MILAN, March 19 (Reuters) - Monte dei Paschi di Siena Chief Executive Luigi Lovaglio on Thursday sought to reassure investors that the strategy he outlined for the combined group with Mediobanca would outlast any changes at the helm. Lovaglio, who last year led MPS to acquire Mediobanca, has been ruled out as a CEO candidate by the bank's board for...

* Japan gets around 90% of its oil from the Middle East * Opened taps for a record oil stockpile release on Monday * Petrochemicals, steel, refineries and even sento baths are hit By Katya Golubkova and Mariko Katsumura TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - Japanese companies, from steel producers to chemical firms and even sento baths, are feeling the heat...

04:57 AM EDT, 03/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co ( JPM ) has closed down the private banking account of Chinese investor Tang Hao over know-your-customer concerns, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. Tang held a $4 billion stake in AppLovin (APP) as of early 2025, the report said. The account was closed in...

04:54 AM EDT, 03/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Exxon Mobil ( XOM ) and Saudi Aramco's SAMREF joint venture in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, was hit by an aerial strike Thursday, Reuters reported, citing an industry source. The strike had minimal impact on the refinery, according to the report. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had already sent an evacuation warning to SAMREF,...