North America:

  • Microsoft Corp declares a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share.
  • OpenAI is set to integrate its AI video generator Sora into ChatGPT, expanding its multimodal AI offerings.
  • Bank of America reports a 10% increase in investment banking revenue in Q1 and at least a 7% year-over-year rise in first-quarter net interest income.
  • Amazon launches a new health AI assistant on its website and app, offering free 24/7 virtual care for Prime members.
  • Eli Lilly announces a $3 billion investment to expand its supply chain and production capacity in China for type-2 diabetes and obesity drug Orforglipron.
  • Boeing reports expected delays in 737 Max deliveries due to wiring fixes but maintains its 2026 sales target of 500 jets.
  • Google completes a $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity platform Wiz, marking its largest deal to date.
  • Alphabet finalizes a $4.75 billion purchase of Intersect, becoming the first tech giant to own a power company to secure energy for future data-center growth.
  • Oracle reports $17.19 billion in Q3 revenue, surpassing analysts' $16.91 billion estimate, driven by strong AI-powered cloud demand, and raises its FY2027 revenue forecast to $90 billion.
  • Meta announces it will acquire AI-only social media platform Moltbook to enhance its AI capabilities.
  • Exxon Mobil's exit impacts Russia's Sakhalin-1 project, with oil production projected to fall 10.3% in 2025.
  • Nielsen's Gracenote files a lawsuit against OpenAI for allegedly using its copyrighted metadata without authorization to train AI models.

Europe:

  • Inditex reports a 9% year-over-year rise in sales (store and online) in constant currency for the February 1–March 8 period, with profit and EBITDA exceeding estimates.
  • Rheinmetall reported 29% sales growth and record operating profit for 2025, but results fell short of expectations, with a mixed 2026 outlook and a substantially higher dividend announced.
  • Mediobanca approved a merger with MPS with a 2.45:1 share-swap ratio, resulting in its delisting and the creation of an integrated banking group.
  • Uniper projects its 2026 adjusted EBITDA between €1.0 and €1.3 billion, net income of €350 to €600 million, and announces its first dividend in four years, signalling financial stability and readiness for a potential government exit.
  • Gerresheimer postpones its 2025 annual and consolidated financial statements to June, risking removal from the SDax index.
  • Porsche reports a 91.4% drop in 2025 after-tax profit to €310 million and projects 2026 operating margins of 5.5-7.5% with €35-36 billion in revenue, citing restructuring costs and challenging market conditions.
  • Clas Ohlson reported a Q3 EBIT margin of 16.2%, net income of SEK 514m, operating income of SEK 659m, and a 5.7% increase in net sales to SEK 4,080m, exceeding expectations.
  • Air France extends the suspension of its flights to Dubai, Riyadh, Tel Aviv, and Beirut until March 14-15, 2026.
  • KLM cancels all flights to Dubai until March 28 due to the war in the Middle East.
  • Standard Chartered repurchased 916,173 shares for GBP 15.5 million as disclosed in an HKEX filing on March 10.

Rest of the World:

  • Tesla's Model 3 and Model Y sales from its Shanghai plant surged 91% year-on-year in February 2026, reaching 58,600 units.
  • Cathay Pacific reports a 9.5% rise in annual profit driven by robust passenger and cargo demand.
  • Evergrande Property Services liquidators are evaluating updated offer proposals received in January 2026 as part of the company's restructuring process but have not reached any formal agreements.
  • Rio Tinto secures nearly $1.2 billion in loans to fund its $2.5 billion Rincon lithium project in Argentina, expected to begin production in 2028 with a 40-year mine life.
  • Saudi Aramco requests Asian buyers to submit April crude oil loading plans for Ras Tanura and Yanbu amid the Iran crisis.
  • Mobvista Inc reports FY revenue of $2.05 B and adjusted net profit of $95.5 M.