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By Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) -BP made a $5 billion profit in the first quarter of 2023, a rise on the previous three months on the back of stellar oil and gas trading, but its shares fell sharply as it slowed a share buyback programme. The forecast-beating results from BP follow a strong showing by rivals including Exxon Mobil and Chevron last week as oil majors continue […]

(Reuters) – World number two Aryna Sabalenka denied unseeded Egyptian Mayar Sherif the biggest victory of her career when the Belarusian came back from a set down to win their Madrid Open quarter-final 2-6 6-2 6-1 on Tuesday. Sabalenka was not at her best and made 37 unforced errors in the match, but the Australian Open champion bounced back midway through the second set to win 10 games in a […]

(Reuters) -World number two Aryna Sabalenka denied unseeded Egyptian Mayar Sherif the biggest victory of her career when the Belarusian came back from a set down to win their Madrid Open quarter-final 2-6 6-2 6-1 on Tuesday. Sabalenka was not at her best and made 37 unforced errors in the match, but the Australian Open champion bounced back midway through the second set to win 10 games in a row […]

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job openings fell for a third straight month in March and layoffs increased to the highest level in more than two years, suggesting some softening in the labor market that could aid the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation. Still, the labor market remains tight, with the monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report, from the Labor Department on Tuesday showing 1.6 […]

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job openings fell for a third straight month in March and layoffs increased to the highest level in more than two years, suggesting some softening in the labor market that could aid the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation. Still, the labor market remains tight, with the monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report, from the Labor Department on Tuesday showing 1.6 […]

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Sirens warning of incoming rockets sounded in Israeli areas near Gaza, the Israeli military said on Tuesday, in the second salvo since the death of a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike earlier. Shortly before the rockets were fired, a Hamas radio station said an Israeli tank shelled a Hamas security position near the border but there was no immediate Israeli confirmation. (Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Henriette […]

GAZA (Reuters) – An umbrella group representing armed factions in Gaza, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility on Tuesday for rockets fired into Israel following the death of a Palestinian hunger striker. “The Joint Command mourns the martyr and claims responsibility for bombarding the so-called settlements near Gaza by salvos of rockets in an initial response to this heinous crime,” a statement issued by the group said. (Reporting by […]

By Helen Coster and Kenneth Li NEW YORK (Reuters) -Thomson Reuters Corp on Tuesday reported higher-than-expected sales and operating profit in the first quarter, helped by divestitures and high customer retention rates, as it plans a deeper investment in artificial intelligence. The news and information company reported adjusted earnings of 82 cents per share, beating analyst forecasts for 80 cents. Total revenue rose 4% in the quarter to $1.738 billion, beating […]

By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was found guilty of aiding and abetting in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, a Black man who died after his neck was pinned to the ground by another officer’s knee during a botched arrest. The verdict against Thao, who held back a small crowd of bystanders while three other officers subdued Floyd, concludes the final criminal […]