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Bourbon demand is down and tariffs aren't helping. But distillers keep building

Bourbon demand is down and tariffs aren't helping. But distillers keep building

By Nicholas P. Brown and Emma Rumney BARDSTOWN, KY, April 7 (Reuters) - Like many whiskey distillers, Heaven Hill Brands is rolling back bourbon production this year, as demand lags.
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European shares muted as investors cautious ahead of Trump's Iran deadline

European shares muted as investors cautious ahead of Trump's Iran deadline

April 7 (Reuters) - European shares were flat on Tuesday as escalating tensions in the Middle East and a looming deadline for peace talks kept investors on edge. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.1% at 597.24 points by 0715 GMT.
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President Trump Commends Artemis II Crew After Historic Lunar Flyby

President Trump Commends Artemis II Crew After Historic Lunar Flyby

On April 6, 2026, President Donald J. Trump communicated with the Artemis II crew as they completed a historic lunar flyby, marking a significant milestone in space exploration. The crew, consisting of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen, surpassed the distance record for human spaceflight previously held by Apollo 13. The Artemis II mission, part of a broader initiative to establish American space superiority, is seen as a precursor to future missions to Mars. The President praised the crew's achievements, highlighting the mission's role in advancing U.S. space policy and technological dominance.
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Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth

Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth

By Joey Roulette HOUSTON, Texas April 6 (Reuters) - The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission entered the moon's gravitational sphere of influence early Monday morning as they cruised along a path that will soon take them over the shadowed, lunar far side to become the farthest-flying humans
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JPMorgan's Dimon warns Iran war may drive inflation and interest rates higher

JPMorgan's Dimon warns Iran war may drive inflation and interest rates higher

By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, April 6 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned on Monday that the war in Iran risks oil and commodity price shocks that could keep inflation sticky and push interest rates higher than the market now expects.
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Seeking signals from the noise

Seeking signals from the noise

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, April 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street and the Asian stock markets that were open ticked higher on Easter Monday, as investors shrugged off another rise in oil prices and more belligerent rhetoric from U.S.
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Trump dice que es más popular que cualquier otro político en Venezuela

Trump dice que es más popular que cualquier otro político en Venezuela

El presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, aseguró este lunes que es más popular que cualquier otro político en Venezuela, cuyo gobierno ya ha entregado "cien millones de barriles" de crudo que pagaron sobradamente la operación militar que sacó del poder a Nicolás Maduro.
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Iran, U.S. receive plan to end hostilities, immediate ceasefire; source says

Iran, U.S. receive plan to end hostilities, immediate ceasefire; source says

April 6 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States have received a plan to end hostilities that could come into effect on Monday and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a source aware of the proposals said on Monday.
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Trump's trade war with China in focus ahead of May summit

Trump's trade war with China in focus ahead of May summit

By Liz Lee BEIJING, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is due to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May during his first visit to China in eight years, a closely watched trip that comes just a year after Washington rolled out sweeping and at times erratic global tariffs.
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Soccer-Iran awaiting FIFA response on World Cup venue switch

Soccer-Iran awaiting FIFA response on World Cup venue switch

April 7 (Reuters) - Iran's government will only decide on the national team's participation in the World Cup once they receive a response from FIFA over the relocation of their matches, the country's Minister of Sport Ahmad Donyamali said.
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World Trade Organization Faces Relevance Crisis Amid U.S.-China Trade Disputes

World Trade Organization Faces Relevance Crisis Amid U.S.-China Trade Disputes

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is experiencing a significant decline in its influence as the United States and China engage in protectionist trade practices, openly defying the rules they previously agreed to. This situation has led to questions about the WTO's ability to enforce international trade rules. The organization's credibility is further undermined by China's repeated violations of trade rules and President Trump's disregard for the WTO's 'most favored nation' principle through erratic tariff applications. Recent trade talks in Cameroon between the U.S. and Brazil collapsed, highlighting the WTO's struggles to implement necessary reforms, such as improving its dispute-settlement mechanisms.
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Phillips 66 faces $900 million loss as Iran crisis lifts oil prices

Phillips 66 faces $900 million loss as Iran crisis lifts oil prices

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. refiner Phillips 66 said on Monday its first-quarter results were hit by a sharp increase in commodity prices, leaving it with nearly $900 million in pre-tax mark-to-market losses, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.