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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
BIS urges central banks not to overreact to energy price spike
LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - The body that advises the world's central banks has urged policymakers not to overreact to the Iran crisis-driven spike in global energy prices, calling it a textbook case...
Mar 16, 2026
Meta shares jump after Reuters report on plans for layoffs of 20% or more
By Aditya Soni March 16 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms shares rose nearly 3% on Monday after a Reuters report that the social media giant plans to lay off 20% or more of its workforce to offset heavy spen...
Mar 16, 2026
US cruises sail into higher costs as oil prices rally; Carnival could be hardest hit
By Aishwarya Jain and Neil J Kanatt March 16 (Reuters) - Cruise operators face choppy waters as rising oil prices lift fuel costs, with analysts warning Carnival Corp could take the biggest hit to its...
Mar 16, 2026
Severe oil shock could drag S&P 500 down to 5,400, Goldman warns
March 16 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs said severe disruptions to oil supplies from the ongoing Middle East conflict could push the S&P 500 index down to nearly 5,400 this year, or about 19% below current...
Mar 16, 2026
UK consumers hit by worries over war in Iran
LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - British consumers have turned their least confident since the start of last year following the outbreak of war in the Middle East, financial data firm S&P Global said on M...
Mar 16, 2026
Behind fashion week glamour, Argentina's textile backbone buckles
BUENOS AIRES, March 16 (Reuters) - Buenos Aires Fashion Week bustles with models showing off the creations of local designers, some well known and some hoping to break through in one of Latin America'...
Mar 16, 2026
