Economic News

(Reuters) – Harley-Davidson Inc said on Wednesday Chief Financial Officer Gina Goetter was leaving the company at the end of April to pursue another job.

(Reuters) – Myanmar’s military said on Wednesday it carried out a deadly attack on a village gathering organised by its insurgent opponents this week and if civilians were also killed it was because they were being forced to help the “terrorists”.

By Matt Spetalnick and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Cuban officials discussed migration issues on Wednesday as the Biden administration braces for the end of COVID-era border restrictions that have blocked Cubans in recent months from crossing into the United States from Mexico.

By Arathy Somasekhar (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed in early trading on Wednesday after industry data showed an unexpected build in U.S. crude and gasoline inventories, offsetting concerns about tightening supply ahead of output cuts by OPEC producers.

PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo police said on Wednesday they had arrested three men accused of beating a prominent journalist a night earlier after he left the studio where he had participated in a talk show.

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s import prices dropped in March at their fastest pace in 27 months, dragged down by weaker oil prices, central bank data showed on Thursday.

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys testified to a jury on Wednesday that he had no plan to attack the U.S. Capitol before he entered it with hundreds of Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, attempting

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian equities inched lower on Wednesday ahead of a crucial U.S. inflation report that will likely influence the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy path, with markets wagering another hike in interest rates at the central bank’s next meeting.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump is suing his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen for more than $500 million, according to a filing in a Florida court on Wednesday.

By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – The Democratic National Committee will no longer be represented by longtime Democratic lawyer Marc Elias, spokespeople for his law firm and the DNC confirmed on Wednesday.

By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) – E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc has agreed to pay $462 million to settle claims by six U.S. states including New York and California that it unlawfully marketed its addictive products to minors, a person familiar with the matter said

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump has asked a U.S. judge to delay by four weeks a trial scheduled for April 25 over whether he defamed former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll by denying he raped her.

By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – Novavax Inc cut about $50 million in costs in the first quarter of 2023 and plans to slash more, Chief Executive John Jacobs said in an interview on Wednesday.

NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters) – Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange rose 2.0 percent in late March, the exchange said on Wednesday.

By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Directors at four of the 12 Federal Reserve regional banks did not want the quarter-percentage-point interest rate increase that the U.S. central bank delivered in March, but it was unclear whether they preferred a pause or a bigger hike, the Fed

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union on Wednesday said it would not begin national contract negotiations with United Parcel Service as planned next week unless local supplemental contracts are completed.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday called for continued significant aid to Ukraine as it battles against Russia’s invasion, and lauded Ukrainian authorities for their focus on good governance and anticorruption.

NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters) – Short interest on the Nasdaq rose 4.0% in the second half of March, the exchange said on Wednesday.

By Riham Alkousaa, Andreas Rinke and Andrew Gray

(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as investors awaited key inflation data and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting for clues on whether U.S. interest rates are near their peak.