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US small business confidence extends decline in February

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. small-business confidence dropped for a third straight month in February, wiping away much of the gains notched in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s election victory in November, amid mounting concerns over the administration’s trade policy. The National Federation of Independent Business said on Tuesday its Small Business Optimism Index fell …

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Oracle gives strong long-term growth outlook as AI cloud demand soars

(This March 10 story has been corrected to say ‘analysts’ average estimate,’ not ‘median estimate,’ in paragraph 11) By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) – Oracle CEO Safra Catz on Monday gave a strong growth outlook for its fiscal 2026 and 2027, indicating that the skyrocketing demand for advanced artificial intelligence computing shows no signs of slowing …

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China’s Evergrande Property Services eyes up to 37% decline in annual profit

(This March 7 story has been corrected to say that related parties were also ordered to repay pledges, in paragraph 2) (Reuters) – China’s Evergrande Property Services Group said on Friday it expects to record a decrease of up to 37% in its annual profit for the year ended December 31, 2024, due to legal …

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Delta cuts profit forecast as US economic uncertainty hits travel

By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines on Monday slashed its first-quarter profit estimates by half, sending its shares down 14%, and its CEO said the environment had weakened due to U.S. economic uncertainty. The Atlanta-based airline is the first major U.S. carrier to report that mounting economic worries among consumers and businesses …

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Electric vehicles fuel Indonesia’s first car sales growth since June 2023

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s car sales in February rose 2.2% year-on-year, the first growth recorded since June 2023, data from the country’s car association showed on Tuesday, amid growing adoption of electric vehicles (EV) driven mostly by Chinese brands. Car sales in Southeast Asia’s largest economy have been facing challenges due to customers’ weak spending power …

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Trump administration aims to cancel oil reserve sales, support small nuclear power

HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday he was planning to work with Congress on cancelling previously mandated sales from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as one way to address low stockpiles.  Congress has mandated some 100 million barrels in sales from the reserve, the world’s largest emergency stockpile of crude oil, …

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Citi cuts recommendation for US stocks as recession fears hit, lifts view on China

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Citi analysts cut their recommendation for U.S. stocks to “neutral” from “overweight” on Monday after recession fears pummelled the market, arguing that the U.S. economy may no longer outpace the rest of the world in the coming months. At the same time, they upgraded their view on China to “overweight” …

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US transportation chief to meet with Boeing CEO on safety efforts

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he plans to visit a Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, on Thursday to ensure the U.S. planemaker is maintaining the highest level of safety, six years after a deadly 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia. Duffy will travel to Seattle with acting FAA Administrator Chris …

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US SEC to move away from requiring crypto firms to register as trading systems, chief says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The acting chief of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday he has directed staff to look at ways to abandon a plan that would have widened the definition of alternative trading systems to include some cryptocurrency firms. The SEC in 2022 proposed requiring some crypto firms to register as …

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