Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Middle East oil exports push tanker costs to 6-year-high amid threat of US-Iran war
By Jonathan Saul and Florence Tan LONDON/SINGAPORE, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The cost of shipping oil has surged to the highest in six years, fuelled by a wave of crude exports from the Middle East as trade...
Feb 24, 2026
Hedge funds creep back into tech stocks after weeks of selling
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Hedge funds last week bought the biggest tech stocks as well as those considered vulnerable to advances in artificial intelligence, said a note to clients ...
Feb 24, 2026
Kenyans trapped in Cambodia by trafficking scheme seek government help to return home
NAIROBI, Feb 24 (Reuters) - More than 600 Kenyans who were lured to Cambodia by the promise of jobs but say they ended up being kept against their will in a trafficking scheme are seeking court orders...
Feb 24, 2026
Exclusive-Kuwait's KPC draws BlackRock, Brookfield, EIG to possible $7 billion pipeline deal, sources say
By Hadeel Al Sayegh Feb 24 (Reuters) - National oil company Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has held early stage talks with a large group of potential investors over a $7 billion stake sale in its ...
Feb 24, 2026
New US tariffs come in at lower 10% rate
Feb 24 (Reuters) - The United States imposed a new tariff from Tuesday of 10% on all goods not covered by exemptions, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said, the rate first announced by President...
Feb 24, 2026
Novo Nordisk, United Laboratories 'triple G' drug trial shows 19.7% weight loss
COPENHAGEN, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk and United Laboratories International said on Tuesday a Chinese mid-stage trial of their jointly developed "triple G" UBT251 obesity drug candidate resulted...
Feb 24, 2026
Barclays slashes sales forecasts for Novo's CagriSema by more than 80%
By Maggie Fick LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Barclays analysts on Tuesday slashed their peak sales forecasts for Novo Nordisk's next-generation obesity drug CagriSema to just $2 billion from $12 billion ...
Feb 24, 2026
Gunmen kill five police in northwest Pakistan near Afghan border, police say
By Saud Meushud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Gunmen ambushed a police vehicle and killed five officials in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said, as the South Asian nation strug...
Feb 24, 2026
European shares slip as trade uncertainty, AI-disruption fears weigh
By Johann M Cherian Feb 24 (Reuters) - European shares slipped on Tuesday as investors avoided large bets against an uncertain trade backdrop, while banks tanked, tracking a Wall Street selloff after ...
Feb 24, 2026
China says it will decide on US tariff countermeasures in due course
By Colleen Howe and Liz Lee BEIJING, Feb 24 (Reuters) - China is closely monitoring U.S. policies and will decide "in due course" whether to adjust countermeasures to U.S. tariffs, a commerce ministry...
Feb 24, 2026
