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China detaining Panama-flagged ships amid battle over port control, FMC says
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, March 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said on Thursday it is closely monitoring a surge in detentions of Panama-flagged vessels in China that a...
Mar 26, 2026
China banks outperform broader market after news of shareholding rule changes
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - China's banking stocks outperformed the broader market on Friday after news that Beijing is considering easing shareholder restrictions to broaden capital-raisin...
Mar 26, 2026
Dollar rides haven demand as Middle East talks ring hollow
By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, March 27 (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near multi-month peaks on Friday as investors sought safety in the shadow of an intensifying Middle East war and mounting doubts over a...
Mar 26, 2026
Oil slips on Iran talks, but prices remain elevated
SINGAPORE, March 27 (Reuters) - Oil prices were on track for a weekly decline on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump extended a pause in attacks on Iran's energy plants for 10 days, though invest...
Mar 26, 2026
White House AI czar Sacks to step down, moves to advisory role
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - White House artificial intelligence and crypto czar David Sacks is stepping down from his role, saying in an interview on Bloomberg Television on Thursday he had reach...
Mar 26, 2026
Exclusive-China's top chipmaker has supplied chipmaking tech to Iran military, US officials say
By Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - SMIC, China's largest chipmaker, has sent chipmaking tools to Iran's military, two senior Trump administration officials said on T...
Mar 26, 2026
UK GfK consumer sentiment drops to 11-month low on Iran war worries
LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - British consumer sentiment weakened to its lowest in nearly a year in March as households fretted about the potential impact of the Iran war on the economy and the possibi...
Mar 26, 2026
Ousted Ben & Jerry's board chair sues Unilever, alleging defamation
By Jonathan Stempel March 26 (Reuters) - Unilever and its recently spun-off Magnum ice cream unit were sued for defamation on Thursday by Anuradha Mittal, who was ousted in December as chair of Ben & ...
Mar 26, 2026
At CPAC, Republicans close ranks behind Trump on Iran war
By Nathan Layne GRAPEVINE, Texas, March 26 (Reuters) - Republicans at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference largely rallied behind U.S. strikes on Iran on Thursday, backing President Don...
Mar 26, 2026
Trump signs executive order asking federal contractors to eliminate DEI
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday asking federal contractors and their subcontractors to eliminate diversity, equity ...
Mar 26, 2026
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