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PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - March 19

ReutersMar 19, 2026 6:17 AM

March 19 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve who has faced withering pressure from U.S. President Trump just months before his term as chair ends, said on Wednesday that he would continue to lead the central bank until his replacement was confirmed by the Senate.

- Federal food safety authorities are investigating an E. coli outbreak that has sickened seven people in three states, after some of them said they ate cheese made by a raw dairy farm in California, while the company has denied its products were behind the illnesses.

- The Trump administration said on Wednesday that it would temporarily relax a maritime law that restricts the way oil is shipped within the United States, as it seeks to stem the rise in fuel prices resulting from the war in the Middle East.

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