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Kwatra meets key US officials, reviews progress of strategic partnership

The top Indian diplomat also met with representatives of leading think tanks and chambers of commerce

Trump to host rally in northeast Pennsylvania, last before his trial begins

Trump is navigating four separate criminal prosecutions while running to avenge his loss to Biden, creating an unprecedented swirl of legal and political chaos

Janet Yellen likely to reiterate warnings over China's manufacturing power

With its dominant voice in all of those forums, the US is expected to try to align other countries across Europe, Asia and Latin America to voice concerns over China's output and exports

IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva wins second term ahead of Spring meetings

Georgieva, 70, led IMF's efforts to aid indebted countries through pandemic and has warned about the global economic impact of trade fragmentation caused by worsening US-China relations

At least 13 people killed, nearly 15,000 displaced by flooding in Kenya

The East African country has seen thousands of people killed by flooding in previous rainy seasons, mostly in the lake regions and downstream of major rivers

US, UK to implement restrictions on trade of Russian-origin metals

The US and UK have also previously sanctioned Russian gold, gas and diamonds

Trump to be first ex-prez on criminal trial: All about the hush money case

Prosecutors say Trump's company reimbursed Cohen and paid him bonuses and extra payments, all of which were falsely logged in Trump Organisation records as legal expenses

Judge declines to delay Trump's trial over complaints of pretrial publicity

Trump appears to take the position that his situation and this case are unique and that the pre-trial publicity will never subside. However, this view does not align with reality, the judge wrote

Israeli settlers rampage West Bank village, kill 1 Palestinian, wound 25

The killing came after an Israeli raid overnight killed two Palestinians, including a Hamas militant in confrontations with Israeli forces

Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker Nexperia Holding hit with cyberattack

The company was last year subject to an investigation by the Dutch government related to its acquisition of chip firm Nowi Energy BV as the state increased its scrutiny of Chinese tech investments

China tells telecom firms to phase out foreign chips, says report

The move would impact U.S. chip giants Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, according to the report. Their shares were down more than 1.5% in premarket trading

Wells Fargo Q1 results: Profit declines by 7%, beats market estimates

The bank's net interest income (NII) -- the difference between what it earns on loans and pays out for deposits -- fell 8% to $12.23 billion

As tensions mount, Iran may attack Israel in the next two days, reports WSJ

The heightened tensions follow Tehran's accusation against Israel regarding an airstrike on a diplomatic building in Damascus, Syria on April 2, which killed its top military officials

China's exports decline 7.5% in March, imports also fall as demand slows

Customs data released Friday show exports declined 7.5 per cent in March from a year earlier, while imports slipped 1.9 per cent. Both figures fell short of estimates

Like Donald Trump, Biden used political donations to cover lawyer fees

The DNC paid $1.1 million to Bob Bauer PLLC, the firm of the veteran political lawyer, hired to defend Biden in the investigation over his mishandling of classified documents

Amid China's aggression, Biden reiterates support for Philippines, Japan

Biden on Wednesday reflected on the fact that Japan, once a fierce US enemy, has become one of the closest American partners and an indispensable ally

JPMorgan Q1 results: Profit rises on interest income strength to $13.42 bn

The biggest US lender's profit was $13.42 billion, or $4.44 per share, for the three months ended March 31. That compares with $12.62 billion, or $4.10 per share, a year earlier

Citi Q1 results: Profit drops as costs rise on employee severance

Net income fell to $3.4 billion, or $1.58 per share, in the three months ended March 31, the bank said on Friday. That compares with $4.6 billion, or $2.19 per share, a year earlier

Apple loses bid to throw out $1 bn British lawsuit over app store fees

Sean Ennis, a competition law professor and economist, is spearheading the case which was filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) last year

BlackRock's Q1 profit rises on higher fee income, AUM jumps to $10.47 trn

Investment advisory and administration fees, typically a percentage of AUM and BlackRock's chief source of revenue, jumped nearly 8.8% to $3.63 billion