Author Archives: Syndicated Content
World trade growth set to slow to 1.9% this year, Iran war may weigh more, says WTO
GENEVA, March 19 (Reuters) - Growth in world trade in goods will slow down markedly to 1.9% this year from 4.6% in 2025 and could decelerate even more if the Middle East war continues to push energy p...
Mar 19, 2026
India's proposal to preload national ID app Aadhaar on phones faced pushback
By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, March 19 (Reuters) - India's government privately proposed in January that firms like Apple, Samsung and Google consider pre-installing its biometric id...
Mar 19, 2026
US and Israeli war aims in Iran are not the same, US spy chief says
By Patricia Zengerle and Erin Banco WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - American and Israeli objectives for the war on Iran are not the same, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on ...
Mar 19, 2026
Republican speaker, intel chiefs make new push to renew surveillance law
By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican leader Mike Johnson and the Trump administration's spy chiefs are pushing for a quick and clean renewal of the su...
Mar 19, 2026
Another oil price jump further pushes out Fed rate-cut odds
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - An overnight jump in oil prices on the heels of a hawkish Federal Reserve policy meeting has further narrowed the window for the interest rate cuts...
Mar 19, 2026
Samsonite shareholders approve US dual listing
By Yantoultra Ngui and Sneha Kumar SINGAPORE, March 19 (Reuters) - Samsonite shareholders approved a set of resolutions on Thursday designed to pave the way for a U.S. dual listing, as the Hong Kongli...
Mar 19, 2026
BoE's Bailey says markets are getting ahead of themselves on rate rises
LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Financial markets are getting ahead of themselves in expecting interest rate rises from the Bank of England, Governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday, after rate hike expec...
Mar 19, 2026
Google expands utility deals to curb data‑center power use during peak demand
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - Google has signed agreements with five U.S. electric utilities in states from Arkansas to Minnesota to curtail its electricity use during periods of pea...
Mar 19, 2026
Trump Homeland nominee Markwayne Mullin advances to vote before full Senate
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Senator Markwayne Mullin to become homeland security secretary, even as the commit...
Mar 19, 2026
Despite Trump remarks, Israeli officials say US knew of strike on Iran gas field
By Rami Ayyub and Humeyra Pamuk JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - Israel's attack on an Iranian gas field on Wednesday was coordinated with the United States but is not likely to be repeated,...
Mar 19, 2026
