Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed despite tariff uncertainty and recession fears in the U.S.

• Eye Opener: Markets plummet over recession fears

  Markets plummet over recession fears amid President Trump's chaotic tariff wars with our biggest trading partners. Also, a judge blocks the Trump administration's deportation of a pro-Palestinian ...
  
  CBS News - 20h

• Tariffs have raised the probability of a U.S. recession to around 35%: Pimco

  There is a "maybe 35% probability" that the U.S. will enter a recession this year, says Alec Kersman, managing director and head of Asia-Pacific at Pimco.
  
  CNBC - 2h

• Oil prices resume slide, ending lower as tariff fears spark stock-market tumble

  Oil futures ended lower Monday, dragged down by fears rising global trade tensions could spark a recession or a slowdown as U.S. equities suffered their worst day of 2025.
  
  MarketWatch - 1d
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  Stocks plunge, market closes down on recession fears amid escalating tariffs

  The major stock indexes plunged on Monday amid fears of a possible recession.
  
  ABC News - 1d
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  Trump doesn't rule out recession as trade war stirs uncertainty

  As President Donald Trump doubles down on his escalating trade war against some of the country’s biggest economic partners, he is declining to rule out a recession as economic uncertainty grows. ...
  
  NBC News - 1d

• Recession fears escalate across U.S.

  U.S. stocks plunged Monday as President Trump declined to rule out the possibility that the nation is tipping into a recession. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady examines the market's ...
  
  CBS News - 1d
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  Kentucky Bourbon Makers Fear Becoming ‘Collateral Damage’ in Trump’s Trade War

  Smaller distillers say the uncertainty created by the administration’s erratic tariff announcements is crippling their ability to expand into Canadian and EU markets.
  
  Inc. - 17h
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  Stocks Drop as Recession Fears Surface

  The S&P skidded 2.7 percent, amid investor fears that tit-for-tat tariffs could raise prices, slow the economy and sow uncertainty among businesses.
  
  The New York Times - 1d
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  White House says U.S. is in 'period of economic transition' amid recession fears

  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the U.S. economy was in a "period of economic transition" and criticized the economic policies of the Biden administration amid ...
  
  NBC News - 15h

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• We 'must act': Europe retaliates against Trump's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports

  The European Union said it would impose counter-tariffs on 26 billion euros ($28.33 billion) worth of U.S. goods starting in April in response to the duties.
  
  CNBC - 1h

• Ray Dalio warns that mounting U.S. debt problems could lead to ‘shocking developments'

  Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio on Wednesday warned that a "very severe" supply-demand problem regarding U.S. debt could lead to shocking developments.
  
  CNBC - 4h

• A big inflation report is on the way Wednesday. Here's what to expect

  The consumer price index for February is forecast to show an increase of 0.3% for goods and services across the largest economy in the world.
  
  CNBC - 13h

• China's Commerce Ministry held talks with Walmart after report on price cut demand, state media says

  Chinese and American companies should "work together" to respond to U.S. "unilateral imposition of tariffs," Chinese state media said.
  
  CNBC - 3h

• Rheinmetall sales surge 36% in 2024, as company forecasts 'major' military order boom

  Last year's sales boom helped push Rheinmetall's operating profit to a record high.
  
  CNBC - 1h

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  Tariffs Add to Automaker Concerns About Higher Steel Costs

  Even before the new levies took effect, the industry was worried about prices after President Trump opposed a major merger in the steel sector.
  
  The New York Times - 9m

• I invested $4,000 in 2020. It’s now worth $55,000 with a 65% concentration in Nvidia. Am I now in trouble?

  “I’ve been disabled from anorexia and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome for the past five years.”
  
  MarketWatch - 9m

• Roche takes big step in weight-loss field with $5.3 billion deal.

  Swiss drugmaker Roche on Wednesday announced a major deal in the weight-loss category, agreeing to pay up to $5.3 billion to Zealand Pharma in a licensing and development deal.
  
  MarketWatch - 13m
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  4 Really Bad Management Behaviors That Drive Good Employees Away

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  Inc. - 15m

• ‘You want to become billionaires? List on NSE,’ says Ashish Chauhan, CEO of India’s National Stock Exchange

  NSE's Chauhan says that retail and foreign institutional investors will look toward Indian stocks now that valuations are "back to near their 10-year average."
  
  CNBC - 19m