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Chile's Kast unveils slew of reforms including corporate tax rate cut
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO, April 15 (Reuters) - Chile's new president, Jose Antonio Kast, unveiled on Wednesday details of a long-awaited reform package that includes cuts to the corporate tax rate, ...
Apr 15, 2026
Iran war brings US close to net crude exporter for first time since World War Two
By Arathy Somasekhar and Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. nearly turned into a net crude exporter last week for the first time since World War Two as shipments surged close to...
Apr 15, 2026
Musk's staff reaches out to suppliers for Terafab project, Bloomberg News reports
April 15 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's staff have reached out to chip industry suppliers for his Terafab AI chip complex project with SpaceX and Tesla, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The team has app...
Apr 15, 2026
Instant View: China's Q1 growth beats forecast as economy braces for fallout from Iran war
April 16 (Reuters) - China's economy expanded 5% in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, according to official data on Thursday, surpassing analysts' expectations even as policymakers prepa...
Apr 15, 2026
China's factory output rises 5.7% in March, retail sales growth slips to 1.7%
(Corrects fixed asset investment to increase of 1.8% in Jan-Feb, not 1.9%, in last paragraph) BEIJING, April 16 (Reuters) - China's industrial output rose 5.7% in March from a year earlier, slowing fr...
Apr 15, 2026
China's Q1 GDP grows 5.0% y/y, tops market forecast
BEIJING, April 16 (Reuters) - China's economy grew 5.0% in the first quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Thursday, beating analysts' expectations as policymakers brace for the fallout...
Apr 15, 2026
Australia's jobless rate stays low in March but Iran war risks loom
SYDNEY, April 16 (Reuters) - Australian employment rose broadly in line with expectations in March, while the jobless rate stayed low, but a war-driven global energy shock could test the labour market...
Apr 15, 2026
Aerospace parts maker Arxis raises $1.13 billion in US IPO
April 15 (Reuters) - Aerospace parts maker Arxis said on Wednesday it raised $1.13 billion in its U.S. initial public offering after pricing shares at $28 each. The Bloomfield, Connecticut-based compa...
Apr 15, 2026
China's new home prices extend decline despite improvement in major cities
By Liangping Gao, Yukun Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING, April 16 (Reuters) - China's new home prices extended their decline in March, official data showed on Thursday, although major cities showed some mo...
Apr 15, 2026
Dollar hovers near six-week lows as investors bet on Iran peace deal
By Jiaxing Li and Rae Wee HONG KONG, April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar held near its lowest level since early March against major currencies on Thursday, as hopes for a peace deal with Iran buoyed ...
Apr 15, 2026
