Author Archives: Syndicated Content
US signs $725 million loan pact with Energy Fuels to boost domestic rare earth production
By Mike Stone and Nandan Mandayam June 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday signed a $725 million conditional loan commitment with Energy Fuels to boost domestic processing of rare earth ele...
Jun 18, 2026
First tankers cross strait under Iran deal; Israeli strikes raise doubt in Lebanon
By Maya Gebeily, Rami Ayyub and Zohra Bensemra BEIRUT/JERUSALEM/QLAILIEH, Lebanon, June 18 (Reuters) - Three Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying 6 million barrels of crude sailed through the Strait of...
Jun 18, 2026
China appoints senior official Cai Qi as head of National Academy of Governance
BEIJING, June 18 (Reuters) - China has officially appointed Cai Qi, a member of the elite Politburo Standing Committee, as president of the National Academy of Governance, replacing Chen Xi, the human...
Jun 18, 2026
Early use of Novocure's brain cancer therapy shows no significant survival benefit in late-stage trial
By Sneha S K June 18 (Reuters) - Novocure said on Thursday that a late-stage trial showed early use of its non-invasive cancer therapy did not significantly improve overall survival in patients with n...
Jun 18, 2026
Bank of Spain sees few risks from red-hot housing market
MADRID, June 18 (Reuters) - Spain's housing market is expanding strongly, but without presenting the financial stability risks seen in past property booms, the Bank of Spain said in its 2025 annual re...
Jun 18, 2026
Bank of Spain sees steady quarterly growth, keeps 2026 forecast
MADRID, June 18 (Reuters) - Spain's economy likely expanded by 0.5%-0.6% in the second quarter from the preceding three months, when it grew at a similar pace of 0.6% to outperform other large euro zo...
Jun 18, 2026
Brazil police target Lula ally Jaques Wagner in Banco Master probe, say sources
BRASILIA, June 18 (Reuters) - Brazil's Federal Police served a search and seizure warrant on Senator Jaques Wagner, a close ally of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the government's leader in t...
Jun 18, 2026
Bank of England votes 7-2 to keep rates at 3.75%
By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold at 3.75% in June, as it has since the start of the U.S.-Iran war, judging it would be prema...
Jun 18, 2026
Pfizer CFO Dave Denton to leave company in August
By Padmanabhan Ananthan June 18 (Reuters) - Pfizer said on Thursday that finance chief Dave Denton will leave on August 15 to return to the consumer goods industry, after helping the U.S. drugmaker na...
Jun 18, 2026
Kroger maintains annual forecasts as consumer spending tightens
June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. grocer Kroger kept its annual forecasts unchanged on Thursday, underscoring cautious consumer spending amid growing inflationary pressures. The Cincinnati, Ohio-based company ...
Jun 18, 2026
