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Meta logo is seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Apr 8, 2026

Meta unveils first AI model from costly superintelligence team

Meta Platforms launched Muse Spark, its first ai model from a high-cost superintelligence team, aiming to enhance everyday tasks across its social platforms.

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Apr 8, 2026

March jobs report blows past expectations

US employers added 178,000 jobs in march, beating expectations amid energy price concerns tied to the iran conflict, signaling labor market resilience.

Jeff Shell speaks during a conference at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
Apr 8, 2026

Jeff Shell exits as president of Paramount Skydance amid legal disputes

Jeff Shell is out as president of Paramount Skydance following legal disputes involving a $150 million lawsuit and allegations of misconduct.

The Wall street sign hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) building on Tuesday following Monday’s broad sell off in New York City, U.S., March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Apr 8, 2026

Aerospace parts maker Arxis targets $11.2B valuation in US IPO

Arxis, the aerospace components maker based in Bloomfield, Connecticut, aims for an $11.2 billion valuation in its U.S. initial public offering.

The logo of Equinor is set up at the entrance of a building at Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant Hammerfest LNG in Hammerfest, Norway, March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Apr 8, 2026

Global energy stocks plunge as US-Iran ceasefire hits oil

April 8 (Reuters) – U.S. and European energy stocks slid on Wednesday, as a ceasefire to the Middle East conflict punctured the hefty war premium built into oil prices due to fears of supply disruption through the Strait of Hormuz. Oil fell below $100 per barrel after U.S. President Donald Trump late on Tuesday agreed [&he[...]

A pump jack operates outside of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman
Apr 8, 2026

Oil tumbles below $100 after Trump announces two-week ceasefire

LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) – Oil tumbled below $100 a barrel on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to an immediate and safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures were down $18.27, or 16.72%, at $91.00 a barrel by 1320 GMT. […]

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Apr 8, 2026

Trump says US will work closely with Iran, discuss sanctions

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) – The United States will work closely with Iran and the two countries are discussing tariff and sanctions relief, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire. Trump pulled back from the brink of a threatened full-on assault on Iran on Tuesd[...]

A man carries an Iranian flag as he walks amidst the rubble of a building of the Sharif University of Technology, which was damaged in a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Apr 7, 2026

‘A whole civilization will die tonight’ says Trump as Iran defies looming deadline

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened that “a whole civilization will die tonight” as Iran showed no sign of accepting his ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday evening. Trump has given Iran until 8 p.m. in Washington – 3:30 a.m. in Tehran – to end [...]

U.S. Vice President JD Vance attends a press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, at the former Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, Hungary, April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool
Apr 7, 2026

US hits military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island, Vance says no change to strategy

BUDAPEST/WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) – U.S. strikes on Iran‘s Kharg Island do not represent a change in American strategy, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday as a U.S. official separately told Reuters the additional strikes on military targets did not impact oil infrastructure. The official, who spoke to [...]

U.S. dollar banknotes and medicines are seen in this illustration taken, June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Apr 7, 2026

Health insurers rise after US lifts 2027 Medicare Advantage payment rates

April 7 (Reuters) – Shares of U.S. health insurers climbed on Tuesday after the government finalized Medicare Advantage payment rates above estimates, which are expected to add more than $13 billion in additional payments next year. Insurers had lost billions in market value after the Trump administration’s smaller-t[...]

A drone view of a pump jack and drilling rig south of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman/File Photo
Apr 7, 2026

Oil prices mixed; Brent flat, US crude up as Iran keeps Hormuz shut ahead of Trump deadline

US crude oil prices rise ahead of president Donald Trump's deadline as Iran maintains blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, impacting global oil flows.

FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Apr 6, 2026

Trump says Iran could be ‘taken out’ on Tuesday, Hegseth says major strikes to come

U.S. President Donald Trump threatens sweeping attacks on iranian power plants and bridges unless iran complies with U.S. conditions by Tuesday night.

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