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Crypto exchange Kraken freezes IPO plans, CoinDesk reports
March 18 (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has put its multibillion-dollar initial public offering plan on hold, CoinDesk reported on Wednesday, citing two people with knowledge of the matter...
Mar 18, 2026
Google developing options to allow AI opt-out in search to ease UK concerns
LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Google said it was developing new search controls to let websites specifically opt out of its generative AI features, as the U.S. tech giant sought to address the British ...
Mar 18, 2026
X back up after brief outage, Downdetector shows
March 18 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's social media platform X was back up after a brief outage for thousands of users in the U.S. on Wednesday, according to Downdetector.com. At its peak, there were more t...
Mar 18, 2026
US factory orders barely rise in January
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - New orders for U.S. factory goods edged up in January as weakness in transportation equipment partially offset gains elsewhere, government data showed on Wednesday. Fa...
Mar 18, 2026
Chile's economic growth slows in 2025 despite fourth-quarter rebound
By Aida Pelaez-Fernandez and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO, March 18 (Reuters) - Chile's economy grew more slowly in 2025 than in the previous year, despite returning to growth in the fourth quarter. Full-y...
Mar 18, 2026
Analysis-Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil fuel dependence
By Anna Hirtenstein and Kate Abnett March 18 (Reuters) - The energy shock from the Iran war has policymakers around the globe rethinking ways to reduce long-term dependence on oil and gas imports, wit...
Mar 18, 2026
US broadly authorizes transactions with Venezuela's oil company PDVSA
By Timothy Gardner and Marianna Parraga March 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. issued a general license on Wednesday broadly authorizing U.S. companies to do business with Venezuela's state-run oil company PDV...
Mar 18, 2026
Researchers uncover iPhone spyware capable of penetrating millions of devices
By AJ Vicens March 18 (Reuters) - A powerful software exploit capable of penetrating and stealing information from potentially hundreds of millions of Apple iPhones was planted on dozens of websites i...
Mar 18, 2026
Bank of Canada assessing high oil price, would hike rates if needed, says Macklem
By Promit Mukherjee and David Ljunggren OTTAWA, March 18 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada on Wednesday kept its key policy rate on hold, as expected, but Governor Tiff Macklem warned it was ready to rai...
Mar 18, 2026
GM says gas price hikes not impacting sales
By Kalea Hall and Nathan Gomes March 18 (Reuters) - General Motors hasn't seen much shift in sales following gas price increases as a result of the war in Iran, the automaker's finance chief said on W...
Mar 18, 2026
