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Jack Daniel's maker names Whirlpool executive as new CFO
March 16 (Reuters) - Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman on Monday named long-time Whirlpool executive Jim Peters as its new finance chief, effective March 31. He will succeed Leanne Cunningham, who will...
Mar 16, 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training
By Blake Brittain March 16 (Reuters) - Encyclopedia Britannica and its Merriam-Webster subsidiary have sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court for allegedly misusing their reference materials to train ...
Mar 16, 2026
Hedge funds 'aggressively' short financial stocks, says Goldman
(Refiles to fix typographical error in name in paragraph 9) By Nell Mackenzie LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Global hedge funds sold shares of bank, insurance, fin-tech and trading companies in the week...
Mar 16, 2026
US home builder sentiment edges up in March -NAHB
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilder sentiment edged up in March, but worries about higher construction costs and shortages of labor lingered, a survey showed on Monday. The National Asso...
Mar 16, 2026
Apple unveils second-generation AirPods Max at $549, more than five years after debut
March 16 (Reuters) - Apple on Monday unveiled the second generation of its premium AirPods Max over-ear headphones at $549, more than five years after the first version's launch. The update marks Appl...
Mar 16, 2026
US manufacturing output increases; homebuilder sentiment ticks up
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. factory production increased marginally in February as manufacturing remained constrained by tariffs on imports, and the conflict in the Middle ...
Mar 16, 2026
Wall St opens higher as tech stocks gain; Investors weigh Middle East conflict
March 16 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday with shares of Meta among the top gainers after a report said the megacap was prepping for sweeping AI-related layoffs, even as ...
Mar 16, 2026
Exclusive-OpenAI courts private equity to join enterprise AI venture, sources say
By Milana Vinn and Echo Wang NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters) - OpenAI is in advanced talks with private equity firms including TPG, Advent International, Bain Capital and Brookfield Asset Management to f...
Mar 16, 2026
Canada's annual inflation rate eases to 1.8% in February ahead of expected energy shock
By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, March 16 (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 1.8% in February, after prices in the same period a year ago had risen sharply when the government's sales tax r...
Mar 16, 2026
Canadian housing starts rise slightly in February, says CMHC
OTTAWA, March 16 (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts rose slightly in February compared with the previous month, indicating that the trend in new construction remains steady despite monthly volatility...
Mar 16, 2026
