AmEx deepens push into small and mid-market businesses with new cards
By Niket Nishant March 25 (Reuters) - American Express launched a new commercial credit card on Wednesday and said it plans to introduce another later this year, as it aims to solidify its foothold among small- and middle-market companies. Business ...
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Morning Bid: Fifteen points to ponder
By Mike Dolan March 25 - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets There were some glimmers of hope in the energy markets on Wednesday as oil prices slipped back and stocks caught a break after Ir...
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Italy's growth outlook darkens due to Iran conflict, business lobby says
ROME, March 25 (Reuters) - Italy's economy will grow by 0.5% this year, the country's main business lobby Confindustria forecast on Wednesday, cutting its previous 0.7% estimate made in October and warning of strong downside risks if the conflict in ...
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Iranian strikes pose 'existential threat', Gulf states tell UN
By Emma Farge GENEVA, March 25 (Reuters) - Gulf Arab states told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Wednesday they face an existential threat from Iran as they condemned Iranian attacks on their infrastructure, which the U.N. rights chief said might co...
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US researchers bet on hybrid, GMO seeds to make wheat profitable again
By Julie Ingwersen MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 25 (Reuters) - Inside a locked chamber the size of a walk-in freezer in Manhattan, Kansas, a few dozen wheat plants growing under bright LED lights are being genetically modified with a sunflower gene to resi...
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Russia says it remains in contact with US on Ukraine settlement
MOSCOW, March 25 (Reuters) - Russia remains in contact with the United States on a possible settlement of the conflict in Ukraine and hopes Washington will continue its mediation efforts, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. "Moscow con...
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Delta Air Lines' refinery bet looks more valuable in jet fuel squeeze
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, March 25 (Reuters) - When Delta Air Lines bought an aging refinery outside Philadelphia in 2012, the move looked unusual. Most carriers buy jet fuel from suppliers. Delta instead bought a refinery that processes crude oil...
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Exclusive-US ramps up fuel exports to Cuba's private sector
HAVANA/HOUSTON, March 25 (Reuters) - U.S. suppliers have shipped approximately 30,000 barrels of fuel to Cuba's private sector this year to date, according to documents and shipping data viewed by Reuters, suggesting a Trump administration plan to give...
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Arm jumps as new AI chip to drive billions in annual revenue
By Kanishka Ajmera March 25 - U.S.-listed shares of Arm Holdings jumped nearly 12% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the chip firm projected billions of dollars in annual revenue from its own new artificial intelligence data-center chip. The n...
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Denmark's prime minister hands in government resignation after election defeat
COPENHAGEN, March 25 (Reuters) - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday submitted her government's resignation to the king after her three-party coalition suffered a large defeat in a general election, the royal palace said in ...
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