March 23 (Reuters) - In central Venezuela, the owner of a mid-size pharmaceutical factory scrambles to obtain dollars to import chemicals and other ingredients for his headache and fever remedies. But he, like many other Venezuelan business owners, is frequently unsuccessful. The hurdles include an official system for allocating U.S. currency that disfavors small and medium companies and an ongoing...

07:23 AM EDT, 03/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Bowman Consulting Group ( BWMN ) said Monday it has received new task orders totaling $3.9 million under the US Geological Survey's Geospatial Products and Services Contract. The company said the assignments include multi-state airborne lidar data acquisition in Missouri, Kansas, and Alabama, as well as the production and delivery of elevation-derived hydrography...

07:23 AM EDT, 03/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US President Donald Trump said Monday on Truth Social that he has instructed the Department of Defense to postpone military strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure and power plants for five days amid ongoing talks between the two countries. I AM PLEASE [sic] TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY...

07:28 AM EDT, 03/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Cencora ( COR ) said Monday it signed a definitive agreement to acquire EyeSouth Partners' retina business for $1.1 billion. The deal includes EyeSouth's affiliated retina physicians joining Cencora's ( COR ) Retina Consultants of America, the company said. The acquisition is expected to be slightly accretive, net of financing costs, to adjusted...