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Africa policymakers warn Iran oil shock will hit key sectors, halt monetary easing
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, March 13 (Reuters) - African officials have warned that the sharp rise in oil prices due to the conflict in Iran will challenge monetary policymaking and could hit productivi...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2026
USW members vote to reject BP's final offer to Whiting refinery workers
March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. United SteelWorkers (USW) union members voted on Thursday to overwhelmingly reject what energy giant BP called its "last, best, and final" contract proposal to those work...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2026
US consumer staples face valuation test as profit outlook dims
By Shashwat Chauhan March 13 (Reuters) - After a strong rally this year, U.S. consumer staples stocks are falling out of favor, with investors starting to question the sector's high valuations as earn...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2026
Barclays expects Fed to push back rate cuts on inflation worries
March 13 (Reuters) - Barclays on Friday joined Goldman Sachs in delaying its forecast for the U.S. Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut this year to September from June, citing heightened risks t...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2026
Factbox-Biggest global oil supply disruptions in history
March 13 (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency said the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered the largest disruption to global oil markets in history, with supply expected to fall by abo...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2026
BoC to keep rates on hold through this year despite war inflation risk: Reuters poll
By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU, March 13 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada is forecast to keep its overnight rate on hold next week and for the rest of this year, for now looking through inflation risks fro...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2026
Cerebras Systems, Amazon strike deal to offer Cerebras AI chips on Amazon's cloud
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 (Reuters) - Amazon.com and Cerebras Systems on Friday said they have reached a deal to combine the two companies' computing chips in a new service aimed at speeding up chatbots...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2026
US job openings rise in January, but hiring tepid
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. job openings increased in January, but hiring was lackluster, consistent with a stable labor market. Job openings, a measure of labor demand, rose by 396,000 to 6...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2026
US consumer sentiment falls in early March as Middle East war weighs
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment ebbed in early March as war in the Middle East raised gasoline prices and households worried about personal finances, a survey showed on Friday...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2026
Used-car retailer Carvana announces first stock split
March 13 (Reuters) - Used-car retailer Carvana said on Friday it would split each of its shares into five in its first stock split, sending its shares up 2.8%. The Tempe, Arizona-based online retailer...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2026



