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Samsung Life to divest 1.3 trln won worth of Samsung Electronics' shares
SEOUL, March 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Life said in a corporate filing on Thursday that the company will divest 1.3 trillion won ($867.07 million)worth of its stake in Samsung Electronics. The decision i...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
Taiwan central bank raises growth outlook, sees war impact on inflation
By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung TAIPEI, March 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank on Thursday raised its growth outlook substantially for the year thanks to booming tech exports, but it also raised it...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
Traders add to hawkish rate bets on big day for European central banks
By Samuel Indyk and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Investors ramped up bets for interest rate hikes in Europe on Thursday before European Central Bank and Bank of England policy decisions,...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
Exxon, BP, Vitol ship most US fuels to Australia for a single month in three decades, traders say
By Trixie Yap and Shariq Khan SINGAPORE/NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - ExxonMobil, BP and Vitol are shipping a record volume of oil products to Australia from the United States in March, shipping data...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
Swiss National Bank holds rates amid Iran conflict, watches franc strength
By John Revill ZURICH, March 19 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank kept its policy rate on hold on Thursday in the face of uncertainty over the Iran war, and signalled readiness to intervene to curb ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
SNB monetary policy assessment of March 19, 2026
ZURICH, March 19 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank made the following statement after its policy review on Thursday: The Swiss National Bank is leaving the SNB policy rate unchanged at 0%. Banks' si...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
Musk says Tesla may 'tape out' next-generation AI6 chips in December
SEOUL, March 19 (Reuters) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday that the automaker may be able to "tape out", a stage when a chip design is finalised and sent to a factory for production, its next-ge...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
Malawi says 13 dead in days of heavy rain and floods
BLANTYRE, March 19 (Reuters) - Malawi's government said on Thursday that at least 13 people had died in four days of heavy rain and flooding across the donor-dependent Southern African country. (Repor...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
European shares fall as Mideast war worsens; ECB decision looms
By Pranav Kashyap and Avinash P March 19 (Reuters) - European shares slid to a near two-week low on Thursday, as the escalating conflict in the Middle East drained appetite for risk ahead of the Europ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
As OpenClaw enthusiasm grips China, schoolkids and retirees alike raise 'lobsters'
By Laurie Chen and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) - Fan Xinquan, a retired electronics worker in Beijing, has recently started raising a "lobster," hoping that the AI agent he has been t...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
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