Dow Jones down 38 points (-0.12%). Dow up 119 at best, down 137 at worst. S&P 500 down 0.16%. NASDAQ down 0.45%. VIX Volatility Index down 3.1%. In Europe, STOXX 50 +0.1% FTSE +0.2% CAC +0.1% DAX +0.1%. SPI Futures are down 26 points (+0.37%).

• ASX to slip, February CPI pending.
• Wall Street ends down with tech; investors assess bank comments.
• Wall Street falls while bond yields rise with gold.
• Apple launches buy now, pay later service in U.S.
• Investors seek value in clobbered U.S. regional bank shares.
• US regulator cites 'terrible' risk management for Silicon Valley Bank failure.
• China's Alibaba to break up empire into six units as Jack Ma returns home.
• U.S. charges FTX's Bankman-Fried with paying $40 mln Chinese bribe.
• US consumer confidence rises as Americans shrug off bank failures.
• Nickel hits three-week high on short-covering and low stocks.
• Gold rises on dollar dip, banking optimism limits gains.
• Iron ore rises as China port inventory fall lends support.
• Clashes as French protesters rally against Macron's pension bill.
• EU countries approve 2035 phaseout of CO2-emitting cars.

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