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BHP's new CEO seeks to firm ties in a rapidly changing world
MELBOURNE, March 18 (Reuters) - BHP's new CEO Brandon Craig takes the reins at the world's largest listed miner as competition heats up for copper, geopolitical tensions escalate and relations with to...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Alibaba's AI strategy shift comes into focus with big bets on agents
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI, March 18 (Reuters) - Alibaba is sharpening its artificial intelligence strategy by focusing on agents that connect the many businesses under its sprawling corporate umbrella. I...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Gasoline price hike from Iran war could push consumers toward EVs, hybrids
By Nick Carey and Valerie Volcovici GUILDFORD, England/RICHMOND, Virginia, March 18 (Reuters) - The rising price of gasoline from the Iran war has triggered angst and uncertainty for carmakers, dealer...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Australia's Treasury forecasts higher inflation, bigger GDP hit from Iran war in new analysis
SYDNEY, March 18 (Reuters) - New analysis from Australia's Treasury on Wednesday forecast higher inflation and a bigger economic hit from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, that has unleashed a ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Exclusive-Meta vowed to stop illegal financial ads in Britain. It failed 1,000 times in a week
By Phoebe Seers, Tommy Reggiori Wilkes and Jeff Horwitz LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Meta has repeatedly failed to stop illegal ads for high-risk financial products runni...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Samsung's unionised workers in South Korea approve strike plan
By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, March 18 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' unionised workers in South Korea voted on Wednesday to authorise a strike, deepening a labour dispute over bonuses and raising the risk ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Morning Bid: To dot, or not to dot, that is the question
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu A small pullback in oil prices was apparently all it took to get markets back in the risk-on party mood. Japan's Nikkei jumped mo...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Nippon Steel secures $5.7 billion of loans for U.S. Steel takeover
TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel has secured loans totalling 900 billion yen ($5.67 billion) from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and major Japanese private lenders for its...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Fed likely to hold rates steady as Iran war shocks policy debate
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials, convening in a wartime setting that began less than three weeks ago, are expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday, but more signi...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026
Microsoft considers legal action over $50 billion Amazon-OpenAI cloud deal, FT reports
March 18 (Reuters) - Microsoft is considering legal action against its partner OpenAI and Amazon over a $50 billion deal that could violate its exclusive cloud agreement with the ChatGPT maker, the Fi...
Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026



