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By Nupur Anand, Andrea Shalal and Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. officials are coordinating urgent talks to rescue First Republic Bank as private-sector efforts led by the bank’s advisers have yet to reach a deal, according to three sources familiar with the situation. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are among government bodies that have in recent days started to orchestrate […]

Israeli Tourism Is on an Upswing While Facing Political, Infrastructure Challenges The industry bounces back amid turmoil over the government’s judicial reforms, the security situation, and infrastructure woes By Keren Setton/The Media Line Israel’s tourism industry has been coping with some major turbulence in recent years. Accustomed to ebbs and flows, a look at the sector shows a contradicting trend, with room for a cautiously optimistic outlook. While Israelis may […]

NEWCASTLE (Reuters) – Alexander Isak took a while before starting to justify Newcastle United’s club record outlay but as the season nears its end, the Swedish striker is fast becoming a St James’s Park idol. Isak reached double figures for the season with two goals in last weekend’s 6-1 rout of Tottenham Hotspur and now has four goals in his last five games as Newcastle accelerate towards a Champions League […]

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices were heading for another monthly decline on Friday after disappointing U.S. economic data and uncertainty over further interest rate hikes weighed on the demand outlook. Brent crude futures for June were up 54 cents, or 0.7%, at $78.91 a barrel by 1340 GMT while the more actively traded July contract was up 35 cent at $78.56. Brent is set for its fourth straight […]

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices were heading for another monthly decline on Friday after disappointing U.S. economic data and uncertainty over further interest rate hikes weighed on the demand outlook. Brent crude futures for June were up 42 cents, or 0.5%, at $78.79 a barrel by 0946 GMT while the more actively traded July contract was down 1 cent at $78.21. Brent is set for its fourth […]

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager during clashes in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian officials said. Palestinian witnesses said that a group of young Palestinians near the town of Bethlehem were throwing rocks at Israeli troops, who responded with tear gas and gunfire. The Israeli military said it was checking the report. The Palestinian Health Ministry said a 16-year-old was shot dead during the […]

(Reuters) – Investors put their cash in the relative safety of global money market funds in the seven days to April 26, on worries over a slowdown in global economic activity with the recent decline in U.S. companies’ quarterly earnings feeding pessimism. Data from Refinitiv Lipper showed investors purchased a net $42.68 billion worth of money market funds in the week to April 26, taking the cumulative inflows for the […]

US-Israel Bond Runs Deeper Than Any Disagreement, US Diplomats Say   The current and former US ambassadors to Israel both affirmed the strength of the US-Israel relationship, even as Biden has yet to invite Netanyahu to the White House   By Keren Setton/The Media Line   As reports of tension between the current Israeli government and the US administration persist, the current and former US ambassadors to the country reaffirmed […]

Florida Governor Signs Law To Combat Antisemitism, Calls West Bank Disputed, Not Occupied, at Jerusalem Conference   Governor DeSantis also spoke about the importance of US support for Israel, his opposition to BDS, and three new bilateral economic initiatives aimed at enhancing the partnership between Florida and the Jewish state   By Felice Friedson and Crystal Jones/The Media Line Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a potential candidate for the Republican Party […]