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Judge for now dismisses lawsuit by Sam Altman's sister accusing OpenAI CEO of sexual abuse
By Jonathan Stempel March 20 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by Sam Altman's sister accusing the billionaire OpenAI chief executive of sexually abusing her more than two deca...
Thomson Reuters Mar 20, 2026
Nevada judge temporarily blocks Kalshi from operating prediction market in state
By Nate Raymond March 20 (Reuters) - A Nevada judge on Friday temporarily blocked prediction market operator Kalshi from offering events contracts that would allow the state's residents to place finan...
Thomson Reuters Mar 20, 2026
Argentina's economy expands 4.4% in 2025
BUENOS AIRES, March 20 (Reuters) - Argentina's economy expanded 4.40% in 2025 compared with the prior year, the country's INDEC statistics agency said on Friday, a touch below analysts' 4.45% estimate...
Thomson Reuters Mar 20, 2026
Eight states ask US judge to temporarily block Nexstar, Tegna merger
By David Shepardson March 20 (Reuters) - Eight states asked a U.S. judge on Friday to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the $3.5 billion merger of Nexstar Media Group and Tegna. On Thursday,...
Thomson Reuters Mar 20, 2026
Global bond rout deepens with concern over war-driven inflation
By Lewis Krauskopf, Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Dhara Ranasinghe NEW YORK/LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Government bond yields in the United States and Europe spiked on Friday as investor concern inte...
Thomson Reuters Mar 20, 2026
Persistent Iran war, energy price surge set to sway wavering stocks
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - A Middle East crisis that has convulsed markets should remain the focal point for Wall Street in the near term, as investors stay glued to development...
Thomson Reuters Mar 20, 2026
Update: Dunlap High School bomb threat deemed 'swatting' incident
DUNLAP, Ill. -The Peoria County Sheriff's Office confirmed that a bomb threat called into Dunlap High School on Friday afternoon is believed to be part of a nationwide "swatting" trend targeting schoo...
TJ Carson Mar 20, 2026
AI's demand for data could cause tight storage chip supplies, Solidigm executive says
By Stephen Nellis SAN JOSE, California, March 20 (Reuters) - The same booming AI demand that has caused the chairman of South Korea's SK Group to predict shortages of high-bandwidth memory chips could...
Thomson Reuters Mar 20, 2026
Russell 2000 on correction path as Iran war fans inflation fears, rate-cut bets dim
March 20 (Reuters) - The Russell 2000 index dropped 10% from its record-high close in January, putting it on track for a correction on Friday, as renewed inflation fears stemming from the Middle East ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 20, 2026
Market bets on Fed rate hike surge
By Ann Saphir March 20 (Reuters) - Market pricing for a U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate hike this year has shot up, and is now seen as far more likely than a rate cut. On Friday, interest-rate futu...
Thomson Reuters Mar 20, 2026
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