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ECB raises inflation forecast on higher energy costs
FRANKFURT, March 19 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank raised its inflation projections on Thursday on higher energy costs and said there was a risk of price growth going even higher in case of a p...
Mar 19, 2026
ECB keeps rates unchanged but signals readiness to act on energy
FRANKFURT, March 19 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday but signalled it was closely watching growth and inflation risks from surging oil prices...
Mar 19, 2026
US official warns small airports could soon shut over TSA absences
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Thursday that if a partial government shutdown continues, small airports could soon shut down as...
Mar 19, 2026
Iliad's Scaleway expands to Italy, seeks to rival US cloud giants in Europe
By Elvira Pollina and Gianluca Lo Nostro MILAN/PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) - Scaleway, a cloud service provider owned by France's Iliad, will open a new cloud region in Milan and is planning a further E...
Mar 19, 2026
Xiaomi to invest at least $8.7 billion in AI over next three years, CEO says
By Ju-min Park and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone and electric vehicle giant Xiaomi will invest at least 60 billion yuan ($8.70 billion) in artificial intelligence o...
Mar 19, 2026
Italian court scraps 15-million-euro privacy watchdog fine on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
ROME, March 19 (Reuters) - A Rome court has cancelled a 15millioneuro ($17 million) fine that Italy's data protection authority imposed on ChatGPT maker OpenAI, a ruling showed on Thursday. ($1 = 0.87...
Mar 19, 2026
BoE policymakers vote 9-0 to keep rates on hold in face of war risks
By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of England's interest rate-setters all voted to keep borrowing costs on hold and said they were "ready to act" to see off ...
Mar 19, 2026
Energy prices surge as Iran targets Gulf energy facilities after Israel struck its key gas field
By Jaidaa Taha, Yousef Saba, Jana Choukeir and Yomna Ehab March 19 (Reuters) - European gas prices surged 28% and oil gained 6% on Thursday after Iran attacked energy infrastructure in the Middle East...
Mar 19, 2026
Lanxess raises chemical prices to counter effects of Iran war
By Ozan Ergenay March 19 (Reuters) - Lanxess said it was raising chemical prices to counter the effects of the Middle East conflict, after the speciality chemicals maker reported annual results and an...
Mar 19, 2026
Bessent says Fed nominee Warsh meetings with lawmakers going well
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that meetings between President Donald Trump's Fed chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, and U.S. lawmakers are going very...
Mar 19, 2026
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