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Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general
By Nandita Bose, Andrew Goudsward and Jana Winter WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after mounting frustration with her performa...
Apr 02, 2026
Coinbase gets conditional US approval for trust charter
April 2 (Reuters) - Coinbase Global has received conditional approval from banking regulators for a national trust company charter, it said on Thursday, a move that could boost the top U.S. cryptocurr...
Apr 02, 2026
Trump to reduce steel, aluminum tariff rates for derivative products, sources say
(Changes headline) April 2 (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to reshape its steel and aluminum tariff regime, keeping a 50% tariff for commodity steel and aluminum imports while reducing duti...
Apr 02, 2026
ECB's Villeroy says it is too soon to say when rates could rise
PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's next interest rate move will very likely be an increase although it is still too early to say when it will start hiking, ECB policymaker Francois...
Apr 02, 2026
East Bluff home damaged by fire Wednesday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Faulty electrical wiring is being blamed for a house fire Wednesday in Peoria's East Bluff. Peoria Fire crews responded to the area of Delaware and Arcadia just before 5:00 P.M., with s...
Apr 02, 2026
Analysis-Rising fuel prices test Milei's free‑market gamble as South America feels oil shock
By Lucinda Elliott and Eliana Raszewski MONTEVIDEO/BUENOS AIRES, April 2 (Reuters) - The global surge in fuel prices is exposing how unevenly South America is positioned to absorb the shock, with Arge...
Apr 02, 2026
Prompt oil prices hit record premium to next-month delivery after Trump vows to keep attacking Iran
By Georgina McCartney and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Front-month U.S. crude oil futures were trading at their largest-ever premium over the second-month contract on Thursday as tra...
Apr 02, 2026
US fixed 30-year mortgage rate rises to 6.46% amid Iran war
By Ann Saphir April 2 (Reuters) - The average rate on the most popular home-loan rate rose to its highest since early September, as the Iran war pushes up oil prices and fans inflation fears, lifting ...
Apr 02, 2026
Descendant of key figure in 1898 citizenship case hopes for the best from US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - While many Americans are following the U.S. Supreme Court case involving President Donald Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizenship, Norman Wong is doing so with ...
Apr 02, 2026
AI animation studio Toonstar, HarperCollins team up on animated book projects
April 2 - Artificial intelligence powered animation studio Toonstar on Thursday unveiled a multi-year partnership with News Corp-owned HarperCollins to produce a slate of original animated series base...
Apr 02, 2026
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