvency Requests, Up 10.4% in September

BASF Reaffirms 2028 Targets, Keeps Catalysts Unit, Eyes Earlier Share Buyback

Russia to Lift VAT to 22% in 2026 as Cabinet Backs Wartime Budget

Fed Delivers First 2025 Rate Cut, Lowers Benchmark to 4.00%–4.25%

German Steel Pay Talks Open in Düsseldorf as IG Metall Seeks Inflation Offset

Russia Set to Lower Growth Outlook as Data Point to Technical Recession