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Manulife Investments announced today the launch of the Manulife CQS Multi‑Asset Credit Fund ETF series, a new suite of exchange‑traded funds focused on credit markets. The series debuts in Canada, adding a diversified fixed‑income product line for retail and institutional investors. The rollout marks the latest expansion of Manulife’s ETF platform as of March 18 2026.
From March 9 to March 15, 2026, U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded funds recorded a six‑day streak of net inflows, totaling $962.8 million, with $199.4 million added on Monday alone. Over three consecutive days the sector attracted $1.1 billion, led by BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin...
President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu arrived in the United Kingdom on Wednesday for a two‑day state visit hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle. It is the first Nigerian state visit since 1989...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced on Monday that Sri Lanka will close all public institutions, schools and universities every Wednesday, creating a four‑day work week to conserve fuel. The emergency measure takes effect immediately amid soaring oil prices of around...
On Monday, March 16, 2026, Cuban officials announced a complete, islandwide blackout affecting the nation’s 11 million residents. The Ministry of Energy and Mines posted on X that the electrical system was fully disconnected and that investigations were underway, noting no...
On March 16‑17, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that NATO allies were unwilling to join a U.S.-led escort coalition for tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, sending Brent crude above $103 a barrel. The disruption threatens roughly 13 million barrels...
On Tuesday, the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) approved Scannapieco Development Corp.’s proposal to convert roughly half of the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel’s 502 rooms into 130 senior‑housing units, leaving 252 rooms for hotel use. The...
Hilton announced on March 18, 2026 that it has signed a development agreement for Conrad Ulaanbaatar, its first hotel in Mongolia. The 227‑room luxury property will sit in the Eco Tower mixed‑use complex in Ulaanbaatar’s central business district and is...
Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today that it will develop more than 30 new select‑service properties—including Hyatt Studios, Hyatt Select, Hyatt Place, and Hyatt House—in the Southeast United States, targeting roughly 4,000 rooms across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi....
Marriott International announced on March 18, 2026 that it will manage and rebrand The Resort at Kapalua Bay in Maui, Hawai‘i as a St. Regis Hotels & Resorts property by 2027. The 25‑acre oceanfront resort, owned by Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners...
New Orleans officials and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center announced on March 11, 2026 that the city will seek demolition of the Sugar Mill venue to build the $500 million, 1,000‑room Omni Headquarters Hotel. The project, pending New Orleans City...
On March 18, 2026, Wipro Limited and Harness Inc. unveiled a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating AI‑native software delivery for global enterprises. The partnership merges Wipro’s artificial‑intelligence services with Harness’s continuous delivery platform, targeting faster, scalable AI‑driven application rollouts.
SailPoint Inc. and Amazon Web Services announced today a multi‑year strategic collaboration to deliver a unified identity‑governance layer for AI agents running on AWS. The agreement expands an existing partnership, makes SailPoint the preferred governance solution for agentic AI on...
Cisco and NVIDIA announced today, via a joint press release, an expansion of their Secure AI Factory that introduces a 102.4 Tbps Cisco N9100 switch powered by NVIDIA Spectrum‑6 silicon and support for NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs across Cisco’s...
On March 18, 2026, IBM announced it had completed the acquisition of Confluent, the leading data‑streaming platform, in a move that embeds real‑time data into the heart of its enterprise AI and agent strategy.
On March 18, 2026, Swedish autonomous‑vehicle company Einride announced a partnership with the operator of Texas State Highway 130 to create a testbed for cabless freight trucks. The pilot will run on the toll‑road corridor, representing the first large‑scale autonomous...
Today Didi Autonomous Driving announced a partnership with Chinese thermal‑imaging specialist Raytron to equip its upcoming robotaxi platform with advanced thermal cameras, enhancing perception and safety for passengers across China.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Nvidia founder Jensen Huang announced on March 17 that Uber will launch Nvidia‑powered Level 4 robotaxis in Los Angeles and San Francisco in the first half of 2027, expanding to 28 cities across North America, Europe,...
On March 18, 2026, Euronext presented a comprehensive plan to reinforce European capital markets at its annual conference in Paris, with CEOs and finance ministers—including Nicolai Tangen, Eelco Heinen, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, and Roland Lescure—highlighting the urgency of deeper integration, sovereign‑debt...
On March 17, 2026, U.S. futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average each dropped 0.4% in early trading, while European equities posted a mixed picture: the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.1%, the FTSE 100 rose 0.1%, and...
On Monday, March 17, 2024, Italy’s UniCredit launched a €35 billion voluntary public takeover offer for Germany’s Commerzbank, sending Commerzbank shares up nearly 10% and lifting the Frankfurt‑based DAX 0.53% to 23,574 points. The move unfolded amid broader banking‑sector turbulence, rising...
On March 17, 2026, investors across the Eurozone lifted equities as the STOXX 600 rose 0.64% to 602.31 points and major indexes in Frankfurt, London, Paris, Madrid and Milan posted gains. The rally came ahead of the European Central Bank’s and...
On March 17, 2026, European equity indices – the Stoxx 600, FTSE 100, DAX and CAC 40 – posted gains of 0.6‑0.7% after Brent crude surged past $100 a barrel. Energy shares, led by TotalEnergies and Shell, were the primary...
Gartner surveyed more than 200 chief financial officers worldwide for its 2026 CFO agenda report released today, finding cost optimization as the dominant priority. While many CFOs still focus on trimming expenses, a growing segment is earmarking funds for growth...
In a Kyriba‑commissioned OPR Index survey of 1,400 CFOs across eight countries released this week, 77% flagged security and privacy concerns as the biggest trust gap slowing AI adoption. While 67% expect AI to transform finance over the next five...
The U.S. National Institutes of Health announced a pivot away from agency‑directed solicitation calls toward a greater reliance on unsolicited research proposals, a change unveiled in Bethesda, Maryland. The shift, made under the agency’s new leadership following the 2025 presidential...
On March 18, 2026, White House officials—including two former Trump administration aides—intensified a campaign to pass legislation that would lock U.S. drug prices to the lowest rates paid by peer nations. The push, aimed at lowering costs for patients, met...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on March 16 that it will transition to a secure, centralized independent dispute resolution (IDR) gateway for Medicare payment and coverage disputes in the second half of 2026. The new platform...
On March 16, President Donald Trump told reporters he is willing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping as planned, but may push the March 31‑April 2 summit back by “a month or so.” The possible delay reflects the administration’s urgent focus on...
On Tuesday, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer chaired a weekly cabinet meeting in London to discuss the escalating Iran‑Hormuz crisis after US President Donald Trump publicly criticised Britain’s response. The meeting follows Trump’s remarks that the UK, dubbed the...
On March 17, 2026, the director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) resigned in Washington, D.C., after publicly disagreeing with the administration’s approach to a possible war with Iran. The resignation, reported by CBS2 Iowa, underscores a rare public...
On Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that senior Iranian officials Ali Larijani, Iran's top security chief, and General Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the IRGC Basij militia, were killed in overnight Israeli strikes on Tehran. Iran later confirmed Larijani’s death,...
On March 18, 2026, Sega launched Patch 3 for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, introducing three free crossover characters—Goro Majima from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Red from Angry Birds, and Arle from Puyo Puyo—across PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox...
Bethesda Softworks announced that Starfield will launch on PlayStation 5 on April 7, 2024, ending its Xbox‑only window. The base edition will be priced at $49.99, the Premium at $69.99, and a new $9.99 Terran Armada story expansion will accompany...
Datavault AI will hold a conference call on Thursday, March 19, 2026 to discuss its fourth‑quarter and full‑year 2025 financial results. The call, announced via a press release, will provide investors and analysts with the company’s latest performance metrics and...
Real‑estate fintech Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) reported a Q4 2025 earnings miss on both revenue and margins, prompting a 16% plunge in its share price from $40.69 to $33.30. CEO Warren Kanders and CFO Blaine Browers blamed timing shifts in large defense...
On March 18, 2026, Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems released its fourth‑quarter and full‑year 2025 earnings, reporting $7.9 bn in revenue and a record net income. The results were driven by heightened demand across its aerospace, land, and naval systems, and...
Hyperscale Data announced today that it holds a treasury of 622.4378 Bitcoin and that its combined cash and Bitcoin assets equal roughly 161.23% of the company’s market capitalization, according to a press release issued on March 18, 2026.
Five9 announced on March 18, 2026 that Amit Mathradas will assume the role of chief executive officer while simultaneously launching OneVUE, an AI‑driven, persona‑based contact‑center reporting dashboard. The dual announcement was made on the company’s website and marks a strategic...
On Monday, Messari announced that interim CEO Eric Turner is stepping down and handing the reins to longtime CTO Diran Li, signaling the firm’s shift to an AI‑first model. The leadership change follows a 15% staff reduction and comes as Messari...
On March 16, 2026 in San Jose, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled an “Inference Inflection” phase for AI and introduced a token‑based recruitment model that would grant engineers bonuses equal to roughly half their annual salary. He forecasted a $1 trillion...
On March 14‑15, 2026, Meta Platforms and Oracle announced plans to slash their workforces by up to 20% and 18% respectively, driven by soaring AI‑related expenses. Meta could eliminate roughly 15,800 of its 79,000 employees, while Oracle may cut between...
On March 18, 2026, Lucasfilm released the official trailer for the upcoming Disney+ series 'Maul – Shadow Lord'. The teaser, posted on Disney+ and YouTube, introduces a darker, post‑Empire storyline centered on the iconic Sith Lord Darth Maul. The series...
On March 17, 2026, Hulu announced it will not move forward with the Buffy: New Sunnydale reboot, a series that would have seen original star Sarah Michelle Gellar reprise Buffy Summers under Oscar‑winning director Chloé Zhao. The decision was confirmed by Gellar...
On Tuesday in European trading, the British pound (GBP) fell 0.27% to around $1.3280, underperforming against major currencies except the NZD. The slide reflects market uncertainty ahead of the Bank of England’s rate decision on Thursday and the Federal Reserve’s...
On March 17, 2026, the offshore Chinese yuan strengthened to about 6.884 per U.S. dollar, while the onshore central parity rate moved to 6.8961. The rally came as China posted accelerated factory output and retail sales, even as President Trump...
On March 18, 2026, the Indian rupee slipped 14 paise to 92.42 against the U.S. dollar in early trade, marking a historic low near the 92.40 level. The depreciation was attributed to a surge in crude oil prices and significant...
On Tuesday in Asian trading, the yen weakened to about ¥159.40 per US dollar, a move driven by a stronger dollar and rising oil‑linked inflation fears. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama signaled the government is ready to act, while BoJ Governor...
On March 17, 2024, the U.S. dollar slipped 0.40% against the Swiss franc and 0.31% on the dollar index after reaching a 10‑month high of 100.54. The decline came as traders repositioned ahead of policy announcements from the Federal Reserve,...
The World Bank’s March 2026 Commodity Markets Outlook projects that global commodity prices will fall 7% in 2026, reaching their lowest level since the 2020 pandemic lockdowns. The forecast, released mid‑March 2026, cites a massive oil glut of about 1.2 million...
