National

Trump considers trade order that could lead to duties: official

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Jordan's King Abdullah (not pictured) in the Rose Garden after their meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

• AT&T to buy Straight Path Communications for $1.25 billion

• Toyota makes $1.33 billion investment in Kentucky plant

• Banks scramble to fix old systems as IT 'cowboys' ride into sunset

• 'Best banker in America' blamed for Wells Fargo scandal

International

Mondelez lays groundwork to replace its CEO: WSJ

Irene Rosenfeld, chairperson and CEO of Mondelez International, speaks at the Fortune's Most Powerful Women's Summit in Washington October 13, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

• Web needs rethink to stop 'nasty' ideas spreading, says its creator

• Barclays reprimands chief executive for trying to identify whistleblower

• China offers concessions to avert trade war with U.S.: FT

• Japan February current account surplus 2.8 trillion yen, beats forecast

Economy

U.S. Fed could end reinvestment policy this year: Fed's Bullard

 James Bullard, President of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. on August 2, 2013. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

• Top Thai business group worried about Trump's trade policy

• Hopes fade for U.S. bank earnings despite rally in financial shares

• Role of trade as growth driver is threatened: IMF, WTO, World Bank

• Hedge fund wants to unify BHP's corporate structure, split off U.S. oil

Money

Investors flock to 'macro' hedge funds, but not only the old guard

Paul Tudor Jones, founder and chief investment officer of Tudor Investment Corporation, speaks at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, May 5, 2014. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

• New York regulator wants other states to model cyber laws after its rules
   

Energy

• Oil rises towards $56 on Libyan field shutdown, Syria

• Oil surplus or scarcity? Shale makes it even harder to predict
   

Markets

Futures flat as first-quarter earnings season approaches

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) before the opening bell in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Internet & Technology

Facebook's Sandberg says number of monthly advertisers tops 5 million

Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, listens to speeches during a visit in Paris, France, January 17, 2017, at a start-up companies gathering at Paris' Station F site as the company tries to head off tougher regulation by Germany. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

• Symantec attributes 40 cyber attacks to CIA-linked hacking tools

• Japan's Renesas keen on acquisitions, may issue shares to build warchest: CEO

• India's Flipkart raises $1.4 billion in high stakes battle with Amazon

• Ciber files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

• Fidelity becomes first asset manager to join blockchain group IC3

• McEntire's Direct Maytag

• MKS Jewelers

• NAPA

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