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Meta seeks to fend off EU order to allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp at hearing
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 5 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms on Tuesday sought to stave off an imminent EU order to allow rival AI chatbots free access to its social messaging site WhatsApp, as it prese...
May 05, 2026
Canada swings to trade surplus in March as crude prices, gold exports jump
By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, May 5 (Reuters) - Canada's merchandise trade balance swung to a surplus in March, globally and with the United States, as higher crude oil prices and strong demand for gold...
May 05, 2026
Exclusive-US and others propose e-commerce pact as WTO deadlock deepens
By Olivia Le Poidevin and David Lawder GENEVA/WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. and a group of countries are planning to press ahead with their own moratorium on e-commerce duties if Brazil and T...
May 05, 2026
US job openings, hires point to stable labor market
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. job openings slipped in March amid a decline in professional and business services, but a surge in hiring to a more than two-year high suggested th...
May 05, 2026
Ukraine Q1 GDP shrinks 0.5% year-on-year, statistics service says
May 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine's economy shrank 0.5% year-on-year in real terms in the first quarter of 2026, the statistics service said on Tuesday. Gross domestic product was down 0.7% compared with the ...
May 05, 2026
Cummins raises revenue outlook on robust power generation demand
May 5 - Cummins lifted its annual revenue growth forecast on Tuesday, supported by resilient demand for its power-generation equipment and expectations from improving North America on-highway vehicles...
May 05, 2026
Huntington Ingalls posts lower quarterly margin as costs weigh
May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls posted a lower first-quarter operating margin on Tuesday, hurt by higher costs amid inflation and volatility in global trade. Shares of t...
May 05, 2026
Frontier Airlines forecasts bigger-than-expected quarterly loss amid soaring fuel prices
May 5 (Reuters) - Frontier Group, the parent of low-cost carrier Frontier, forecast a bigger-than-expected second-quarter loss on Tuesday, as the war in Iran drives jet fuel prices higher and erodes m...
May 05, 2026
Argentina's auto parts industry feels the pain from Milei's shock therapy
By Nicols Misculin BUENOS AIRES, May 5 (Reuters) - Inside a small, family-run auto parts plant on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, production lines sit quiet. The factory is running below capacity as th...
May 05, 2026
Explainer-Why is Mozambique's financial crisis going from bad to worse?
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, May 5 (Reuters) - Mozambique's slow-burning economic crisis has sharpened in recent weeks, with at least one global lender and a ratings agency suggesting the country will se...
May 05, 2026
