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Wall St opens higher as tech stocks gain; Investors weigh Middle East conflict

Monday, March 16 by SRN News

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 elevated crude prices due to the raging Middle East conflict... Read More.

Wall St futures rise as tech stocks gain; Middle East conflict in focus

Monday, March 16 by SRN News

By Johann M Cherian March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday with shares of Meta among top gainers after a report said the megacap was prepping for sweeping AI-related layoffs, even as elevated crude prices due to the raging Middle East... Read More.

Analysis-Middle East war disrupts pharma air routes, risks cancer drugs supply

Monday, March 16 by SRN News

LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - War in the Middle East is disrupting the flow of critical medicines to the Gulf, imperilling supply routes for cancer drugs and other treatments that require refrigeration and forcing companies to reroute flights and find overland access into... Read More.

Why France is bolstering military presence in the Middle East, as Macron prepares for postwar talks

Monday, March 16 by SRN News

PARIS (AP) - France's government is bolstering the country's military presence in the Middle East, dispatching its aircraft carrier and other warships, while President Emmanuel Macron engages with key players in the conflict, including Iran, in a bid to position Paris for future diplomatic... Read More.

Oil poised for further gains as Middle East conflict threatens export facilities

Sunday, March 15 by SRN News

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, March 15 (Reuters) - Oil prices could extend gains at Monday's open as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran entered a third week, putting oil infrastructure at risk and keeping the Strait of Hormuz shut in the world's largest supply disruption. U.S. President... Read More.

Wall St opens mixed as investors weigh data, Middle East war

Friday, March 13 by SRN News

March 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes opened mixed on Friday, after sharp losses in the previous session, while investors assessed a set of economic data releases to gauge the interest rate outlook as the Middle East conflict widens. The Dow Jones Industrial... Read More.

Wall St futures inch up as investors weigh Middle East unrest ahead of data

Friday, March 13 by SRN News

By Johann M Cherian and Utkarsh Hathi March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched up in choppy trading on Friday ahead of reports on economic growth and inflation, while a widening conflict in the Middle East threatened to stoke price... Read More.

Iran war casts shadow over HSBC and StanChart Middle East ambitions

Thursday, March 12 by SRN News

By Lawrence White and Selena Li LONDON/HONG KONG, March 12 (Reuters) - Just days before the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, HSBC's CEO Georges Elhedery said the Asia-Middle East corridor was becoming "a defining axis of global growth". This week, HSBC closed its... Read More.

World faces largest-ever oil supply disruption on Middle East war, IEA says

Thursday, March 12 by SRN News

By Alex Lawler LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - The war in the Middle East is creating the biggest oil supply disruption in history, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, a day after it agreed to release a record volume from strategic stockpiles to... Read More.

Big East roundup: Xavier gets by Marquette late in tourney opener

Thursday, March 12 by SRN News

Jovan Milicevic scored 21 points and hit the tiebreaking layup with 1:14 remaining as 10th-seeded Xavier outlasted seventh-seeded Marquette for an 89-87 victory in the opening round of the Big East tournament in New York on Wednesday. Milicevic made 7 of 11 shots and 4... Read More.

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Wall St opens higher as tech stocks gain; Investors weigh Middle East conflict

Wall St futures rise as tech stocks gain; Middle East conflict in focus

Analysis-Middle East war disrupts pharma air routes, risks cancer drugs supply

Why France is bolstering military presence in the Middle East, as Macron prepares for postwar talks

Oil poised for further gains as Middle East conflict threatens export facilities

Wall St opens mixed as investors weigh data, Middle East war

Wall St futures inch up as investors weigh Middle East unrest ahead of data

Iran war casts shadow over HSBC and StanChart Middle East ambitions

World faces largest-ever oil supply disruption on Middle East war, IEA says

Big East roundup: Xavier gets by Marquette late in tourney opener

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