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US oil exports seen rising as WTI discount to Brent hits widest in 11 years
By Georgina McCartney and Siddharth Cavale HOUSTON/New York, March 18 (Reuters) - The discount for U.S. crude futures versus Brent on Wednesday hit the widest in 11 years, as attacks on Middle Eastern...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Acquihires, often used by Big Tech, are a 'red flag,' DOJ antitrust head says
By Jody Godoy March 18 (Reuters) - Companies' efforts to sidestep U.S. antitrust scrutiny through tactics such as "acquihires" - a strategy some Big Tech firms use to snap up talent at artificial inte...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Japan, UK drive rise in foreign US Treasury holdings in January, data shows
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries rose in January, data from the Treasury Department showed on Wednesday, recovering from a decline in Dece...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Venezuela, PDVSA bonds jump after US waives certain sanctions
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Venezuelan bond prices rose on Wednesday after the United States issued a general license broadly authorizing U.S. companies to do business with state ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Trading Day: Hello inflation, goodbye 2026 Fed cut
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, March 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street sank and Treasury yields leaped on Wednesday as traders interpreted a spike in oil, hot U.S. producer prices, and underlying signal...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
BOJ set to hold rates steady as Middle East conflict muddles outlook
TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to keep interest rates steady on Thursday, as it awaits more clarity on how the deepening Middle East conflict could affect the trajectory of ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Hacker says they compromised millions of confidential police tips held by US company
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - A hacker says they have broken into a U.S. platform for searching law enforcement hotline messages and compromised more than 8 million confidential t...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Micron forecasts strong revenue on AI boom; higher spending plan knocks shares
By Juby Babu March 18 (Reuters) - Micron Technology forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations after posting a sharp jump in the second quarter on booming demand for memory chips us...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Unilever, Kraft Heinz held talks to merge food business and condiments division, FT reports
March 18 (Reuters) - Unilever and Kraft Heinz had recently held talks over a potential merger of parts of their food businesses, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, as the consumer goods compan...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Blackwater founder backs Ukrainian drone tech sales to US
By David Jeans NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Erik Prince, the founder of private military firm Blackwater, is backing a Ukrainian drone technology firm he wants to help sell to the U.S. military, und...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026





