Factbox-Widely used drugs on US imports list from Europe

(Reuters) – Widely used prescription medicines could get caught up in the Trump administration’s tariff trade wars and EU retaliation. The following is a list of major prescription drugs whose ingredients or components are imported into the United States from the European Union, based on U.S. Food and Drug Administration import data from 2023 and 2024. Company Used to Country Comments Brand Treat of Import Comp Name any (chemic al name) AbbV Rinvoq rheumatoid Germany, … Read more…

Adobe rolls out AI agents for online marketing tools 

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Adobe on Tuesday said it is rolling out artificial intelligence “agents” that brands can use to help consumers navigate their websites. Adobe is known for consumer apps such as Photoshop but also sells a suite of business-to-business software tools used in online marketing, which made up a quarter of Adobe’s $21.5 billion in sales in its most recent fiscal year. The new tools use AI technology to help … Read more…

Google expands Reddit partnership

(Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google on Monday expanded its partnership with Reddit amid concerns that the social media platform’s user growth relies heavily on traffic from Google Search. Redburn Atlantic analyst James Cordwell initiated coverage on Reddit’s stock with a “sell” rating, saying the company’s growth in daily active users (DAUs) — a key metric in determining traffic on a web-based platform — is vulnerable to algorithm changes by Google. Google’s algorithm change has already started … Read more…

SEC may scrap Biden-era crypto asset custody proposal, acting chief says

(Reuters) -Wall Street’s top regulator is considering changing or scrapping regulations proposed under the prior administration that would require investment advisors keeping custody of cryptocurrencies and other assets to meet stricter standards, the agency’s interim chief said on Monday. Mark Uyeda, acting chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, also said the agency was developing possible changes to a recent rule that requires mutual and exchange-traded funds to report portfolio holdings on a monthly … Read more…

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Trump nixes $17.75 minimum wage for federal contractors adopted by Biden

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -President Donald Trump has rescinded an executive order issued by his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, that required businesses that contract with the federal government to pay workers a minimum wage of $17.75 an hour. Trump, a Republican, late on Friday repealed nearly 20 Biden-era memos and executive orders touching on a range of topics, including the 2021 mandate that significantly raised pay for workers on federal contracts. Biden had initially raised … Read more…

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Google preparing to partner with Taiwan’s MediaTek on next AI chip, Information reports

(Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google is preparing to partner with Taiwan’s MediaTek on the next version of its AI chips, Tensor Processing Units, that will be made next year, the Information reported on Monday, citing people involved in the project. However, Google has not cut ties with Broadcom, the chip designer it has worked with exclusively on the AI chips over the past several years, the report said, citing an employee at the San Jose-based company. … Read more…

US IRS pauses modernization investments to evaluate AI technology

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is taking a “strategic pause” in its technology modernization investments to re-evaluate its operating approach in light of new artificial intelligence technologies, a senior IRS career technology official said on Friday. The agency will review a number of technology modernization initiatives that have been taken in recent years, including the new Direct File free filing system for tax returns that was launched last year under … Read more…

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Trump-driven turbulence draws new investors into gold

By Polina Devitt LONDON (Reuters) – Investors seeking shelter from political and economic volatility triggered by the new U.S. administration are increasingly moving into gold Exchange-Traded Funds, adding momentum to the market’s record rally. Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, his radical policy shift, including trade tariffs, comments he aims to annex Greenland and his unconventional approach to diplomacy to try to end the war in Ukraine have driven gold prices to … Read more…

5 Signs the Stock Market Might Have Bottomed

The stock market has been on a rollercoaster in 2025, with investors wondering whether the worst is behind us—or if more pain lies ahead. 📊 The Nasdaq 100 recently fell into correction territory, down over 10% from its highs. The S&P 500 has struggled to find support, and investor sentiment is near its lowest levels in months. But has the market finally hit bottom? Or are we still in for more volatility? The truth is, no … Read more…

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US Vice President Vance tells NBC News he expects a ‘high level’ TikTok deal by April 5

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Friday he expects a “high level” TikTok deal by the April 5 deadline. “There will almost certainly be a high-level agreement that I think satisfies our national security concerns, allows there to be a distinct American TikTok enterprise,” he told NBC News during an interview aboard Air Force Two. U.S. President Donald Trump tapped Vance and national security adviser Michael Waltz last month to oversee … Read more…

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