March 18, 2026

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Disney embarks on new chapter as Josh D’Amaro takes over as CEO -

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Micron rides memory price spike into earnings with stock up 62%, drubbing its tech peers -

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Macy’s expects sales to fall this year, even as store revamp shows progress -

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Death of city of Longview employee under investigation after workplace accident – cbs19.tv -

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Bain Capital taps buyer interest for Bridge Data Centres, offering up to 70% stake, sources say -

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IH-35 North at Frost Bank Center Drive closed due to ‘major accident,’ TxDOT says – kens5.com -

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Mortgage refinance demand plunges 19% after interest rates shoot higher -

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Former Syracuse QB Dies at 28 After Tragic Accident – cnynews.com -

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HSBC says stock markets are pricing in a recession, not stagflation. Here’s how it’s trading the rotation -

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Employee crushed to death in horror industrial accident after press machine unexpectedly turns on – New York Post -

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Tencent’s 2025 revenue beats estimates as Chinese tech giant ramps up AI investment -

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Cuba partially restores power as President Díaz-Canel vows ‘unyielding resistance’ to U.S. oil blockade -

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Iran conflict looms large over Takaichi’s upcoming summit with Trump, experts say -

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Treasury yields are little changed as attention turns to Fed rates decision -

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China’s ‘AI tigers’ see shares surge after Nvidia CEO touts OpenClaw as ‘next ChatGPT’ -

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

France ready to help U.S. secure Strait of Hormuz — but not while drones and missiles are flying -

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Meta’s Manus launches desktop app to bring its AI agent onto personal devices amid OpenClaw craze -

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Pain at the pump stokes trouble at the top -

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

European stocks move higher as attention turns to the Fed -

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Global hedge funds suffer worst losses since ‘liberation day’ on Iran war turmoil -

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Charlie attack raises stakes for Saudi Arabia in flogging case

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s ruling family is coming under pressure from Western countries over its flogging of writer Raif Badawi for “insulting Islam”, but it appears more worried about the risk of offending domestic conservatives if it lets him…

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Frenchman detained in Bulgaria denies Islamist militant links: lawyer

HASKOVO, Bulgaria (Reuters) – A French citizen arrested in Bulgaria for alleged links to the gunmen who attacked the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, denies being part of an Islamist group and is ready to be extradited to prove his innocence, his law…

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Dozens held across Europe in Islamist suspect sweeps

PARIS/VERVIERS, Belgium (Reuters) – Belgian, French and German police interrogated dozens of Islamist suspects on Friday as much of Europe remained on heightened security alert after last week’s killings in Paris and raids in Belgium in which two gunme…

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Spain prosecutor calls for 42-year jail term for former ruling party treasurer

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s anti-corruption prosecutor has called for a 42-and-a-half years prison sentence for the ruling party’s former treasurer, Luis Barcenas, for crimes ranging from fraud to money laundering, a court source said on Friday.

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Serbian rights groups urge probe into mine tender in media freedom row

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbian civic groups called for an inquiry into a media report of irregularities in a government tender to pump flood water from a major mine, after the prime minister called the journalists “liars” paid by the European Union to di…

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Kremlin critic Navalny questioned by investigators, office raided

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was questioned on Friday by Russian investigators and his offices were raided by police in what colleagues called an attack on his anti-corruption campaigning.

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Saudi’s top clerical body condemns Prophet Mohammad cartoons

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s top clerical council, the only body in the kingdom authorized to issue Islamic legal opinions or fatwas, on Friday denounced the publication of “disrespectful drawings” of the Prophet Mohammad.

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Venezuela’s ‘protest city’ on edge as economic crisis worsens

SAN CRISTOBAL (Reuters) – Masked youths are once again blocking streets and burning tires in the Venezuelan city of San Cristobal, the epicenter of last year’s massive anti-government protests.

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Chinese peacekeepers start deployment in South Sudan

JUBA (Reuters) – An advanced party of Chinese peacekeepers is in South Sudan and the rest of the 700-strong contingent is due to arrive by early April, a U.N. official said on Friday, part of a surge in a U.N. mission to protect civilians in a nation m…

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Turkey’s Erdogan warns of clash of civilizations following attacks

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned of a “clash of civilizations” following the wake of the Islamist militant attacks in Paris and he also appeared to criticize France for allowing the wife of one of the gunmen to trave…

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