Teen charged with murder in fatal March shooting of 16-year-old on Liberty Avenue
QUEENS, N.Y. — A 16-year-old from St. Albans has been charged with second-degree murder for allegedly fatally shooting another teen in broad daylight after both exited an MTA bus in Jamaica on…
China new home sales rise sharply in March – survey
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new home sales rose sharply in March, as a slew of support policies boosted a pickup in demand across the board in 14 surveyed cities, a private survey…
Hedge funds retrench after getting pummeled during wild March
By Nell Mackenzie, Carolina Mandl and Summer Zhen LONDON/NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) – March’s market turmoil has forced many macro and trend-following hedge funds to cut bait on bad portfolio bets and…
What crisis? U.S. bank-focused ETFs see strongest demand in months in March
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – March recorded the worst U.S. bank failures since the 2008 crisis, but that did not stop some investors from snapping up battered financial stocks to bolster…
Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 50.3% in March
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eased to 50.3% in March from 50.6% in February, the statistics department said on Friday. The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI)…
French inflation eases to six-month low in March
PARIS (Reuters) – French inflation slid in March to a six-month low – though by slightly less than forecast – as a sharp drop in energy price inflation helped offset surging food…
Philippine central bank: March annual inflation likely in 7.4%-8.2% range
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine annual inflation in March was expected to come in between 7.4% and 8.2%, with downward pressure seen from lower prices of petroleum and some food items, the central…
Shorting global banks fetches $14.3 billion in paper profit in March – S3 Partners
(Reuters) – Short sellers made $14.3 billion in paper profit from their bearish bets on global banking stocks in March, according to analytics firm S3 Partners, as the collapse of U.S. lender Silicon…
Marketmind-World markets leaving March like a lamb
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan In like a lion, out like a lamb. Farmers’ almanacs suggest a stormy and turbulent start to March…
German inflation expected to ease significantly in March
BERLIN (Reuters) – Inflation is expected to ease significantly in Germany in March on the back of lower energy prices, preliminary data from six economically key states in the country showed on…
Spain inflation falls more than expected to 3.3% in March
(Reuters) – Spain’s consumer price inflation slowed to 3.3% in March, its weakest annual rate since August 2021 and down from 6.0% in February, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute showed…
South Korea March exports likely to see steepest decline in nearly three years – Reuters poll
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports likely fell in March at the steepest pace in nearly three years, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday, in a continued downtrend driven…
Russian data shows consumer prices rise eased slightly in March
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s weekly consumer price rise eased slightly in the week to March 27, data from state statistics service Rosstat showed on Wednesday, as authorities seek to bring down inflation…
China’s factory activity likely expanded at a slower pace in March – Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity likely grew at a slower pace in March, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, suggesting the economic recovery is uneven in the light of weak global…
South Korea consumer sentiment improves to nine-month high in March
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s consumer sentiment improved in March to its highest level in nine months, with inflation expectations easing from a month earlier, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday.…
Bed Bath & Beyond cuts 1,300 jobs in New Jersey (March 24)
(Reuters) – Bed Bath & Beyond Inc is laying off about 1,300 employees at four locations in New Jersey, including at discount health and beauty chain Harmon, a Worker Adjustment and Retraining…
French business activity strengthened in March -flash PMI
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) – French business activity strengthened in March by more than forecast, a monthly survey showed on Friday, as the euro zone’s second-biggest economy benefited from growth in…
It’s March Madness at the San Diego Field Office with “Elite Eight” Seizures in a Single Day
CBP officers from the San Diego Field Office had a phenomenal day we can refer to as a “slam dunk,” with eight noteworthy seizures. One of those seizures included this mound of…
Irish consumer sentiment falls slightly in March -survey
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish consumer sentiment in March fell month-on-month for the first time since November, a survey showed on Friday, as continuing cost-of living pressures and increased uncertainty in the global…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol awarded Youth of the Month honorees for March
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol awarded the Youth of the Month honorees for March during a ceremony at Texas A&M International University. On March 23, Laredo Sector Border Patrol and…
U.S. new-vehicle sales to rise in March on strong demand for cars and trucks
(Reuters) – Sales of new vehicles in the U.S are expected to go up in March, riding on pent-up demand for cars and trucks, a report from industry consultants J.D. Power-LMC Automotive…
UK factory price expectations fall to lowest since March 2021 – CBI
LONDON (Reuters) – A gauge of British manufacturers’ inflation expectations fell to its lowest in two years after output slid again in the three months to March, the Confederation of British Industry’s…
SNB to follow ECB and hike policy rate by 50 bps on March 23
By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank will hike its key policy rate by 50 basis points on Thursday, matching the European Central Bank’s move last week, as tackling…
Philippine central bank to raise rates 25 bps in March, 6.50% peak seen in Q2 – Reuters Poll
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will hike its main interest rate by a modest 25 basis points on Thursday, followed by another next quarter, making rates peak…
U.S. oil exports to Europe hit record in March on steep discounts
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. crude exports to Europe have hit a record 2.1 million barrels per day on average so far this month, spurred by wide discounts to the…
S.Africa to call it a wrap on current hikes with last 25 bps on March 30- Reuters poll
By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Reserve Bank will raise interest rates for the last time in this cycle by 25 basis points on March 30, in anticipation of slower…
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