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UFW advocates for farmworkers, but represents fewer now than during Chavez’s era

Friday, March 20 by SRN News

Most farmworkers in the United States today aren't represented by labor unions, but United Farm Workers is known by many as their voice. Roughly 60 years after its founding by César Chavez and other activists, the UFW remains a political force in California and... Read More.

Markets bet on Fed rate hike as soon as July

Friday, March 20 by SRN News

By Ann Saphir March 20 (Reuters) - Market pricing for a U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate hike by September is about 75%, with better-than-even odds of a Fed rate hike as early as July. Five days ago, the market had no hint of a rate-hike expectation at... Read More.

AI’s demand for data could cause tight storage chip supplies, Solidigm executive says

Friday, March 20 by SRN News

By Stephen Nellis SAN JOSE, California, March 20 (Reuters) - The same booming AI demand that has caused the chairman of South Korea's SK Group to predict shortages of high-bandwidth memory chips could also cause tight supplies for storage drives, an executive from the South... Read More.

Russell 2000 on correction path as Iran war fans inflation fears, rate-cut bets dim

Friday, March 20 by SRN News

March 20 (Reuters) - The Russell 2000 index dropped 10% from its record-high close in January, putting it on track for a correction on Friday, as renewed inflation fears stemming from the Middle East conflict eroded expectations of U.S. rate cuts this year. The... Read More.

Persistent Iran war, energy price surge set to loom over stocks

Friday, March 20 by SRN News

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - A Middle East crisis that has convulsed markets should remain the focal point for Wall Street in the near term, as investors stay glued to developments in Iran and the fallout from surging energy prices. As the... Read More.

Airport screeners quitting instead of working without pay poses a longer-term problem for TSA

Friday, March 20 by SRN News

Eviction notices. Vehicle repossessions. Empty refrigerators and overdrawn bank accounts. According to union leaders and federal officials, these are among the mounting financial strains that union leaders say Transportation Security Administration officers face during a government funding lapse - the third in less than six... Read More.

Senior housing REIT Janus Living valued at $5.9 billion as shares rise in NYSE debut

Friday, March 20 by SRN News

By Pragyan Kalita and Prakhar Srivastava March 20 (Reuters) - Janus Living's shares rose 17.5% in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday, giving the U.S. seniors-focused real estate investment trust a valuation of $5.92 billion and marking a notable green shoot for... Read More.

Easter egg prices to stay high despite cocoa price crash, report says

Friday, March 20 by SRN News

By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - Prices for chocolate eggs and bunnies will remain high this Easter in the United States despite the fact that prices for the main raw material used to make them - cocoa beans - have gone sharply... Read More.

Chubb announces war-risk coverage to support ships through Strait of Hormuz

Friday, March 20 by SRN News

March 20 (Reuters) - Insurance giant Chubb said on Friday its maritime insurance facility will now be available to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz where traffic has been paralyzed due to the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. Chubb will be the lead partner on... Read More.

Exclusive-Qatar’s energy boss says he had warned of dangers of provoking Iran

Friday, March 20 by SRN News

By Maha El Dahan, Andrew Mills and Yousef Saba DUBAI, March 20 (Reuters) - As Qatar reels from an Iranian attack that has hobbled its giant natural gas company, its boss, who doubles as the country's energy minister, says he had warned officials and executives... Read More.

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UFW advocates for farmworkers, but represents fewer now than during Chavez’s era

Markets bet on Fed rate hike as soon as July

AI’s demand for data could cause tight storage chip supplies, Solidigm executive says

Russell 2000 on correction path as Iran war fans inflation fears, rate-cut bets dim

Persistent Iran war, energy price surge set to loom over stocks

Airport screeners quitting instead of working without pay poses a longer-term problem for TSA

Senior housing REIT Janus Living valued at $5.9 billion as shares rise in NYSE debut

Easter egg prices to stay high despite cocoa price crash, report says

Chubb announces war-risk coverage to support ships through Strait of Hormuz

Exclusive-Qatar’s energy boss says he had warned of dangers of provoking Iran

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