National

U.S. South, not just Mexico, stands in way of Rust Belt jobs revival

 A Toyota automaker employee moves an engine at the Toyota engine assembly line in Huntsville, Alabama November 13, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

• U.S. job growth slows sharply, unemployment rate falls to 4.5 percent

• Ford plans to launch Ranger pickup truck in China in 2018

• Despite 'challenging' environment, GM CFO expects strong 2017

• U.S., Japan in talks to prevent China acquiring Westinghouse: U.S. official

International

Chase for tastier tortillas starts with age-old 'Mexican gold'

A farmer holds a corn cob at a farm in Otzolotepec, on the outskirts of Mexico City, February 7, 2017. Picture taken February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

• German output surges as industry enjoys 'extraordinary' start to year

• Dijsselbloem says he intends to remain eurogroup head until mandate ends

• Weak crude oil stunts U.S. energy IPOs, boosts outlook for M&A

Economy

Bank of England's Carney calls for UK-EU bank rules pact after Brexit

Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, speaks at a Reuters Newsmaker event in London, Britain April 7, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

• Business trumps politics as utilities back EU deal with Gazprom

• Greece, lenders achieved results, but no full deal on Friday: Eurogroup head

• Canada finance minister says can't judge chances of U.S. border tax

• Yen gains, ruble tumbles after U.S. missile strike on Syria

• Net outflow of $14.5 billion for U.S. stocks as Trump trade stumbles: BAML

Money

The right stuff: first jobs of America's astronauts

NASA astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore, Commander of Expedition 42 is caught by the camera as the Earth's surface passes by in the background on the International Space Station, in this handout photo taken February 21, 2015, provided by NASA. REUTERS/NASA/Handout

• We should nurture, not ax, U.S. programs for older volunteers

• Exclusive: Billionaire investor Julian Robertson pulls plug on protégés fund
   

Energy

• Oil hits one-month high after U.S. missile strike in Syria
   

Markets

• Stock futures recover from a drop after U.S. missile strike on Syria

• Global stocks off lows, oil rallies after U.S. missile strike on Syria

Internet & Technology

Softbank-backed Ola ramps up electric vehicles push in India

Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO and co-founder of Ola, an app-based cab service provider, poses in front of an Ola cab in Mumbai March 3, 2015. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/File Photo - RTSLY9Y

• Slovenian firm brings tombstones to life with digital content

• Samsung tips best quarterly profit in over three years as chips soar

• LG Electronics estimates first quarter profit surged, likely best in nearly eight years

• Twitter refuses U.S. order to reveal user behind anti-Trump account

• McEntire's Direct Maytag

• MKS Jewelers

• NAPA

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