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US pump prices jump 30% since Middle East war began, headed toward $4 a gallon
By Nicole Jao NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. gasoline pump prices have jumped more than 30% this month, moving toward $4 a gallon despite efforts by President Donald Trump to curb price increases...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
California lawmakers seek to remove Cesar Chavez's name from holiday
By Rich McKay March 19 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in California, the first state to create a holiday honoring Cesar Chavez, were working on Thursday to change the name to Farmworkers Day before the March 3...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
Huge Trump Iran war funding request faces stiff opposition in Congress
By Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. military's request for $200 billion in additional funding for the Iran war met with stiff opposition in the U.S. Congre...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
Jeff Bezos aims to raise $100 billion to buy, revamp manufacturing firms with AI, WSJ reports
March 19 (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos is in early discussions to raise $100 billion for a new fund that would acquire manufacturing companies and seek to use AI to drive and speed up automation, the Wall St...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
US seeks 'seizures and convictions' by China to curb fentanyl issue
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - The United States is encouraged by recent Chinese arrests related to illicit fentanyl trade but seeks "seizures and convictions" by Beijing, a U.S. official told Reute...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
Peoria International Airport operating as normal dispute partial government shutdown
PEORIA, Ill. - Despite a partial government shutdown that is affecting the TSA, it's business as usual at Peoria International Airport. That's according to Director of Airports Gene Olson. He tells WM...
TJ Carson Mar 19, 2026
Trump-appointed arts panel approves gold coin featuring president's image
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - A federal arts panel comprised of members appointed by Donald Trump on Thursday unanimously approved a commemorative gold coin featuring his image, part of...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
Exclusive-German semiconductor group Elmos exploring a sale, sources say
By Milana Vinn and Amy-Jo Crowley NEW YORK / LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Germany's Elmos Semiconductor is exploring a sale as its founders consider exiting the business, according to three people fam...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
Goldman Sachs to make performance-based job cuts in April, source says
By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs plans to cut a small number of underperforming staff in April, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The cuts are not ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
Nebraska fires burn grazing lands, threaten plans to grow US cattle herd
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, March 19 (Reuters) - Massive wildfires have burned vast swaths of grazing lands in Nebraska, endangering cattle producers' plans for production increases that could help ease ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2026
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