Explainer-What is USAID and why has it become a target for Trump and Musk?

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering merging the U.S. international aid agency (USAID) into the State Department in a major revamp that would shrink its workforce and align its spending with Trump’s “America First” policy. Trump has entrusted Elon Musk, the billionaire heading his drive to shrink the…

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Colgate looking to reduce the impact of possible tariffs on toothpaste made in Mexico

By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Colgate Palmolive is looking at ways to reduce the impact of possible tariffs on its toothpastes, which the company manufactures in Mexico for the U.S. market, Chief Financial Officer Stan Sutula said on a call with Wall Street analysts on Friday. Sutula’s comments come one day before President…

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Trump to meet with Nvidia CEO on Friday, White House official says

By Jarrett Renshaw and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang at the White House on Friday, a White House official said, following reports the Trump administration is studying new ways to restrict AI chip sales to China. Details about the meeting were not immediately available….

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Blackstone holds firm on data center investments despite DeepSeek turmoil

By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini (Reuters) – Blackstone said on Thursday its massive investments in data centers would not be undermined by the low-cost artificial intelligence models from China’s DeepSeek, as the need for physical infrastructure was still vital for AI. The alternative asset manager, which has $80 billion worth of leased data centers,…

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