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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
Japan manufacturers' mood hits 4-year high, Middle East risks weigh outlook: Reuters poll
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers' confidence improved to its highest level in over four years in March, buoyed by the chemicals and petroleum sectors and a recovery i...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
Exclusive-Nvidia preparing Groq chips that can be sold in Chinese market, sources say
By Max A. Cherney, Stephen Nellis and Liam Mo SAN JOSE, California, March 17 (Reuters) - Nvidia is preparing a version of its Groq artificial-intelligence chips that can be sold to the Chinese market,...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
US Postal Service could run out of money as soon as October
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Postal Service told Congress on Tuesday it could run out of money in October or November if the agency continues to make requi...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
Amazon plans drastic cut in packages it sends through US Post Office, source says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - Amazon.com is planning to sharply cut the number of packages it sends through the U.S. Postal Service, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters....
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
Australia's Woodside names interim chief Liz Westcott as permanent CEO
By Rajasik Mukherjee March 18 (Reuters) - Australia's Woodside Energy on Wednesday named its interim chief Liz Westcott as its CEO and managing director, succeeding Meg O'Neill, who departed Australia...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
FTC monitoring how drug companies react to patent cliff, official says
By Jody Godoy PHILADELPHIA, March 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is on the lookout for anticompetitive practices in the pharmaceutical industry with a number of blockbuster drugs nea...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
BHP names Brandon Craig as CEO, succeeding Mike Henry
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, March 18 (Reuters) - Mining giant BHP Group on Wednesday promoted senior executive Brandon Craig to CEO, succeeding Mike Henry, who will step down after more than six year...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
US gasoline prices soar past $3.75 a gallon as Middle East war rages on
NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. national average price for gasoline surpassed $3.75 a gallon for the first time since October 2023 on Tuesday, GasBuddy data showed, as global fuel markets cont...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026
Trading Day: Oil back above $100... and so?
ORLANDO, Florida, March 17 (Reuters) - Stocks rose, and bond yields and the dollar slipped on Tuesday, as investors shrugged off a rebound in oil prices that lifted Brent crude back above $100 a barre...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2026



