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Finance

Flights halted at Berlin airport as strike grounds operations

BERLIN, March 18 (Reuters) - Air traffic at Berlin's airport ground to a halt early on Wednesday aft...

18th March, 2026

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Finance

EU Commission head Von der Leyen to visit Australia as trade deal nears

BRUSSELS, March 18 (Reuters) - The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Aus...

18th March, 2026

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Finance

Exail's order intake grows 87% propelled by underwater drone technology

(Corrects headline and paragprah 1 to say order intake grew 87%, not order book.) March 18 (Reuters)...

18th March, 2026

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Finance

Gasoline price hike from Iran war could push consumers toward EVs, hybrids

By Nick Carey and Valerie Volcovici GUILDFORD, England/RICHMOND, Virginia, March 18 (Reuters) - The...

18th March, 2026

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Finance

Exclusive-Meta vowed to stop illegal financial ads in Britain. It failed 1,000 times in a week

By Phoebe Seers, Tommy Reggiori Wilkes and Jeff Horwitz LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO, March 18 (Reuters) - U...

18th March, 2026

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Finance

Morning Bid: To dot, or not to dot, that is the question

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu A small pullback in oil price...

18th March, 2026

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Finance

Italy's Eni reaches final investment decision for Indonesia gas projects

JAKARTA, March 18 (Reuters) - Italy's ENI said it has reached a final investment decision for the de...

18th March, 2026

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Finance

Asian stocks rally as oil retreats, Fed in spotlight

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, March 18 (Reuters) - Asian shares rallied on Wednesday as oil prices paused th...

18th March, 2026

Image for Russia's Rusal swings to annual loss on rising costs, lower aluminium output
Finance

Russia's Rusal swings to annual loss on rising costs, lower aluminium output

March 18 (Reuters) - Russian aluminium giant Rusal reported on Wednesday a net loss for 2025, citing...

18th March, 2026

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Finance

Around 4.9 million children under five died in 2024, says UN

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - About 4.9 million children died before reaching their...

18th March, 2026

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Finance

Companies pledge 0.1% of revenues for global renewables buildout

By Simon Jessop LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - A new initiative aims to help finance renewable energy...

18th March, 2026

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Finance

Dollar holds losses as risk appetite flickers ahead of central bank meetings

By Rocky Swift TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - The dollar held losses on Wednesday as a glimmer of risk...

18th March, 2026