U.S. manufacturers see best month in 2½ years, but Iran war threatens to derail progress

by News Feed Editor | Apr 1, 2026 | Stock Market

American manufacturing grew in March at the fastest pace since mid-2022 by one measure, but the conflict with Iran added a new level of uncertainty just as the effects of the Trump tariffs were fading. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Terence Corcoran: Canada hates Trump but loves his economics – Financial Post

by News Feed Editor | Apr 1, 2026 | Financial

Terence Corcoran: Canada hates Trump but loves his economics  Financial Post Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Photos of the Week: New archbishop of Canterbury, Palm Sunday

by News Feed Editor | Apr 1, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes the first female archbishop of Canterbury, the start of Holy Week and more. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Trump to give primetime address on war as questions swirl over his next move

by News Feed Editor | Apr 1, 2026 | Top Stories

Imran Bayoumi, a geostrategy expert with the Atlantic Council in Washington DC and former policy adviser to the defence department, told the BBC that the “deep domestic unpopularity” of the war, along with the economic fall-out, “both pose a problem...

$4 gas could test whether your company cares more about your financial well-being — or office attendance

by News Feed Editor | Apr 1, 2026 | Stock Market

‘If you are making employees drive to a corporate office daily right now, you don’t have a chill work environment,’ says one co-CEO Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Hasbro says it was hacked, and may take ‘several weeks’ to recover

by News Feed Editor | Apr 1, 2026 | Technology

American toy-making giant Hasbro has confirmed a cyberattack, and the company says it may take “several weeks” before the incident is resolved. The owner of properties including Transformers, Peppa Pig, and Dungeons & Dragons said in a legally required disclosure...

Ali Zafar wins defamation case against Meesha Shafi: Why it matters

by News Feed Editor | Apr 1, 2026 | World

A Lahore court has ruled in favour of Pakistani singer Ali Zafar in his defamation case against fellow singer Meesha Shafi. On Tuesday, the court ordered Shafi to pay Zafar 5 million rupees ($17,900) in damages.Zafar sued Shafi for defamation in 2018 after she accused...

South African army arrive in crime hotspots to help tackle gangs

by News Feed Editor | Apr 1, 2026 | Top Stories

The army has been deployed to five of South Africa’s nine provinces for a year-long operation. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

UK will seek closer ties with EU in light of Iran war, Starmer says

by News Feed Editor | Apr 1, 2026 | Politics

It comes as UK-US relations have been strained by the PM’s refusal to be dragged further into the Iran war. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnIt comes as UK-US relations...

Less than a month: StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together

by News Feed Editor | Apr 1, 2026 | Technology

All good things come to those who wait. The first StrictlyVC of the year is headed to San Francisco in less than a month, on April 30, at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center. And you won’t want to miss out on another lineup of stellar speakers to punctuate the night’s...