Author Archives: Syndicated Content
US airlines no longer hedge fuel costs. That could hurt margins if Iran conflict lingers
By Shivansh Tiwary and Doyinsola Oladipo March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. airlines abandoned the practice of hedging against fuel costs long ago. With oil prices surging following U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran,...
Mar 06, 2026
US faces assaults on democracy, Obama says at Jesse Jackson memorial
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. is facing daily assaults on democracy, former President Barack Obama warned on Friday as he lauded Jesse Jackson for fighting abuses of power at a...
Mar 06, 2026
UN official: 100,000 Lebanese in shelters after 'unprecedented' Israeli warnings
BEIRUT, March 6 (Reuters) - About 100,000 people have fled to shelters in Lebanon and the number of displaced is expected to rapidly increase following "unprecedented" Israeli warnings ordering people...
Mar 06, 2026
Russia and Ukraine swap 300 soldiers each on second day of exchange
KYIV, March 6 (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia exchanged 300 service personnel each on Friday in the second day of a twoday prisoner swap, with some of those released having been held since 2022 in the ...
Mar 06, 2026
Indonesian court acquits four activists accused of inciting deadly 2025 student protests
By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA, March 6 (Reuters) - An Indonesian court on Friday acquitted an activist accused of inciting the country's worst riots in over two decades in August last year, a ruling descr...
Mar 06, 2026
Wall St futures slip as Middle East turmoil rages on; jobs data on deck
By Johann M Cherian and Ragini Mathur March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday as the conflict raging in the Middle East threatened to fuel inflation through higher energy costs,...
Mar 06, 2026
Oil set for steepest weekly gain since 2020 as Middle East conflict spreads
By Anna Hirtenstein LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Crude oil was set on Friday for its strongest weekly gain since the extreme volatility of the COVID19 pandemic in spring 2020, as conflict in the Middle...
Mar 06, 2026
Middle East situation is 'major humanitarian emergency', UN refugee agency says
GENEVA, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency said on Friday that nearly 100,000 people have been displaced within Lebanon and tens of thousands of Syrian refugees there have fled back over the ...
Mar 06, 2026
China to deepen reform of Shenzhen's ChiNext board, regulator says
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, March 6 (Reuters) - China's securities regulator said on Friday that reforms for ChiNext, Shenzhen's startup board for growth companies, were largely complete, as Beijing steps up ef...
Mar 06, 2026
UN human rights chief to travel to Washington amid concerns over Middle East crisis
GENEVA, March 6 (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief will travel to Washington this month, he said on Friday, but expressed doubt he could influence the development of the Middle East cri...
Mar 06, 2026
