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Bessent supports IMF quota revamp, wants World Bank financing for critical minerals
By David Lawder WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday reaffirmed his support for a long-delayed revamp of the International Monetary Fund's quota resource...
Apr 15, 2026
Permian-focused EagleRock plans rare US oil and gas IPO, sources say
By David French and Shariq Khan NEW YORK, April 15 (Reuters) - EagleRock, a company that collects royalties and fees from oil and gas production on the land it controls in the Permian Basin, is explor...
Apr 15, 2026
Huge 'bathtub ring' may show contours of ancient ocean on Mars
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - There is a lot of evidence from orbiting satellites and surface rovers indicating that liquid water was present long ago on the surface of Mars in the f...
Apr 15, 2026
Oil prices steady as Hormuz shipping constraints counter US-Iran peace hopes
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, April 15 (Reuters) - Oil prices held steady on Wednesday as ongoing worries about supply disruptions offset comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that the war on Iran cou...
Apr 15, 2026
NY jury finds Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing markets, Bloomberg News reports
April 15 (Reuters) - Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing markets, a New York federal jury found Wednesday, Bloomberg News reported. Shares of the company were down 2% in afternoon trading foll...
Apr 15, 2026
Sazerac offers $15 billion to buy Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman, WSJ reports
April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. spirits group Sazerac has offered to buy Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman for about $15 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with th...
Apr 15, 2026
US envoy Waltz appears to torpedo Bachelet as next UN leader
By David Brunnstrom and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, appeared to torpedo the candidacy of former Chilean President Michelle Bach...
Apr 15, 2026
Sovereign borrowers launch platform to amplify voice in debt talks
By Rodrigo Campos and Libby George April 15 (Reuters) - A group of officials from developing economies launched on Wednesday the Borrowers' Platform, an effort backed by the United Nations to give deb...
Apr 15, 2026
Exclusive-Fed's Musalem says oil shock likely to keep core inflation near 3%, rates on hold for some time
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - High oil prices are likely to keep underlying inflation nearly a percentage point above the Federal Reserve's 2% target for the rest of this year, with the U.S. centra...
Apr 15, 2026
US warns that buyers of Iranian oil could be hit with sanctions
By Steve Holland and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday threatened to sanction buyers of Iranian oil and said it believed China would pause such purchase...
Apr 15, 2026
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