LOS ANGELES, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. container import volumes fell 1.1% in March from last year, supply chain technology provider Descartes Systems Group said on Thursday. U.S. seaports last month handled 2,353,611 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs), the standard measure for container volume. While year-to-date import volume trails 2025 by 4.8%, the March volume was 32.3% above pre-pandemic levels from...

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. inflation increased as expected in February and likely rose further in March amid the war with Iran, a trend that is expected to discourage the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates for a while. The personal consumption expenditures price index climbed 0.4% after an unrevised 0.3 gain in January, the Commerce Department's Bureau of...

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, showing no signs of labor market deterioration, potentially giving the Federal Reserve room to keep interest rates unchanged as it monitors the economic fallout from the war with Iran. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 219,000 for the week ended...

Research Shows $22.5 Trillion in Value Creation Ahead, With Enterprise AI Adoption and Agent-Driven Models Scaling Toward the End of the Decade BOSTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / April 9, 2026 / International Data Corporation (IDC) today shared key research insights unveiled at Directions, its flagship client event, outlining how artificial intelligence is reshaping the global economy, transforming enterprise decision-making,...