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'Am I out?' Drought and rising costs from Iran war deepen pain for US farmers
By Tom Polansek and Julie Ingwersen TULIA, Texas, May 20 (Reuters) - Scott Irlbeck crouched in a field of stunted wheat plants in a parched stretch of West Texas and slipped his hand into a crack wide...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
US watchdog urged to probe Roblox over child safety and marketing
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Two children's advocacy groups asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to investigate gaming platform Roblox, according to a letter shared...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
Wall Street futures climb as chip stocks rebound ahead of Nvidia results
By Ragini Mathur and Utkarsh Hathi May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as chip stocks steadied ahead of Nvidia's earnings report, which investors view as a crucial te...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
Lowe's sticks to forecasts as US housing pressure persists
May 20 (Reuters) - Lowe's on Wednesday backed its annual forecasts, joining larger rival Home Depot in flagging a challenging U.S. housing market as cautious households push back big-ticket do-it-your...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
Fed minutes show more policymakers open to a rate hike
By Dan Burns WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials' concerns about inflation being stoked by the Iran war intensified last month, with a growing number open to the possibility that ...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
AI financing fueling a surge in U.S. convertible bond sales
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Corporate America is tapping the convertible bond market at a record pace as companies linked to artificial intelligence drive a surge in demand for debt ...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
Singapore in talks with tech firms about adding 'nutrition labels' to AI products, minister says
SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - Singapore is in talks with technology companies about attaching "nutrition labels" to AI products, designating their intended uses and limitations, a senior minister said...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
Analysis-Fears of unfettered hacking spurred by Anthropic's Mythos AI model overstated
By AJ Vicens May 20 (Reuters) - Early fears that Anthropic's new AI model, Mythos, could dramatically turbocharge hacking are looking overstated a month after its release. The company warned at launch...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
StanChart CEO seeks to reassure staff over 'lower value human capital' comment
By Selena Li HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters sought to assuage staff concerns on Wednesday, a day after saying that the bank will cut thousands of jobs over the next ...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026
Macron's central bank pick defends independence in confirmation hearing
By Leigh Thomas PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - Emmanuel Moulin, President Emmanuel Macron's pick to head the Bank of France and his former chief of staff, told lawmakers on Wednesday ahead of a knife-edge ...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026





