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By Sinéad Carew and Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar index rose on Thursday while MSCI’s global equities gauge fell as stronger-than-expected megacap earnings reports were balanced against signs of rising inflation and investor anxiousness ahead of President Donald Trump’s deadline for trade agreements. Trump gave Mexico a 90-day reprieve from higher tariffs …

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By Jonathan Landay, Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senior Trump administration officials told Congress this month that Israel agreed to match a U.S. award of $30 million to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, a previously unreported contribution to the controversial armed private aid operation. Aside from …

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By Susan Heavey and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. imposed sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization on Thursday, accusing them of undermining peace efforts with Israel even as other Western powers moved toward recognition of Palestinian statehood. The State Department said it would deny visas for travel to …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Countries that haven’t negotiated a trade deal or received a tariff letter from the Trump administration will be hearing the from the U.S. about the terms of trade by the end of the day, the White House said on Thursday. “The trade team has been working around the clock to try to be …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday criticized Union Pacific’s plan to acquire Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first U.S. coast-to-coast freight rail operator as a move toward monopoly. Schumer said the deal would push “us even further down the road of dangerous consolidation …

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By Joyce Lee and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -The South Korean ministers tasked with negotiating a last-ditch trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump said that to prepare they role-played and solicited tips for engaging with the unpredictable leader. Among the advice they received? Call Trump a “great person” and speak as simply as possible, …

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