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Trump administration defends Anthropic blacklisting in US court
(Corrects media key words to USA-PENTAGON/ANTHROPIC, previously USA-PENTAGON/USA) By Jack Queen NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said in a Tuesday court filing that the Pentagon...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
Asia demand powers Japan's exports for sixth month as Iran war risks grow
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose for a sixth straight month, data showed on Wednesday, pointing to resilient global demand, although industrial supply chain disrupti...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
Dollar steadies as oil rally cools, lifting risk sentiment
By Rocky Swift and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - The dollar took a breather on Wednesday as easing crude oil prices sparked a glimmer of risk appetite in the markets ahead of a slate of...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
With watchful eye on Iran war, crypto dodges UAE disruption
By Lawrence Delevingne and Federico Maccioni DUBAI, March 18 (Reuters) - Laia Fernndez has been working as normal as a crypto marketing executive from her high-rise apartment in Dubai's gleaming downt...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
Japan exports rise 4.2% in February from year earlier
TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Japanese exports rose 4.2% year-on-year in February, up for a sixth straight month, data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Wednesday. The result compared with a 1.6% i...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
Musk's motives are debated as Twitter shareholder trial nears end
By Abhirup Roy and Jonathan Stempel SAN FRANCISCO, March 17 (Reuters) - A lawyer for former Twitter shareholders suing Elon Musk urged a federal jury on Tuesday to hold the world's richest person liab...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
Brazilian truckers weigh strike as diesel prices jump amid Middle East conflict
SAO PAULO, March 17 (Reuters) - Truck drivers' unions in Brazil are advocating for a strike as early as this week after the recent jump in diesel prices due to the conflict in the Middle East, a union...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
Fintech lender SoFi disputes short seller Muddy Waters' report, considers legal action
March 17 (Reuters) - California-based fintech lender SoFi Technologies said on Tuesday that it may explore legal action against short seller Muddy Waters Research, calling its report "factually inaccu...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
BP locks out union workers at its Midwest oil refinery
By Nicole Jao and Anmol Choubey NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - BP will block around 800 workers from its 440,000 barrel-per-day Whiting, Indiana, refinery starting March 19, the British oil major said...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
Top Japan firms offer big pay hikes, focus on Iran conflict ahead
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Major Japanese companies, including Toyota, offered big pay hikes in annual wage talks on Wednesday, reflecting strong pay momentum for a fourth consecut...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026



