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Capital One, Discover deal approved by US bank regulators
Deal creates eighth-largest U.S. bank by assets covered by government deposit insurance Regulators impose fines on Discover for overcharging feesCritics argue merger reduces competition, raises consumer costsBy Chris Prentice, Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators sai...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Ford halts shipments of vehicles to China amid tariffs, WSJ reports
April 18 (Reuters) - Ford Motor F.N has halted shipments of its SUVs, pick-up trucks and sport cars to China in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Court rejects Trump bid to end Venezuelan migrants' legal status
By Nate Raymond and Daniel Wiessner April 18 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court rejected on Friday a request by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to allow it to move forward with stripping temporary legal protections for about 350,000 Venezuelan migrants, exposing them to imminent...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Cricket-Scotland, ECB in talks over Britain team at Los Angeles Games
April 18 (Reuters) - The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Scotland have begun discussions over the formation of a joint Britain cricket team ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, the Scottish board's chief executive Trudy Lindblade said on Friday.Cricket, one of the five ...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Athletics-World record-holder Chepngetich, Jepchirchir withdraw from London Marathon
April 18 (Reuters) - World record holder Ruth Chepngetich and reigning champion Peres Jepchirchir have withdrawn from the London Marathon, organisers said on Friday, less than two weeks before the race. Kenyan Chepngetich smashed the women's record in Chicago last year, running 2:09:56 to become...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Sean 'Diddy' Combs loses bid to delay to sex-trafficking trial
Combs faces charges of racketeering and sex traffickingLawyers for hip-hop mogul say sexual activity was consensualSupporter in courtroom wears 'Free Puff' sweatshirtBy Luc Cohen NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday denied Sean "Diddy" Combs' bid to delay his ...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Trump studying whether to fire Fed Chair Powell, adviser says
Hassett remarks show possibility of Powell firing under active considerationComments follow escalation of Trump's feud with PowellEconomists, markets looking on with trepidationBy Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Friday said Presiden...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
IRS acting head ousted after US Treasury chief wins power struggle with Musk, NYT reports
WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - The acting commissioner of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service is being replaced after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Donald Trump that the latest leader of the agency had been installed without his knowledge and at the behest of billionaire E...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
KKR among asset managers vying for Abu Dhabi's district cooling business, sources say
By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Federico Maccioni DUBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - KKR KKR.N and I Squared Capital are among global asset managers bidding for a district cooling business owned by Abu Dhabi's Multiply Group, part of a $1.5 trillion empire overseen by one of the UAE's most powerful Shei...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
New Mexico Health Department Says Measles Cases In State Stands At 63 As of April 18
April 18 (Reuters) - NEW MEXICO HEALTH DEPARTMENT:NEW MEXICO HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTS 63 MEASLES CASES AS OF APRIL 18 - WEBSITENEW MEXICO HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTS 6 HOSPITALIZATIONS IN MEASLES PATIENTS AS OF APRIL 18 - WEBSITEReuters
Fri, Apr 18
Carney says China is a foreign interference, geopolitical threat for Canada
By Wa Lone TORONTO, April 18 (Reuters) - Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said that China is one of the largest threats with respect to foreign interference in Canada and is an emerging threat in the Arctic.In a debate Thursday night ahead of the April 28 election, Carney replied "Chin...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
UK PM Starmer discussed trade with Trump, Downing Street says
April 18 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump, discussing trade between the two nations among other subjects including the situation in Ukraine and Iran, a Downing Street spokesperson said on Friday.Britain is hoping to strike a deal with Trump after...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Iran's foreign minister to visit China within days, IRNA says
CAIRO, April 18 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will visit Beijing within the next few days, the Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Friday, without providing further details.The announcement was made during Araqchi's visit to Moscow on Friday, ahead of U.S.-Iran talks ...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Orange SA Applies To Cease Being Reporting Issuer In Canada
April 18 (Reuters) - Orange SA ORAN.PA:ORANGE SA - APPLIES TO CEASE BEING A REPORTING ISSUER IN CANADAORANGE SA - DECISION TO REDUCE REPORTING COSTS AND COMPLEXITYORANGE SA - DECISION EXPECTED TO HAVE NO IMPACT ON CLIENTS AND PARTNERS IN CANADAORANGE SA - WILL NO LONGER FILE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Dupixent Approved In US As First New Targeted Therapy In Over Decade For Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
April 18 (Reuters) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc REGN.O:DUPIXENT® (DUPILUMAB) APPROVED IN THE U.S. AS THE FIRST NEW TARGETED THERAPY IN OVER A DECADE FOR CHRONIC SPONTANEOUS URTICARIA (CSU)Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Alphabet Says Judge Ruled DOJ Failed To Prove Google's AD Tools And Acquisitions Anticompetitive
April 18 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O:ALPHABET INC - JUDGE ISSUES MIXED DECISION IN DOJ CASE AGAINST GOOGLE - SEC FILINGALPHABET INC - JUDGE RULED DOJ FAILED TO PROVE GOOGLE'S AD TOOLS AND ACQUISITIONS ANTICOMPETITIVE - SEC FILINGALPHABET INC - JUDGE RULED GOOGLE'S PUBLISHER TOOLS VIOLAT...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
REFILE-Trump says Powell should bring down interest rates
WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should reduce interest rates.Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that inflation was going down, and Powell should respond by reducing interest rates."If we had a Fed chairman that ...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Trump says US having 'nice conversations' with China
WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. is having good conversations privately with China amid the two countries' trade war."By the way, we have nice conversations going with China," Trump told reporters at the White House. "It's, like, rea...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
Court rejects Trump bid to end Venezuelan migrants' legal status
By Nate Raymond April 18 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court rejected on Friday a request by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to allow it to move forward with stripping temporary legal protections for about 350,000 Venezuelan migrants, exposing them to imminent deportation.The San...Reuters
Fri, Apr 18
