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US manufacturing activity steady, factory gate inflation surges
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity grew steadily in February, but a gauge of prices at the factory gate raced to a near 3-1/2-year high amid tariffs, highlig...
Thomson Reuters Mar 02, 2026
US Supreme Court declines to hear dispute over copyrights for AI-generated material
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up the issue of whether art generated by artificial intelligence can be copyrighted under U.S. law, ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 02, 2026
China's Minimax reports strong revenue growth, charts broader AI ambitions
BEIJING, March 2 (Reuters) - Chinese artificial intelligence startup MiniMax aims to become a global AI platform company, it said on Monday, setting out plans for faster expansion and a broader produc...
Thomson Reuters Mar 02, 2026
Canadian manufacturing PMI rises to 13-month high in February
By Fergal Smith TORONTO, March 2 (Reuters) - Canada's manufacturing sector grew for a second straight month in February as new business increased despite weak export sales and rising inflation pressur...
Thomson Reuters Mar 02, 2026
Wall St opens lower on fears of protracted Middle East conflict
March 2 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Monday as investors braced for a prolonged Middle East conflict that threatened to disrupt global trade routes and reignite inflationary ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 02, 2026
Paramount debt to hit $79 billion after Warner Bros deal, no plan to sell cable assets
By Harshita Mary Varghese March 2 (Reuters) - The Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery merger will create a combined entity that would have a net debt of about $79 billion, Paramount said on Monda...
Thomson Reuters Mar 02, 2026
Analysis-Hims expansion may not come in time for risky GLP-1 business
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) - Telehealth company Hims & Hers Health, known for its weight-loss drug business, is promising it can diversify away from its reliance on compounded GLP-1 s...
Thomson Reuters Mar 02, 2026
Brazil's Embraer cheers US return to zero tariff, predicts growth
SAO PAULO, March 2 (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer expects "substantial growth" supported by the United States' return to a zero tariff policy, CEO Francisco Gomes Neto said on Monday. Speaki...
Thomson Reuters Mar 02, 2026
Apple launches iPhone 17e at $599, boosts base storage to 256 gigabytes
March 2 (Reuters) - Apple on Monday launched iPhone 17e, its more affordable smartphone model that starts at a price of $599 with 256 gigabytes of storage, as it looks to defend its share in a fiercel...
Thomson Reuters Mar 02, 2026
Bank of Canada: sometimes rate hikes needed even when economy is weak
By Promit Mukherjee and David Ljunggren OTTAWA, March 2 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada, citing the potential for supply shocks to impose structural change, on Monday said sometimes rates needed to go ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 02, 2026



