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Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month

WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed’s reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and [...]

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York’s special congressional election
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York’s special congressional election

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans’ majority could tighten by another vote after Tuesday’s special congressional election in Buffalo — at least, temporarily. Voters are choosing a replacement for Democrat Brian [...]

Traders add to bets on September start to Fed rate cuts
Traders add to bets on September start to Fed rate cuts

(Reuters) – Traders added to bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will deliver its first interest rate cut this year in September, after a government report on Friday showed U.S. [...]

US FDA says about 1 in 5 commercial milk samples tested positive for bird flu traces
US FDA says about 1 in 5 commercial milk samples tested positive for bird flu traces

(Reuters) -About one in five samples of commercial milk in the U.S. tested positive for traces of bird flu in a national survey, with a greater proportion coming from areas [...]

US inflation rises in line with expectations; consumer spending strong
US inflation rises in line with expectations; consumer spending strong

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. monthly inflation rose moderately in March, but stubbornly higher housing and transportation costs suggested the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates elevated for a [...]

Paris has a new king of the crusty baguette with the 31st winner of its annual bread-baking prize.
Paris has a new king of the crusty baguette with the 31st winner of its annual bread-baking prize.

PARIS (AP) — Paris has a new king of the crusty baguette. Baker Xavier Netry was chosen this week as the 31st winner of Paris’ annual “Grand Prix de la [...]

Israeli assault on Rafah would bring ‘disaster’ to Middle East, aid group warns
Israeli assault on Rafah would bring ‘disaster’ to Middle East, aid group warns

By Maya Gebeily and Emilie Madi BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Israeli assault on southern Gaza’s Rafah area would spell disaster for civilians, not only in Gaza but across the Middle [...]

Romanian court sends Andrew Tate’s human trafficking case to trial
Romanian court sends Andrew Tate’s human trafficking case to trial

BUCHAREST (Reuters) -The Romanian trial of internet personality Andrew Tate on human trafficking charges can go ahead, the Bucharest Court ruled on Friday, 10 months since he was first indicted, [...]

Ukraine’s farm minister is the latest corruption suspect as Kyiv aims to undo recent Russian gains
Ukraine’s farm minister is the latest corruption suspect as Kyiv aims to undo recent Russian gains

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian court on Friday ordered the detention of the country’s farm minister in the latest high-profile corruption investigation, while Kyiv security officials assessed how they [...]

Under-pressure Scottish leader cancels major speech as confidence vote in his government looms
Under-pressure Scottish leader cancels major speech as confidence vote in his government looms

LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader cancelled a speech Friday as he fights for his political life in the wake of his decision to pull the plug on a three-year power-sharing [...]

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York’s special congressional election
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York’s special congressional election

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans’ majority could tighten by another vote after Tuesday’s special congressional election in Buffalo — at least, temporarily. Voters are choosing a replacement for Democrat Brian [...]

Trump allies drafting plans to erode Fed’s independence, WSJ reports
Trump allies drafting plans to erode Fed’s independence, WSJ reports

(Reuters) -The allies of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are drafting proposals that would attempt to erode the Federal Reserve’s independence if he wins, the Wall Street Journal reported on [...]

Factbox-Who are the mega-rich donors backing Trump?
Factbox-Who are the mega-rich donors backing Trump?

By Alexandra Ulmer and Jason Lange (Reuters) – A handful of mega-rich donors have emerged as key backers of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, collectively donating more than $50 million [...]

Analysis-Trump election subversion case bogs down as allies’ legal woes grow
Analysis-Trump election subversion case bogs down as allies’ legal woes grow

By Andrew Goudsward, Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump got another break when the U.S. Supreme Court signaled some support for his immunity claim, even as [...]

Trump ready to renew conservative alliance with Hungary’s Orban
Trump ready to renew conservative alliance with Hungary’s Orban

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Donald Trump is ready to renew a conservative alliance with Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the U.S. Republican presidential candidate said in a video message on [...]

What to know about Zyn, the tiny nicotine pouch that’s sparked a big health debate
What to know about Zyn, the tiny nicotine pouch that’s sparked a big health debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — A tiny Philip Morris product called Zyn has been making big headlines, sparking debate about whether new nicotine-based alternatives intended for adults may be catching on with [...]

Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month

WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed’s reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and [...]

US equity funds see 4th straight week of outflows amid rate cut reassessment
US equity funds see 4th straight week of outflows amid rate cut reassessment

(Reuters) – U.S. equity funds registered their fourth successive weekly outflows in the week ended April 24, hit by fading expectations for rate cuts this year. LSEG data showed a [...]

Google parent Alphabet reclaims spot in $2 trillion valuation club
Google parent Alphabet reclaims spot in $2 trillion valuation club

(Reuters) – Alphabet breached the $2 trillion market value mark for the first time since November 2021 on Friday, as investors cheered the Google parent announcing its first-ever dividend and [...]

Online retailer Shein is latest to face strict European Union digital regulations
Online retailer Shein is latest to face strict European Union digital regulations

LONDON (AP) — Online fast-fashion retailer Shein must face the European Union’s strictest level of digital regulations, the bloc said on Friday as it added the company to its list [...]

Philippine police kill an Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in 15 beheadings and other atrocities
Philippine police kill an Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in 15 beheadings and other atrocities

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine forces killed an Abu Sayyaf militant, who had been implicated in past beheadings, including of 10 Filipino marines and two kidnapped Vietnamese, in a clash [...]

Muslim groups claim double standards in police handling of two high-profile stabbings in Sydney
Muslim groups claim double standards in police handling of two high-profile stabbings in Sydney

NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Muslim groups in Australia on Friday criticized the disparity in the police response to two stabbing attacks in Sydney this month, saying it had created a [...]

KEYWORD NOTICE – United Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ and other issues
KEYWORD NOTICE – United Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ and other issues

United Methodist delegates have overwhelmingly endorsed a constitutional amendment seen by advocates as a way of defusing debates over the role of LGBTQ people in the church by giving rule-making [...]

The Latest | Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5 as ship comes under attack in the Gulf of Aden
The Latest | Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5 as ship comes under attack in the Gulf of Aden

Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least five people. More than half of the territory’s population of 2.3 [...]

Cisco Systems joins Microsoft, IBM in Vatican pledge to ensure ethical use and development of AI
Cisco Systems joins Microsoft, IBM in Vatican pledge to ensure ethical use and development of AI

ROME (AP) — Tech giant Cisco Systems on Wednesday joined Microsoft and IBM in signing onto a Vatican-sponsored pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethically and to [...]

Bevy of defensive playmakers are available in Round 2 of the NFL draft after historic offensive run
Bevy of defensive playmakers are available in Round 2 of the NFL draft after historic offensive run

The unprecedented run on quarterbacks, wide receivers and pass protectors in the NFL draft ‘s opening round pushed plenty of studly defenders down the board and allowed some of the [...]

Athletics-American Coleman believes Bolt’s 100m record could fall soon
Athletics-American Coleman believes Bolt’s 100m record could fall soon

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -American sprinter Christian Coleman believes that Usain Bolt’s 100-metres record of 9.58 seconds that has stood for 15 years is within reach and said there are several athletes [...]

Tennis-Nadal wishes he could play long enough for his son to remember him on court
Tennis-Nadal wishes he could play long enough for his son to remember him on court

(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal said he would love to keep playing long enough for his son to remember him on court, though the 22-time Grand Slam champion concedes time is [...]

Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates

By Layli Foroudi VILLEPINTE, France (Reuters) – A police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024 Olympics is putting [...]

NBA roundup: Sixers trip Knicks behind Joel Embiid’s 50
NBA roundup: Sixers trip Knicks behind Joel Embiid’s 50

Joel Embiid set a playoff career high with 50 points to lift host Philadelphia past the New York Knicks 125-114 on Thursday, cutting the 76ers’ deficit in the Eastern Conference [...]

What to know about Zyn, the tiny nicotine pouch that’s sparked a big health debate
What to know about Zyn, the tiny nicotine pouch that’s sparked a big health debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — A tiny Philip Morris product called Zyn has been making big headlines, sparking debate about whether new nicotine-based alternatives intended for adults may be catching on with [...]

PE firm Advent to invest $297 million in India’s Apollo Hospitals unit
PE firm Advent to invest $297 million in India’s Apollo Hospitals unit

BENGALURU (Reuters) -PE firm Advent International will invest 24.75 billion rupees (nearly $297 million) in Apollo Hospitals’ unit Apollo HealthCo and will merge its online pharmacy vertical ‘Apollo 24/7’ with [...]

Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives
Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives

The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts, an [...]

HCA beats first-quarter profit estimates on higher patient admissions
HCA beats first-quarter profit estimates on higher patient admissions

By Sriparna Roy and Sneha S K (Reuters) -HCA Healthcare on Friday beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit and revenue, helped by higher patient admissions due to demand for [...]

AbbVie lifts profit forecast after Skyrizi sales beat expectations
AbbVie lifts profit forecast after Skyrizi sales beat expectations

By Leroy Leo and Christy Santhosh (Reuters) -AbbVie raised its annual profit forecast on Friday after strong sales of its immunology drug Skyrizi and cancer drug Imbruvica helped the company [...]

Renault talks to China’s Li Auto and Xiaomi on tech collaboration
Renault talks to China’s Li Auto and Xiaomi on tech collaboration

PARIS (Reuters) – Renault held talks this week with China’s Li Auto and Xiaomi on electric and intelligent vehicle technologies, the French carmaker said on Friday, opening the door to [...]

Google parent Alphabet reclaims spot in $2 trillion valuation club
Google parent Alphabet reclaims spot in $2 trillion valuation club

(Reuters) – Alphabet breached the $2 trillion market value mark for the first time since November 2021 on Friday, as investors cheered the Google parent announcing its first-ever dividend and [...]

Online retailer Shein is latest to face strict European Union digital regulations
Online retailer Shein is latest to face strict European Union digital regulations

LONDON (AP) — Online fast-fashion retailer Shein must face the European Union’s strictest level of digital regulations, the bloc said on Friday as it added the company to its list [...]

Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives
Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives

The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts, an [...]

India’s HCLTech misses Q4 revenue estimates on weak services vertical
India’s HCLTech misses Q4 revenue estimates on weak services vertical

BENGALURU (Reuters) -HCLTech, India’s No.3 IT services player, reported a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue on Friday amid decelerating tech spending among clients due to macro-overhang. The company posted a 7.1% rise [...]

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