Dow Jones up 80 points (+0.24%) in a narrow day of trade. Dow up 141 at best, and down 26 at worst. S&P 500 down 0.25%. NASDAQ down 1.07%. VIX Volatility Index up 0.4%. In Europe, STOXX 50 -0.4% FTSE +0.4% CAC -0.4% DAX -0.5%. SPI Futures are down 7 points (-0.10%).

• ASX to slip, US shares mixed bitcoin steady.
• S&P 500 ends lower as recession fears take center stage.
• Wall St ends lower, Treasury yields slide as data fuels recession jitters.
• UBS tells investors 'Herculean' Credit Suisse takeover will pay off.
• FedEx to combine delivery units as part of $4 billion cost-cut push.
• Amazon and Microsoft cloud services face UK antitrust probe.
• US services sector growth slows; price pressures abating.
• U.S. trade deficit widens in February as goods exports fall.
• Exxon quits drilling in Brazil after failing to find oil.
• Copper prices rise supported by lower inventories.
• Gold scales 1-year peak as slowdown worries mount.
• China considers export ban for rare-earth magnet technology.
• Trump, newly charged, urges defunding US Justice Department and FBI.
• Taiwan leader, US Speaker McCarthy meet in California despite Chinese warnings.

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