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Wall St futures slip as Iran war rages on, investors dial down rate cut bets
By Johann M Cherian and Utkarsh Hathi March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped in choppy trading on Friday as the Iran war approached its fourth week, roiling energy markets and prompting...
Mar 20, 2026
Morning Bid: Battle of the barrel
By Anna Szymanski March 20 - Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and listen to over the weekend. From the Editor Hello Morning Bid readers! The energy market is the Iran ...
Mar 20, 2026
Fitch cuts New Zealand rating outlook to 'Negative' amid debt concerns
March 20 (Reuters) - Credit ratings agency Fitch lowered New Zealand's outlook to 'Negative' from 'Stable' on Friday, citing the South Pacific country's increasing difficulty in reducing debt due to a...
Mar 20, 2026
FedEx shares surge as investors cheer resilient demand, higher profit forecast
By Rashika Singh March 20 (Reuters) - FedEx shares surged about 10% before the bell on Friday, after the package-delivery giant raised its full-year profit forecast and signaled steady shipping demand...
Mar 20, 2026
Prestige Consumer to buy Breathe Right brand in $1.05 billion deal
March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer health products maker Prestige Consumer Healthcare said on Friday it would buy the Breathe Right brand and other assets from Foundation Consumer Healthcare in a deal...
Mar 20, 2026
Germany eases arms exports restrictions for Gulf states, Ukraine
BERLIN, March 20 (Reuters) - Germany has simplified the export of certain air and naval defence equipment to the Gulf states and Ukraine to ensure deliveries arrive rapidly, said the economy ministry ...
Mar 20, 2026
Exclusive-Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop
By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, March 20 (Reuters) - In 2014, Amazon introduced its first smartphone, hoping to take on Apple and Samsung. Instead, the Fire Phone - overseen directly by founder Jeff ...
Mar 20, 2026
Rising gas prices hitting US household finances and more pain is expected, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Rising gasoline prices are already starting to bite U.S. household finances and Americans overwhelmingly expect fuel costs will keep climbing as Preside...
Mar 20, 2026
Analysis-US airlines lean on demand, fares as Iran war rattles overseas peers
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. airline chiefs are talking about the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in a way that many of their counterparts overseas are not - projecting confidence...
Mar 20, 2026
UBS wealth management outflows threaten US turnaround, analysts and sources say
By Tatiana Bautzer and Nivedita Balu NEW YORK/ TORONTO, March 20 (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS Group is facing obstacles in revamping its U.S. wealth management business after losing billions of dollars ...
Mar 20, 2026
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