Oil plunges 4% as interest rate hikes outweigh lower US oil supplies

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil futures fell about 4% on Thursday, as a bigger-than-expected Bank of England rate hike prompted worries about the economy and fuel demand that outweighed support from a surprise draw in U.S. oil supplies. Brent futures settled down $2.98, or 3.9%, to $74.14 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate…

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Trump’s push for new sex abuse trial is ‘magical thinking,’ Carroll says

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s push for a new trial in the civil case in which a Manhattan jury last month found the former U.S. president had sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll is “magical thinking,” Carroll’s lawyers said on Thursday. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential…

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US Senate advances Chile tax treaty, paving way for ratification

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to advance a tax treaty with Chile, paving the way for final approval of a pact seen as crucial for ensuring access for U.S. companies to lithium, a mineral essential for electric vehicle batteries. The agreement cleared a Senate procedural hurdle by…

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Spirit AeroSystems to halt work at Wichita plant as union votes to strike

By Valerie Insinna, Abinaya V and Shivansh Tiwary PARIS (Reuters) -Spirit AeroSystems will suspend factory production on Thursday at its plant in Wichita, Kansas, the company said, after workers rejected a proposed four-year deal and announced a strike to begin on June 24. Spirit is one of the most consequential suppliers for aerospace heavyweights Boeing…

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