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Plus: Neoen to sell 30% stake in its Australian division; Google agrees to destroy users’ ‘incognito’ data history; Erdoğan suffers major defeat in Turkey’s local elections.

Plus: Trump’s media stock continues to climb day after debut; Libor trader’s conviction appeal dismissed by London court; Canva plans to boost corporate sales after Affinity buyout.

Plus: China files WTO complaint over US EV rules; Visa and Mastercard agree to cap swipe fees, ending decade-long dispute; Trump's media firm soars on debut, reaches US$9.5b.

Plus: EU opens probes into big tech under new rules; Boeing CEO resigns amid management shakeup; EV maker Fisker enters trading halt after deal talks collapse.

Plus: Government recommends pay increase in Fair Work Commission submissions; China blocks Intel and AMD chips in state computers; Trump reaches US$454m bond deadline.

Plus: Bank of England leaves rates unchanged; EU to hit big tech with aggressive new probes; US circulates draft UN resolution for ceasefire in Gaza.

Plus: Tencent doubles buybacks after revenue slump; Huawei-linked firms face US blacklist; French watchdog slaps Google with €250m fine.

Plus: Vale SA faces US$3.8b class action; AstraZeneca to build radiotherapy offering with Fusion purchase; Hong Kong rushes through national security rule.

Plus: Deloitte announces biggest restructure in a decade; Trump fails to raise US$450m bond in NY fraud case; Famine is ‘imminent' in Northern Gaza.

Plus: Apple, Google and Epic Games exchange barbs as major court battle begins in Melbourne; SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency; BHP layoff hits 25% of West Musgrave project.

Plus: Beijing accuses US of ‘bullying’ over TikTok vote; Australian wheat shipments cancelled by China; Biden backs US$2.26b loan for lithium project.

Plus: US House votes to force TikTok’s owner to divest ownership; Tribeca urges Glencore to shift listing, scrap spin-off plans; Biden to voice concerns on the Nippon-US Steel merger.

Plus: Apple allows iPhone apps to be directly downloaded from EU developers; PwC will announce hundreds of staff cuts today; Microsoft confirms its support for the Australian media code.

Plus: Telegram reaches 900m users and mulls IPO; Abu Dhabi launches US$100b AI investment fund; London Stock Exchange approves Bitcoin and Ether ETNs.

Plus: Aramco increases dividend to US$98b and signals LNG expansion; UK, US, French forces down Houthi drones in Red Sea; Jim Chalmers announces plans to cut ‘nuisance tariffs.’

Plus: US to build port to deliver aid to Gaza; NYCB sees deposits shrink by US$12b; UK’s Nationwide to buy Virgin Money for £2.9b.

Plus: Beijing signals more stimulus, shares surprise trade data; Altman’s Worldcoin ordered to stop collecting user data in Spain; Albanese Government to announce parental leave superannuation benefits.

Plus: Nikki Haley’s Super Tuesday results may end her campaign; Monzo secures US$5b valuation with funding round; Bitcoin soars past US$69,000, making new record.

Plus: China cancels Premier Li’s annual press briefing; US Supreme Court overturns Colorado’s decision to remove Trump from ballot; Nicholas Moore encourages SE-Asian expansion for Aussie startups.

Plus: Fels calls for ACCC inquiry into insurance; Pakistan’s parliament votes in Shehbaz Sharif as Prime Minister; Red Sea conflict puts undersea internet cables at risk.

Plus: US Core CPE rose in January; Tech giants inject US$675m into robot workers; Ukraine warns that Russia could break through defences in coming months.

Plus: Stripe to hit US$65b valuation in share sale; Disney and Reliance form JV for India growth; Creditor of Chinese developer Country Garden files winding up petition.

Plus: Shein considers UK float to avoid US regulators; Klarna in talks for a US listing in Q3 this year; Australian banks have some of the largest gender pay gaps.

Plus: Goldman secures US$1b for APAC private credit investment; Microsoft partners with Mistral to expand AI offering; Palestinian PM and his government resign.

Plus: Trump defeats Haley in South Carolina primary; Zelenskiy says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed during war; Big four lose government contracts amid PwC scandal.

Plus: Equities surge after Nvidia ignites tech rally; Putin sends signals with flight on nuclear bomber; Google and Reddit agree deal on content for AI training.

Plus: China issues trading bans at market open and close; HSBC's profit takes an 80% hit; Amazon gains blue chip status with Dow Jones entry.

Plus: Microsoft builds replacement Nvidia server gear to reduce its dependence; Barclays vows to return £10b to shareholders in new strategy; Nvidia eclipses Tesla as the most traded stock.

Plus: Israel suffers 20% GDP tumble since outbreak of war; Capital One is mulling a Discover Financial takeover; Turkish-Russian trade falters after US sanctions.

Plus: Russia takes control of Avdiivka in major gain; Lunar New Year spending tops pre-pandemic levels; Alexei Navalny’s body located in nearby morgue.

Plus: US retail sales fall by most in a year; Renesas acquires Altium for $9.1b; Putin believes Biden presidency will be better for Russia than a Trump one.

Plus: UK inflation remains unchanged at 4%; Uber reveals US$7b stock buyback after profits; Canva’s CFO steps down amid internal investigation.

Plus: US inflation came in higher than expected; Bolt slashes share price by 97% in buyback; Andrew Forrest calls carbon capture a ‘complete falsehood.’

Plus: More US oil majors announce merger; Aramco chief says oil demand is ‘robust’; WA GST deal could blowout to $50b.

Plus: Imran Khan’s PTI wins Pakistan election; US banking profits tumble in 2023; OpenAI on track to hit US$2b revenue target.

Plus: Arm shares soar 60% on AI chip strength; TikTok and Meta take issue with EU data fees; Zyn drives up Philip Morris’ profits.

Plus: Beijing engineering pushes stocks to 5-month high; Uber posts its first operating profit; Pakistan blasts rock country on eve of election.

Plus: WeWork founder wants it back; RBA is alert to Chinese market risks; China skirts US sanctions to make more chips.

Plus: Fed expects to make three rate cuts; China hands down death penalty to Australian; Stage 3 tax-cuts introduced to Parliament.