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Image for British investor Fred Blackford builds $500 million stake in Bytedance, FT reports
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British investor Fred Blackford builds $500 million stake in Bytedance, FT reports

April 16 (Reuters) - Fred Blackford, a British tech investor who heads Future Positive Global, has a...

16th April, 2026

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Spain's Repsol wins back control of Venezuelan oil operations, FT says

April 16 (Reuters) - Repsol is poised to take back operational control of its Venezuelan oil assets...

16th April, 2026

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European banks can withstand current shocks, watchdog head says

By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, April 16 (Reuters) - European lenders are resilient enough to absorb cu...

16th April, 2026

Image for Two children dead, Russia's Tuapse port area hit in Ukrainian drone attacks, governor says
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Two children dead, Russia's Tuapse port area hit in Ukrainian drone attacks, governor says

MOSCOW, April 16 - Two children aged 5 and 14 have been killed and a number of enterprises in the ar...

16th April, 2026

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Hopes for Middle East peace grow as Israel discusses Lebanon ceasefire

By Steve Holland and Maayan Lubell WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, April 16 (Reuters) - Optimism grew on Thurs...

16th April, 2026

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Musk's staff reaches out to suppliers for Terafab project, Bloomberg News reports

April 15 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's staff have reached out to chip industry suppliers including Applied...

16th April, 2026

Image for Iran war brings US close to net crude exporter for first time since World War Two
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Iran war brings US close to net crude exporter for first time since World War Two

By Arathy Somasekhar and Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. nearly turned int...

16th April, 2026

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Oil prices fall as hopes for US-Iran deal outweigh supply disruption concerns

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, April 16 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell in early trade on Thursday as hopes for...

16th April, 2026

Image for Asia markets advance on peace deal hopes, corporate earnings
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Asia markets advance on peace deal hopes, corporate earnings

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, April 16 (Reuters) - Stocks pushed higher in early Asia trading o...

16th April, 2026

Image for Poland's KGHM seeks copper mines closer to home to reduce logistics costs
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Poland's KGHM seeks copper mines closer to home to reduce logistics costs

By Tom Daly SANTIAGO, April 15 (Reuters) - Copper producer KGHM is looking to invest in mines in Eur...

15th April, 2026

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Ukraine official expects US-Ukrainian investment fund to approve second project in summer

WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine's deputy economy minister said on Wednesday he expects the...

15th April, 2026

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Norway's sovereign wealth fund has no plans to reduce US assets, finance minister tells FT

April 15 (Reuters) - Norway's $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's ​largest, does not in...

15th April, 2026