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Hotel groups Hilton and Marriot announce African expansion plans
By Colleen GokoJOHANNESBURG, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. hotel chains Hilton HLT.N and Marriott MAR.O have announced African expansion drives to tap into the continent's rapid tourism growth. Rising business and leisure travel on the continent has made it increasingly attractive for multinational c...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Israeli military eases some safety restrictions
June 18 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said public safety guidelines that have mandated school closures, among other restrictions, would ease in some areas from 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.Parts of the Israeli occupied-Golan Heights and West Bank, in addition to Israeli communities near Gaza and in Eil...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
FACTBOX-Airlines suspend flights after Israel strikes Iran
June 18 (Reuters) - Israel's strikes against Iran have prompted international airlines to halt flights to some Middle East destinations.Below are some of the airlines that have cancelled their flights to and from the region:AEGEAN AIRLINES AGNr.ATGreece's Aegean Airlines cancelled all flight...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-China AI push writes source code for tech M&A boom
By Robyn MakHONG KONG, June 18 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Artificial intelligence is powering China tech's M&A resurgence. Video-games giant Tencent 0700.HK and Alibaba 9988.HK are eyeing acquisitions again, in the latest sign that sidelined stars are out of the sin bin. But chipmaking is dri...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
US consumers more pessimistic on tariff costs, TransUnion says
NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. consumers are feeling worse about money as tariffs fuel concerns about rising prices, credit reporting agency TransUnion said.Of almost 3,000 people polled in May, 27% were pessimistic about their household finances over the next 12 months, up from 21% in the fourt...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-Dizzying IPO pops benefit from small class size
By Stephen Gandel NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters Breakingviews) - A recent triple-C run of public-market debuts has won an A grade from investors. Alliterative initial public offerings from CoreWeave CRWV.O, Circle Internet Group CRCL.N and Chime Financial CHYM.O all led to stunning share-price gains...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Nvidia-backed AI startup SandboxAQ creates new data to speed up drug discovery
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (Reuters) - SandboxAQ, an artificial intelligence startup spun out of Alphabet's GOOG.O Google and backed by Nvidia NVDA.O, on Wednesday released a trove of data it hopes will speed up the discovery of new medical treatments by helping scientists under...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
German police arrest man suspected of online child abuse after FBI tip-off
By Friederike Heine BERLIN, June 18 (Reuters) - A 20-year-old man accused of abusing children with mental health problems on the internet and driving one of them to suicide has been arrested in Germany after a tip-off from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, officials said on Wednesday.The...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Israel's economy will gradually reopen, defence minister says
JERUSALEM, June 18 (Reuters) - Israel will gradually ease safety restrictions in some parts of the country and reopen its economy, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday, even as the campaign against Iran continued.Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
German minister to Iran: never too late to negotiate
BERLIN, June 18 (Reuters) - Germany's foreign minister appealed to Iran's leaders to make credible assurances that it is not seeking a nuclear weapon and to show it is willing to find a negotiated solution as fears mount of further military escalation between Iran and Israel. "We are sti...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Trump Signals "Shadow Chair" Strategy as Traders Anticipate Swift Fed Rate Cut in 2026
TradingKey - U.S. interest rate traders are betting heavily that the Federal Reserve will quickly turn dovish after current Fed Chair Jerome Powell's term ends in May 2026. The volume of futures trades linked to this bet hit a record high on Monday and continued to grow on Tuesday.TradingKey
Wed, Jun 18
Germany to continue special flights for citizens to leave Israel, Berlin says
BERLIN, June 18 (Reuters) - Germany will continue to organise special commercial flights out of Jordan for its citizens who are looking to leave Israel as long as there is a need and the situation permits, said a foreign ministry spokesperson in Berlin on Wednesday. One flight, with a capacity of ju...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
ANALYSIS-US defence firms chase European military spending wave
European nations increase defence budgets post-Ukraine invasionUS firms seek partnerships to leverage European military spendEurope reliant on US defence tech despite self-sufficiency goalsBy Joe Brock, Giulia Segreti, Paul Sandle and Tim Hepher PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. defence giants, bac...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Morning News Call - Canada, June 18
To access a PDF version of this newsletter, please click hereYou can read Morning News Call Canada via TOPNEWS Canada page.If you would like to receive this newsletter through your email, please register at:https://solutions.lseg.com/MorningNewsCallEN-subscription-pageCOMPANIES REPORTING RESULTSJune...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
German minister to Iran: never too late to negotiate
BERLIN, June 18 (Reuters) - Germany's foreign minister appealed to Iran's leaders to make credible assurances that it is not seeking a nuclear weapon and to show it is willing to find a negotiated solution as fears mount of further military escalation between Iran and Israel. "We are sti...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
