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RPT-ANALYSIS-Tariff-driven Wall Street pain sparks investors to weigh more gloomy scenarios
By Lewis Krauskopf and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, April 8 (Reuters) - A dramatic U.S. stock slide is fanning fears of even more dire scenarios for the market, as investors weigh the potential for a prolonged global trade war and a much dimmer corporate profit outlook.Stocks swung wildly on Monda...Reuters
Tue, Apr 8
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Pentagon's Hegseth to visit Panama Canal after Trump threatens to take it back
Hegseth is first U.S. defence secretary to visit in decadesPanama wrestles with U.S. concerns about Chinese investmentU.S. handed waterway to Panama in 1999By Phil Stewart PANAMA CITY, April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to get a close-up look at the Panama Canal o...Reuters
Tue, Apr 8
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Some US consumers stockpile goods ahead of Trump's new tariffs
Shoppers fear rising prices due to tariffsTax Foundation estimates tariffs to cost $3.1 trillion over 10 yearsSome fear repeat of pandemic stockpiling frenzyBy Siddharth Cavale SECAUCUS, New Jersey, April 8 (Reuters) - Pushing a shopping cart down the aisle of a Walmart WMT.N Supercenter, Thomas ...Reuters
Tue, Apr 8
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Meta expands 'Teen Accounts' to Facebook, Messenger amid children's online safety regulatory push
April 8 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O is rolling out its "Teen Accounts" feature to Facebook and Messenger on Tuesday, as it faces sustained criticism about not doing enough to protect young users from online harms.The enhanced privacy and parental controls, which were introduced on Inst...Reuters
Tue, Apr 8
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Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order
Trump turns to rarely used 1996 law to fine and potentially seize migrant assetsAdministration calls on migrants to "self deport and leave the country now"Memo obtained by Reuters says implementing fines would require system overhaulBy Ted Hesson, Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, April 8 - The ...Reuters
Tue, Apr 8
Stocks
RPT-ANALYSIS-Tariff-whipped Wall Street wonders: will Trump blink?
Presidential backstop for equities seen fadingSlim hope that so-called "Trump put" still existsSome investors believe selloff could deepen before policy tweaksFed support for markets also in question due to inflationBy Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK, April 7 (Reuters) - Investors are tryin...Reuters
Tue, Apr 8
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EXCLUSIVE-Musk's DOGE using AI to snoop on U.S. federal workers, sources say
DOGE uses AI to monitor communications for anti-Trump sentiment, sources sayDOGE's use of Signal app raises data security and transparency concernsMusk's DOGE team accused of bypassing vetting processes, operating in secrecyBy Alexandra Ulmer, Marisa Taylor, Jeffrey Dastin, Alexandra Alper ...Reuters
Tue, Apr 8
Stocks
US small business confidence drops, economic outlook dims
April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. small-business confidence dropped for a third straight month in March, eroding most of the gains that followed President Donald Trump's election victory in November, amid rising concerns over the administration's trade policy despite early optimism about a potential ...Reuters
Tue, Apr 8
Forex
RPT-COLUMN-Trump and Powell spar anew in major Fed test: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - The last thing U.S. markets need right now is a war of words between the White House and the Federal Reserve, yet they may have to brace for increasingly testy exchanges over the days and weeks ahead.President Donald Trump is currently refusing to back do...Reuters
Tue, Apr 8
Forex
Sterling steadies as tariff firestorm abates
UK seeks economic partnership with US amid tariff tensionsSterling stabilises after volatile trading due to US tariffsEconomists divided on UK's medium-term inflation and borrowing impactBy Amanda Cooper LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - The pound was mostly steady on Tuesday, stabilising after sev...Reuters
Tue, Apr 8
Commodities
CORRECTED-EUROPE GAS-Prices rangebound as market weighs tariff impacts
LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - Dutch and British gas prices rebounded slightly on Tuesday morning and are expected to move sideways as the market assesses the impact of U.S. tariffs on energy amid fears slow global growth could impact demand.The benchmark Dutch front-month contract TRNLTTFMc1 was up 0....Reuters
Tue, Apr 8
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Russia sees no reason to discuss peace with Japan, the Kremlin says
MOSCOW, April 8 (Reuters) - Russia sees no reason to discuss the possibility of signing a long-awaited peace treaty with Japan to formally end World War Two because of Tokyo's unfriendly stance towards Moscow, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Russia, the successor state to the Soviet Union, and Japa...Reuters
Tue, Apr 8
Economic Indicator
ECB's Stournaras says higher inflation from U.S. tariffs could delay monetary policy normalisation
ATHENS, April 8 - ECB's policymaker Yannis Stournaras said on Tuesday that an expected higher inflation and a global trade war following U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs could delay normalization of euro zone's monetary policy.Reuters
Tue, Apr 8
Stocks
4 Beaten-Down Stocks I'm Buying Already
In this video, I will be talking about the stocks I'm buying now after they've fallen a lot because of the tariff situation. Watch the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.*Stock prices used were from the trading day of April 4, 2025. The video was ...The Motley Fool
Tue, Apr 8
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This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Company Just Got Some Unwelcome News Regarding the Pentagon Budget Cuts (Hint: It's Not Palantir)
When Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was campaigning, one of his more consistent talking points was a concern over areas of wasteful federal spending. This rhetoric inspired the creation of a new program called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after Trump's election victor...The Motley Fool
Tue, Apr 8
Stocks
The Stock Market Did This 80% of the Time After a Big Crash
In this video, I will talk about the Trump administration's tariffs, the market crash, what has happened in the past, and what I am doing during these uncertain times. Watch the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.*Stock prices used were from the t...The Motley Fool
Tue, Apr 8
