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Euro zone business activity contracted in April as costs rocketed, PMI shows

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Business activity in the euro zone suffered a surprise contraction in A...

23rd April, 2026

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Finance

EssilorLuxottica buys Italian tech eyewear manufacturing firm Faro

MILAN, April 23 (Reuters) - Franco-Italian eyewear group EssilorLuxottica said on Thursday it had ac...

23rd April, 2026

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Finance

Sweden's EQT explores takeover of Japan's Kakaku.com, source says

By Kane Wu April 22 (Reuters) - Swedish private capital group EQT is exploring a takeover of Japanes...

23rd April, 2026

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Finance

EU's top court upholds annulment of Lufthansa state aid approval

BRUSSELS, April 23 (Reuters) - The European Union's top court said on Thursday that it upheld the an...

23rd April, 2026

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Finance

German private sector contracts for first time in nearly a year, PMI shows

BERLIN, April 23 (Reuters) - Germany's private sector contracted for the first time in almost a year...

23rd April, 2026

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Finance

Jaguar Land Rover to recall over 170,000 US vehicles over loss of drive power

Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 170,169 vehicles in the U.S. due to loss of drive power, the U.S. Nat...

23rd April, 2026

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Finance

Apollo nears $1.6 billion deal for auto interiors business of France's Forvia, Bloomberg News reports

April 23 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Apollo is nearing a deal to acquire the auto interiors busi...

23rd April, 2026

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Finance

British International Investment launches $1.48 billion Asia climate investment push

April 23 (Reuters) - British International Investment (BII) launched a 1.1 billion-pound ($1.48 bill...

23rd April, 2026

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Finance

French economic activity contracted at fastest pace in 14 months, survey shows

PARIS, April 23 (Reuters) - Business activity in France's private sector contracted at its fastest p...

23rd April, 2026

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Finance

Russian billionaires boost wealth by 11% over a year despite war and sanctions, Forbes says

MOSCOW, April 23 (Reuters) - Russian billionaires increased their wealth by 11% to a record $696.5 b...

23rd April, 2026

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Finance

UK's Hikma Pharmaceuticals keeps 2026 outlook, confident in managing Mideast war costs

April 23 (Reuters) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals reiterated its 2026 guidance on Thursday, adding that whi...

23rd April, 2026

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Finance

UK's BT and Nscale team up to build 14MW of AI capacity

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Britain's BT Group is teaming up with Nscale to build up to 14 megawatt...

23rd April, 2026