US manufacturing sectors slump deepens in April  Reuters

Amazon sellers are stocking up in the face of tariffs, but it's a short-term fix  Reuters

Activist aid ship hit by drones on way to Gaza, NGO says  Reuters

Gold gains on bargain hunting ahead of key US jobs data  Reuters

US cedes little ground on key tariffs in talks with Japan, Nikkei says  Reuters

As Trump moves to tax small parcels, some retailers give up on US  Reuters

Oil edges up as China opens door for trade talks with US  Reuters

Breakingviews - Gold’s golden moment dazzles better-value rivals  Reuters

Shell Q1 profit drops 28%, but beats expectations  Reuters

Danske Bank posts profit beat and expects moderate tariff impact in Nordic market  Reuters

StanChart flags tariff uncertainty after 10% quarterly profit beat  Reuters

AirAsia-owner Capital A eyes Hong Kong listing  Reuters

May Day protesters across US decry Trump policies, call for rule of law  Reuters

Japanese investors raise foreign stock holdings for sixth week on easing trade tensions  Reuters

Carlyle Group sells full stake in India's PNB Housing, Moneycontrol says  Reuters

Apple girds for more trade war pain, trims buyback  Reuters

BOJ sees window for rate hikes narrowing but not closed yet  Reuters

China 'evaluating' US offer to negotiate tariffs; Beijing's door is 'open'  Reuters

Japan says massive Treasury stockpile among tools for US trade talks  Reuters

China low-value package tariff exemption ends but questions remain over US collections  Reuters

Exclusive: Taiwan to mark World War Two end in history narrative battle with China  Reuters

Equinor sells 60% stake in Brazil's Peregrino field to Prio for $3.5 billion  Reuters

Exclusive: Air India sees Pakistan airspace ban costing it $600 million over 12 months, seeks aid  Reuters

Virtual band PLAVE mixes K-pop and technology to charm fans  Reuters

Neuralink's speech restoration device gets FDA's 'breakthrough' tag  Reuters

Amgen posts profit, says tax policy more effective than tariffs  Reuters

Spotify submits app update to Apple with external link for purchases in US  Reuters

Exclusive: QatarEnergy in talks with Japan on long-term LNG supply deal  Reuters

US accuses health insurers, brokers of Medicare Advantage kickback scheme  Reuters

Exclusive: UN eyes major overhaul amid funding crisis, internal memo shows  Reuters

US construction spending falls in March  Reuters

Mexico plans gradual reduction to 40-hour work week by 2030  Reuters

Australia's banks face critical earnings test amid economic, political crosscurrents  Reuters

Trump administration sues four Democratic-led states to block climate laws, lawsuits  Reuters

BNY asks employees to return to office four days a week by September  Reuters

India wants Kashmir attackers brought to justice, foreign minister tells Rubio  Reuters

Microsoft swaps law firms in shareholder case, hiring Trump adversary  Reuters

Charles Schwab CEO says investors are cutting risk after April turmoil  Reuters

Stocks close higher, lifted by Microsoft, Meta earnings  Reuters

Chinese EV makers sell more plugin-hybrids in the EU to avoid tariffs, research firm says  Reuters

Apple, Amazon shares slip after hours; tech shares jump earlier  Reuters

Reddit's strong revenue forecast signals advertising strength  Reuters

Amazon cloud revenue, income forecast disappoint, shares slide  Reuters

Roku trims annual revenue forecast as economic uncertainty weighs  Reuters

Saylor's Strategy reports fifth consecutive quarterly loss, announces $21 billion equity offering  Reuters

Trump ousts White House national security adviser Waltz, replaces him with Rubio  Reuters

Airbnb flags slowing US travel demand as revenue forecast disappoints  Reuters

Exclusive: JetBlue's plan for domestic partnership faces union backlash  Reuters

Spirit Aero first-quarter revenue falls amid slower Boeing production  Reuters

New CIA videos aim to lure Chinese officials  Reuters