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US airport security absences decline slightly as shutdown continues
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Absences by Transportation Security Administration security officers at airports fell slightly on Tuesday to 9.9% as a partial government shutdown ...
Mar 18, 2026
Unilever, Kraft Heinz held talks to merge food business and condiments division, FT reports
March 18 (Reuters) - Unilever and Kraft Heinz had recently held talks over a potential merger of parts of their food businesses, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, as the consumer goods compan...
Mar 18, 2026
Blackwater founder backs Ukrainian drone tech sales to US
By David Jeans NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Erik Prince, the founder of private military firm Blackwater, is backing a Ukrainian drone technology firm he wants to help sell to the U.S. military, und...
Mar 18, 2026
Powell says 'stagflation' is a 1970s term, not what we face today
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that the current U.S. economic situation, even with the Iran war-induced spike in energy prices was far removed f...
Mar 18, 2026
Brazil sounds alarm on fertilizers as price spike spurs cheaper alternatives
By Gabriel Araujo and Kylie Madry SAO PAULO, March 18 (Reuters) - Brazil could face fertilizer supply problems if the conflict in the Middle East does not ease soon, the nation's farm minister said, c...
Mar 18, 2026
Netflix plans 'KPop Demon Hunters' global concert tour, source says
LOS ANGELES, March 18 (Reuters) - Netflix is planning a "KPop Demon Hunters" world tour, as it looks to capitalize on its most popular movie, a source familiar with the talks said on Wednesday. "KPop ...
Mar 18, 2026
Fed's Powell confirms Trump is stuck with him until DOJ probe is 'well and truly' over
By Michael S. Derby March 18 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday pledged not to leave the central bank until a criminal investigation of him by the Justice Department is resol...
Mar 18, 2026
Fed's Powell says latest Fed forecasts are unusually uncertain
By Michael S. Derby March 18 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday the latest round of Fed forecasts are a bit of a shot in the dark given uncertainty created by the Iran war....
Mar 18, 2026
Back-to-back Qualtrics, EA debt sales to test debt investors' appetites in volatile market
By Matt Tracy and Saeed Azhar March 18 (Reuters) - A group of banks led by JPMorgan Chase plans to market a debt package tied to software firm Qualtrics' purchase of peer Press Ganey Forsta after conc...
Mar 18, 2026
US lawmakers urge Rubio to seek tough standards in any Saudi nuclear power pact
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - A dozen Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to push for "gold standard" non-proliferation protections in any...
Mar 18, 2026
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