Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fed minutes show growing openness to rate hikes at March meeting
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - A growing group of Federal Reserve policymakers felt last month that interest rate hikes might be needed to counter inflation that continued to exce...
Apr 08, 2026
Trump dispatching Iran negotiating team to Pakistan, White House says
WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is dispatching his Iran negotiating team, led by Vice President JD Vance, to Pakistan, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on ...
Apr 08, 2026
Analysis-As Trump claims victory, Iran emerges bruised but powerful with leverage over Hormuz
By Samia Nakhoul DUBAI, April 8 (Reuters) - Nearly six weeks of war in Iran have ended, for now, with President Donald Trump claiming victory, but the U.S.-Iran ceasefire locks in a harsh reality: an ...
Apr 08, 2026
AbbVie files lawsuit to address 'outdated' drug discount eligibility program
(Corrects paragraph 8 to clarify the potential impact of AbbVie's lawsuit.) April 8 (Reuters) - AbbVie has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, seeking clearer guidance on patients eligible fo...
Apr 08, 2026
US lobby group PhRMA CEO Steve Ubl to step down
April 8 (Reuters) - Steve Ubl, the chief executive of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, plans to step down at the end of the year, the U.S. pharmaceutical lobby group said on Wedne...
Apr 08, 2026
US Senate to vote on resolution to curb Trump's Iran war powers
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers will try again next week to pass a resolution to halt the Iran war and force President Donald Trump to obtain Congress' approval for...
Apr 08, 2026
Panama asks China for respect after ship detentions tied to ports ruling
By Daniela Desantis and Brendan O'Boyle ASUNCION, April 8 (Reuters) - Panama's top diplomat on Wednesday said a rise in inspections and detentions of Panama-flagged vessels in China stemmed from a Pan...
Apr 08, 2026
'Talks were almost dead': Pakistan's last-ditch effort to secure Iran war truce
By Asif Shahzad, Alexander Cornwell and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD/TEL AVIV, April 8 (Reuters) - Mediation efforts to halt the war in Iran were hours from collapse when Pakistan mounted an overnight diplo...
Apr 08, 2026
Bondi will not appear for House interview on Epstein files, DOJ says
By Nolan D. McCaskill and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi does not plan to appear for a planned interview with a House of Representatives commit...
Apr 08, 2026
Trump says Lebanon is not part of ceasefire deal with Iran, PBS reports
WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Lebanon is not part of the ceasefire agreement the U.S. has with Iran "because of Hezbollah" but will "get taken care of," U.S. President Donald Trump told PBS News in ...
Apr 08, 2026
