A child stands next to an Iranian missile after it fell near Qamishli International Airport, Qamishli, Syria, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman |
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- Numerous small company owners are coming to the conclusion that, while the US Supreme Court's ruling striking down Trump's tariffs is a win on paper, recouping tariff expenses won't be easy - if it happens at all.
- The US dollar's bounceback since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran may be short-lived due to lingering doubts about the safe-haven appeal of US assets, according to FX strategists polled by Reuters who broadly still expect two Federal Reserve rate cuts later this year.
- The Trump administration plans to meet with executives from the biggest US defense contractors at the White House on Friday to discuss accelerating weapons production, as the Pentagon works to replenish supplies after strikes on Iran and several other recent military efforts, five people familiar with the plan told Reuters.
- Dozens of repatriation flights were due to take off from the Middle East as governments try to bring tens of thousands of stranded citizens home, while the selloff in global airline shares eased even as the US and Israeli air war against Iran escalated.
- Trump is set to meet with leaders of major technology companies, including Google, Meta and OpenAI, to formalize a pledge aimed at protecting consumers from rising electricity costs tied to the rapid expansion of energy‑intensive data centers.
- Markets are reacting in unexpected ways as the Middle East conflict. Find out how on today's Morning Bid podcast.
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Netanyahu's war alliance with Trump faces test as Iran crisis widens |
Trump and Netanyahu during a press conference after meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst |
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered on a career-long ambition to topple Iran's leadership, but his lockstep alignment with Trump faces a test as their joint military campaign threatens to drag on, with its goals potentially shifting in the coming weeks. At the outset of the bombing campaign, both Trump and Netanyahu said regime change was the goal. But in remarks at the White House on Monday, two days after Israeli air strikes killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and much of his leadership, Trump did not mention overthrowing Iran's government as his top priority. |
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A 20th century map depicting a mining operation mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is displayed at the Africa Museum in Tervuren, Belgium. REUTERS/Anna Lennon |
A US mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a tangle with Belgium's AfricaMuseum over who should digitize antique maps of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo in the museum's archive. Belgium's King Leopold II seized Congo in 1885 for his personal enrichment - the territory was plundered and the population subjected to extreme brutality. Several US companies are expanding in Congo as Washington deepens a strategic partnership with Kinshasa to secure supplies and reduce reliance on China for materials needed for batteries, electronics and defence. |
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