• Mercosur Free Trade Deal Will Start May 1
  • US, Israel and Iran Agree to 2-Week Ceasefire
  • EU will 'Provisionally Implement' Trade Deal with Mercosur
  • Trump Pulls Back as US and Iran Reach Ceasefire
  • Uruguay and Argentina Ratify EU Trade Pact
Trump suspends Iran bombing for 2 weeks, subject to Iran agreeing

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - President Donald Trump says he's pulling back on his threats to widen attacks in Iran to include an array of bridges, power plants and other civilian targets, subject to Iran agreeing to a two week ceasefire. Trump said Iran could agree "to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.”

EU Ready to Implement Mercosur Trade Deal

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – The European Union is willing to implement a sweeping free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries on a provisional basis, the head of the EU’s executive commission said Friday, despite a vote by the EU parliament to delay ratification for legal review.

Artemis II astronauts channel Apollo 8 with a striking Earthset photo

HOUSTON (AP) – The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8. A day after the historic lunar flyaround, NASA on Tuesday released striking new photos taken by the U.S.-Canadian crew. The four astronauts channeled Apollo 8’s famous Earthrise shot from 1968 with their own.

Wall Street swings sharply as uncertainty increases

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks swung sharply as uncertainty about what will happen in the war with Iran increased. The S&P 500 fell as much as 1.2% Tuesday. The S&P 500 erased all its losses and ended 0.1% higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite edged up 0.1%.

Ackman's Pershing Square makes $64B bid for Universal Music Group

Activist investor Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management is offering to purchase Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny’s music label, Universal Music Group, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $64 billion. The proposed deal would involve Universal Music merging with Pershing Square SPARC Holdings, an acquisition company approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2023.

Deere & Co agrees to pay $99 million to settle 'right to repair' lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) – Deere & Co. has agreed to pay $99 million as part of a settlement that would resolve a class action lawsuit accusing the farm equipment giant of monopolizing repair services. The Moline, Illinois-based manufacturer, which does business under the John Deere brand, has faced a handful of “right to repair” complaints over the years.

Trump suspends Iran bombing for 2 weeks, subject to Iran agreeing

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - President Donald Trump says he's pulling back on his threats to widen attacks in Iran to include an array of bridges, power plants and other civilian targets, subject to Iran agreeing to a two week ceasefire. Trump said Iran could agree "to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.”

Trump pulls back as US, Israel and Iran reach ceasefire

Iran, the United States and Israel said they reached a deal for a two-week ceasefire war, with Tehran saying it would negotiate with the United States in Islamabad beginning Friday.

Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to agreeing to ceasefire

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump over the course of a day went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that the battered Islamic Republic’s leadership had presented a “workable” plan that led him to agree to a 14-day ceasefire that he expects to pave the way to end the nearly six-week-old war.

ROME (AP) – Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law. Leo urged Americans and other people of good will to contact their political leaders to demand they reject war and work for peace.