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Activist Starboard builds stake in Lamb Weston, urges quicker turnaround, WSJ reports
March 8 (Reuters) - Activist investor Starboard Value has built a sizable stake in Lamb Weston and is urging the french-fry maker to speed up operational improvements and cost cuts to help lift its st...
Thomson Reuters Mar 08, 2026
Oil surges 20% as Iran war fuels supply fears
SINGAPORE, March 9 (Reuters) - Oil prices surged about 20% in early trade on Monday, hitting their highest since July 2022, as the expanding U.S.-Israeli war with Iran led some major Middle East oil p...
Thomson Reuters Mar 08, 2026
UK recruiters see signs of jobs downturn easing
LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Starting salaries for permanent staff in Britain declined last month at the slowest pace since October, according to a survey on Monday that also showed the downturn in the...
Thomson Reuters Mar 08, 2026
Japan real wages grow for first time in 13 months, boosting BOJ hike case
TOKYO, March 9 (Reuters) - Japan's real wages climbed in January for the first time in 13 months as inflation cooled, with base salaries growing at their fastest pace in 33 years, government data show...
Thomson Reuters Mar 08, 2026
US dollar surges as Middle East war sends oil to cusp of $120
(Corrects to add dropped FOREX tag with no changes to text) By Jiaxing Li and Rae Wee SINGAPORE, March 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar jumped on Monday as soaring oil prices sent investors scrambling fo...
Thomson Reuters Mar 08, 2026
Trump's China visit likely won't yield breakthrough, aims to maintain stability
BEIJING/WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - A summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping this month is unlikely to create room for even a limited reset of business and investment ti...
Thomson Reuters Mar 08, 2026
Shares skid as oil surge threatens inflation shock
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, March 9 (Reuters) - Share markets nosedived in Asia on Monday as the inflationary jolt from surging oil prices threatened to raise living costs and interest rates across the glob...
Thomson Reuters Mar 08, 2026
Oil surges over 25%, on track for record daily jump due to escalating Iran war
SINGAPORE, March 9 (Reuters) - Oil prices surged more than 25% on Monday to their highest levels since mid-2022 as some major producers cut supplies and fears of prolonged shipping disruptions gripped...
Thomson Reuters Mar 08, 2026
X probes offensive posts by xAI’s Grok chatbot, Sky News reports
March 8 (Reuters) - Social media platform X is investigating "racist and offensive" posts by xAI chatbot Grok, Sky News reported on Sunday. X and xAI did not immediately respond to a request for comme...
Thomson Reuters Mar 08, 2026
Factbox-Selected quotes from Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations'
LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations", the foundational text of classical economics, marks its 250th anniversary on March 9. Still widely read and debated, it is most known for ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 08, 2026



