Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Iran vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed in new leader's first statement
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran will fight on and keep the Strait of Hormuz shut, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in a statement read out on state television, th...
Mar 12, 2026
US trade deficit narrows in January as exports jump to record high
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in January as exports surged to a record high and imports fell, a trend that if sustained, could see trade contributing to econ...
Mar 12, 2026
Private credit funds slide as investors sell out
By Isla Binnie, Tommy Reggiori Wilkes and Iain Withers NEW YORK/LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - Investment funds run by big financial firms such as KKR and Blue Owl have seen their stock prices slide in ...
Mar 12, 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says Strait of Hormuz should remain shut
DUBAI, March 12 (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed as a tool of pressure. In a message read out by a state TV broadcaster, t...
Mar 12, 2026
Wall St opens lower as Middle East tensions lift oil prices to $100
March 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday as oil prices surged to nearly $100 a barrel, fanning inflation worries and forcing traders to dial back expectations of U.S. i...
Mar 12, 2026
Israeli airstrikes hit building in heart of Beirut
By Ahmed Kerdi and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, March 12 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes hit a building in the heart of Beirut on Thursday and Israel ordered residents out of another swathe of southern Lebanon...
Mar 12, 2026
US sues California over zero emission vehicle, greenhouse gas rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday sued California, claiming the state's zero-emission vehicle and tailpipe greenhouse gas emissio...
Mar 12, 2026
Drone found in Poland likely from September airspace incursion, PAP reports
WARSAW, March 12 (Reuters) - A drone found at a mine in western Poland is most likely one of the Russian military drones that entered Polish airspace in September, the state news agency PAP reported o...
Mar 12, 2026
Bank of England to hold rates in March, cut twice this year but timing unclear: Reuters poll
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU, March 12 (Reuters) - The Bank of England will cut interest rates to 3.50% either in April or June, according to economists polled by Reuters who have largely abandoned c...
Mar 12, 2026
US single-family housing starts fall in January
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - U.S. single-family homebuilding fell in January amid harsh winter weather, and a strong rebound is unlikely, with permits for future construction declining. Single-fam...
Mar 12, 2026
