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Auto industry group calls for scrapping US gas tax, adopting vehicle fee
By David Shepardson April 1 (Reuters) - The head of a group representing nearly all major automakers on Wednesday called for scrapping the U.S. government's 18.4-cent per gallon tax on gasoline and re...
Apr 01, 2026
Peoria woman discusses experience in finding skeleton during mushroom hunting with kids
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman is recalling the grim discovery she and her kids made on Tuesday in Peoria while hunting for mushrooms. Christall Ropp and her six kids were in a wooded area near Crest Dr. and ...
Apr 01, 2026
Amazon eyes $9 billion Globalstar deal to rival SpaceX's Starlink, FT reports
April 2 (Reuters) - Amazon is in talks to buy satellite telecom group Globalstar as it ramps up efforts to build its own low-earth-orbit satellite business to rival SpaceX's Starlink, the Financial Ti...
Apr 01, 2026
Exclusive-Intel looks to put millions more into SambaNova startup chaired by CEO Tan
By Jeffrey Dastin and Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 (Reuters) - Chipmaker Intel has planned to invest another $15 million in SambaNova, a chip startup chaired by Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, a Reuter...
Apr 01, 2026
Australia to offer businesses $693 million in cheap loans to ease fuel cost pressure
By Renju Jose SYDNEY, April 2 (Reuters) - Australia will provide up to A$1 billion ($693 million) in interest-free loans to critical businesses, including transport operators and fertiliser producers,...
Apr 01, 2026
US Treasury to meet with insurance regulators to discuss private credit markets
By Ismail Shakil April 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it will meet with domestic and international insurance regulators to discuss recent developments in private credit m...
Apr 01, 2026
Trump touts gains against Iran but gives no timeline to end war
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Gram Slattery and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a televised speech on Wednesday night that the U.S. military had nearly accompl...
Apr 01, 2026
KKR caps redemptions at one of its private credit funds
April 1 (Reuters) - KKR's non-traded business development company, KKR FS Income Trust, limited redemptions after requests for withdrawals surged, according to a letter to shareholders. The fund, call...
Apr 01, 2026
Australia's regulator says ASX favoured shareholder returns over system resilience
April 2 (Reuters) - Australia's corporate regulator on Thursday said the country's stock market operator ASX had prioritised delivering higher shareholder returns over ensuring strong and critical mar...
Apr 01, 2026
Pair of teenaged boys arrested after alleged Peoria armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenaged boys were arrested after an alleged armed robbery Monday afternoon in Peoria. Peoria Police says officers contacted two male victims at around 2:30 P.M. in the area of Arms...
Apr 01, 2026
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