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US fertility rates drop to record low in 2025 as births fall
By Mariam Sunny April 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. fertility rate hit a record low last year, extending a nearly two-decade decline, provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
Whitestone REIT to be taken private by Ares in $1.7 billion deal
By Apratim Sarkar April 9 (Reuters) - Whitestone REIT will be acquired by funds managed by Ares Management Corp in an all-cash deal, valuing the U.S. shopping center owner at about $1.7 billion, the c...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
Italy sees slower GDP growth due to high energy costs, economy minister says
By Giuseppe Fonte and Angelo Amante ROME, April 9 (Reuters) - Italy is preparing to cut its GDP growth estimates to factor in the negative impact of rising energy prices, Economy Minister Giancarlo Gi...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
Carlyle's private credit flagship fund latest target of investor exodus
By Isla Binnie and Manya Saini NEW YORK, April 9 (Reuters) - Investors have asked to pull more than 15% of their assets from Carlyle's flagship private credit interval fund, the group said in a shareh...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
IMF's Georgieva expects war to trigger demand for up to $50 billion in Fund support
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said the global lender expected near-term demand for IMF financial support to rise t...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
Colorado State forecasters see below-average hurricane season
HOUSTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Weather forecasters from Colorado State University said on Thursday the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season was expected to fall below historical averages because of an El Nino...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
India mulls payment lags, checks for senior citizens as digital fraud rises, RBI paper shows
By Ashwin Manikandan and Surbhi Misra April 9 (Reuters) - India's central bank is planning to introduce delays in high-value digital transactions and extra checks for payments made by senior citizens ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
OpenAI pauses UK data centre project over regulation, costs
By Muvija M LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) - ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is pausing its main data centre project in Britain over an unfavourable regulatory environment and high energy costs, dealing a blow to the...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
White House confident Warsh will lead Fed in May
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Thursday that he was confident Kevin Warsh would start as Federal Reserve chairman in May and that he did not expect ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
Wall St opens muted over fragile Mideast truce; inflation data parsed
April 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened muted on Thursday after rallying in the previous session, as cracks emerged in the fragile Middle East ceasefire, while investors parsed through a...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
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