• Associated Press

    Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, 'The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology'

    Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? On Friday, the pop star released her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” an amalgamation of her previous work and reflecting the artist who — at the peak of her powers — has spent the last few years re-recording her life’s work and touring its material, filtered through synth-pop anthems, breakup ballads, provocative and matured considerations. At 2 a.m. Eastern, she released “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology,” featuring 15 additional songs.

  • Reuters

    Factbox-EU probes on Chinese subsidies and imports

    The EU has also launched several investigations into whether Chinese clean tech producers are dumping subsidised goods on its market and whether Chinese-owned companies unfairly benefit from subsidies while operating inside the EU. The European Commission, which is carrying out the investigations, says its aim is to prevent unfair competition and market distortion. The EU could launch a probe into China's procurement of medical devices as early as mid-April, Bloomberg News reported on April 15, citing people familiar with the matter.

  • Reuters

    US STOCKS-Wall St set for flat open as Middle East jitters ease, Netflix slumps

    Wall Street's main indexes eyed a flat open on Friday as initial jitters about an escalation in the Middle East conflict subsided, while Netflix dropped after forecasting current-quarter revenue below estimates. At 8:31 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were down 3 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 1.75 points, or 0.03%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 15.25 points, or 0.09%.