Category Archives:
BOJ keeps interest rates steady, sticks to recovery view
TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday and maintained its assessment the economy was recovering moderately, even as an escalating Middle East conflict clo...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Australia's employment jumps in February, jobless rate still rises
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, March 19 (Reuters) - Australian employment rose by more than expected in February, though the jobless rate ticked up to a three-month high as more people joined the labour force,...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Apple's China smartphone sales jump 23% to start 2026, bucking industry trend
By Che Pan and Laurie Chen BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) - Apple posted a 23% surge in China smartphone sales in the first nine weeks of 2026, bucking a broader market decline as some Android phone make...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Oil rises after Iran strikes Middle East energy facilities
By Sam Li and Emily Chow BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday, with benchmark Brent rising as much as $5 a barrel, after Iran attacked energy facilities across the Middle East fol...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
US agency asks companies to secure Microsoft tool after Stryker cyberattack
March 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday asked companies to strengthen the security of Microsoft's endpoint management tool, after a cyberattack on medical device maker Stryker Corp last ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Yen under pressure as BOJ and Fed hold rates steady
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, March 19 (Reuters) - The yen teetered on the brink of its weakest level in two years in Asian morning trading on Thursday, struggling to find footing against a resur...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Musk says SpaceX AI, Tesla will keep ordering Nvidia chips at scale
March 18 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk said late on Wednesday that his companies SpaceX AI and Tesla expect to continue ordering Nvidia chips at scale. (Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; E...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
FBI probes US security official who quit over Iran war, Semafor reports
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Joe Kent, the top U.S. security official who resigned over the war in Iran, is under an FBI investigation for allegedly leaking classified information, Semafor reporte...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Stocks slump on worsening war in Middle East; frail yen in focus
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, March 19 (Reuters) - Stocks slid and oil prices rose sharply on Thursday after a major escalation in the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran rattled investors, while the Bank ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Trump administration to display statue of founding father who enslaved dozens
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - A statue of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and an enslaver, that was taken down in Delaware in 2020 amid racial justice p...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Peoria, IL, USA
44 °F Mist
