Explosions heard in Syria's Damascus result of Israel intercepting Iranian missiles, state TV says
March 31 (Reuters) - Explosions were heard in the Syrian capital Damascus as Israeli air defenses intercepted Iranian missiles, Syrian state television reported on Tuesday. (Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din; Editing by Chris Reese)...
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Activist Pineal Capital pushes Teladoc to consider split, other changes to boost value
By Christy Santhosh March 31 (Reuters) - Activist investor Pineal Capital Management has urged sweeping changes at Teladoc Health, calling for cost cuts and a potential breakup of the telehealth provider to unlock shareholder value. In an open letter ...
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Brazil's central bank boosts gold holdings to second-largest reserve asset in 2025
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA, March 31 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank doubled its gold holdings in 2025, making the metal the second-largest component of its foreign exchange reserves after the U.S. dollar, according to its annual report released on ...
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X recovers after brief US outage, Downdetector shows
March 31 (Reuters) - Social media platform X was back up after a brief outage that impacted thousands of users in the U.S. on Tuesday, according to Downdetector.com. There were 562 reports of issues with Elon Musk-owned X as of 5:03 p.m. ET, dow...
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Q1 ends with a BANG!
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, March 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed a tumultuous first quarter with a bang on Tuesday as hopes of de-escalation in the Middle East powered stocks to their best day in almost a year, even as data showed a slump in...
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Two-thirds of Americans want quick end to Iran war even if goals unachieved, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Costas Pitas March 31 (Reuters) - Two-thirds of Americans believe that the U.S. should work to end its involvement in the Iran war quickly, even if that means not achieving the goals set out by the Trump administration, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found....
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Beyond Meat misses quarterly results estimates on persistent demand struggles
March 31 (Reuters) - Faux meat maker Beyond Meat missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter sales and posted a larger-than-expected operating loss on Tuesday due to sluggish demand for its higher-priced processed food products. Beyond Meat has s...
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Serbian students, protesters clash with police in Belgrade
BELGRADE, March 31 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Serbian students clashed with police on Tuesday during a protest against a police search of University of Belgrade offices, which inflamed tensions between authorities and anti-government activists that have...
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NY Fed appoints Citi CEO Jane Fraser to Federal Advisory Council
March 31 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Tuesday it has appointed Jane Fraser, chief executive of Citigroup, to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors' Advisory Council. The appointment is for a one-year term that began in Ja...
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S&P lifts Cook Islands credit rating as tourism boosts finances
WELLINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - S&P Global Ratings raised the Cook Islands' long-term sovereign credit rating to BB- from B+ late on Tuesday, citing a tourism-driven economic rebound and fiscal prudence that has strengthened government finances. It a...
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