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AT&T's focus on bundling to fend off intense competition in a saturating market and aggressive trade-in offers helped it gain 324,000 net monthly bill-paying wireless phone subscribers. After flagging elevated rate of subscribers leaving its service in January, AT&T ramped up its deals with promotions for the latest iPhones to include trade-ins of models in any condition. More than 40% of AT&T customers who use fiber also opted for wireless plans, the company said. The company has attracted subscribers with the January launch of AT&T Guarantee, a policy of offering bill credits for any disruption on its network. Story for Reuters

Faithful left St Peter's Basilica with goosebumps and strong emotions after paying respect to Pope Francis, whose body was displayed to the public in an open coffin.   Catholics — already expected in Rome in large numbers for the Easter holiday and the ongoing Catholic Holy Year — will be allowed to pay their final respects to the pope through Friday evening.   The funeral, which will bring U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders to Rome, will take place on April 26. Italian authorities expect some 200,000 people to attend. Read more: https://reut.rs/3S48AhA   #vatican #pope #francis #funeral #catholic #religion

LIVE: Outside court after opening arguments in Harvey Weinstein retrial The view from outside a New York City courthouse where Harvey Weinstein's retrial on rape and sexual assault charges got underway. In their opening statements, a prosecutor and a defense lawyer offered starkly contrasting explanations for the disgraced movie mogul's encounters with women who hoped to make it big in Hollywood. #harveyweinstein #weinstein #court #legal #crime #newyorkcity Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/

Wall Street stocks advanced on revived hopes for progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute and as President Trump soothed fears the Federal Reserve could lose its autonomy with reassurances that he has "no intention of firing" Fed Chair Jerome Powell https://reut.rs/3Gi7BHZ

LIVE: New Jersey officials give update on Jones Road Wildfire Fire officials hold a briefing on the sprawling wildfire burning in New Jersey's Pinelands near Atlantic Ocean beach towns. They say it could become the largest in the state in about 20 years — having already consumed some 11,500 acres.   #newjersey #fire #wildfire #jonesroadwildfire #environment #evacuations Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/

New Jersey's Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn LaTourette told reporters that firefighting crews helped avert "a major disaster" in partially containing a raging wildfire.   The blaze could become the largest in New Jersey in about 20 years, said LaTourette. A fire in May 2007 in the same area consumed 17,000 acres. Read the full story ➡️ https://reut.rs/42NDfEV   #newjersey #jersey #fire #wildfire #emergency #environment 

LIVE: Rosary for Pope Francis at burial location Santa Maria Maggiore Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey speaks about the outlook for the UK and global economies at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank’s annual spring meetings in Washington, D.C. #bankofengland #unitedkingdom #economy #finance #washington #imf #worldbank Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/

Tesla investors breathed a sigh of relief after CEO Elon Musk said he would refocus his attention on the electric automaker, but that promise did not entirely dispel worries that his right-wing shift had irrevocably damaged the company's brand. The automaker's shares rose about 5% on Wednesday after Musk said he would cut back his work for U.S. President Donald Trump to a day or two per week from sometime next month after Tesla posted a 71% slump in net income and a sharp drop in automotive revenue. The billionaire's work as an adviser to Trump and his embrace of right-wing politics in Europe have drawn widespread opposition, including protests and vandalism at Tesla showrooms. "His time is very valuable, and I think Tesla needs his attention," Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management and a prominent investor, told Reuters. "But it doesn't change that people don't want the Tesla brand. I don't know how you fix that." - https://lnkd.in/gCJ93fnZ With Akash Sriram

🔊 Reuters Econ World podcast is out on all audio platforms. Host Christopher Walljasper and his guests pick apart a key economic principle behind the world's news, this week, the World Bank and the IMF https://reut.rs/4jMwNF7

Indian tourists scrambled to leave the town of Pahalgam in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory on April 23, after suspected militants opened fire on tourists, killing 26 and injuring 17. Read the latest: https://reut.rs/44F2Z90   #kashmir #india #pahalgam #jammu #attack #tourism