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US discussing dollar swap lines with Gulf and Asian partners, Treasury's Bessent says
By Doina Chiacu and Ryan Patrick Jones April 24 (Reuters) - The United States is discussing currency swap lines with other countries including Gulf and Asian partners, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent...
Thomson Reuters Apr 24, 2026
Justice Dept drops investigation into Fed Chair Powell, removing obstacle to Warsh
By Andrew Goudsward, Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The Justice Department is closing its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, U.S. Attorney Jeanin...
Thomson Reuters Apr 24, 2026
US consumer sentiment slumps to record low in April; inflation expectations rise
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment fell to a record low in April as households shrugged off a ceasefire in the war with Iran, remaining focused on the inflation...
Thomson Reuters Apr 24, 2026
Russian central bank cuts key rate by only 50 bps, raises oil price forecast on Iran war
By Elena Fabrichnaya and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, April 24 (Reuters) - The Russian central bank reduced its key rate by 50 basis points to 14.5% on Friday, as expected by analysts, despite pressure from ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 24, 2026
US chipmakers hit record highs as Intel turbocharges AI rally
By Shashwat Chauhan and Purvi Agarwal April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. chip stocks soared to record highs on Friday as Intel's unexpectedly strong revenue forecast reinforced confidence that the AI boom powe...
Thomson Reuters Apr 24, 2026
Factbox-DeepSeek-V4, the Chinese AI model adapted for Huawei chips
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, April 24 (Reuters) - Chinese startup DeepSeek on Friday released a preview version of V4, its new artificial intelligence model adapted to run on Huawei chips, marking ano...
Thomson Reuters Apr 24, 2026
Union says US bailout of Spirit Airlines must protect employees
By David Shepardson April 24 (Reuters) - A union representing workers at Spirit Airlines said on Friday any U.S. bailout of the bankrupt low-cost carrier must protect employees. The Trump administrati...
Thomson Reuters Apr 24, 2026
S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher on fresh hopes of US-Iran talks
April 24 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite rose on Friday as renewed hopes for U.S.-Iran negotiations to end the war lifted sentiment, while a surge in Intel shares added further suppor...
Thomson Reuters Apr 24, 2026
Chinese EV maker NIO bets on in-house chips to cut reliance on Nvidia
BEIJING, April 24 (Reuters) - NIO is betting that in-house chip development will sharpen its technological edge and improve profitability, Chief Executive William Li said on Friday, as the Chinese pre...
Thomson Reuters Apr 24, 2026
Canada February retail sales up 0.7%; seen up 0.6% in March
OTTAWA, April 24 (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales rose 0.7% in February from January to C$72.06 billion ($52.68 billion) on higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers, Statistics Canada said on ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 24, 2026



