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Klarna’s Post-IPO Lockup Period Expires for Early Investors

Some 335 million Klarna Group Plc shares became eligible for trading Monday after the company’s post-IPO lockup period expired, even as the fintech’s lack of near-term profitability continued to put the spotlight on the plunge in its valuation.

By Aisha S Gani, Paige Smith and Georgie McKay

Mexico Inflation Jump Exceeds Forecasts to Top Target Range

Mexico’s annual inflation accelerated more than expected in February to breach the top of policymakers’ target range, after the central bank paused an extended easing cycle to assess the impact of new taxes and tariffs.

Oil Shock Looms for China After Inflation Got Boost From Holiday

China’s consumer-price growth accelerated to the quickest in over three years and factory deflation moderated again, after a rally in energy markets and as household spending boomed during a later-than-usual Lunar New Year holiday.

Jefferies Makes Bold Call as Pain of 2022 Haunts Clean Tech

For green investors, the current war-fueled surge in oil and gas prices conjures up painful memories of 2022, when renewables were gripped by a selloff that lasted into 2025. But at Jefferies, clients are being urged to double down on a bold upbeat call.

Private Credit Gate-Crashers Are Forcing Funds Into Brutal Spot

For months, private credit executives sensed the reckoning was coming.

Goldman Says Hedge Funds Add Short Bets on US Stocks Amid Rout

Fast-money investors are ramping up bets against US stocks, wagering on more pain ahead as tensions in the Middle East show few signs of subsiding.

US Pricing ‘Particularly Negative’ for Swiss Unit, Says Roche

The effect of Donald Trump’s new drug pricing policy requiring drugmakers to match US prices with those elsewhere will be particularly acute on its Swiss business, Roche Holding AG Chairman Severin Schwan told NZZ.

Greer and LeBlanc Meet as USMCA Countries Gear Up for Talks

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Canada-US Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met Friday in Washington in the first high-level, in-person talks between the two men in months.

Mike Pence Group Chides Trump Tariffs for Hurting US Job Market

President Donald Trump’s fluctuating tariffs have weighed down US job growth with rising costs and uncertainty for companies, according to a new memo from former Vice President Mike Pence’s group.

Wall Street’s Safety Net Is Giving Way as Iran War Hits Markets

The Iran war rattled but didn’t break Wall Street this week. Instead it exposed the limits of diversification strategies built to cushion investors against chaos.

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