Markets

Image for French telecoms trio raise offer for rival Altice's SFR to $24 billion
Finance

French telecoms trio raise offer for rival Altice's SFR to $24 billion

April 17 (Reuters) - French telecoms operators Bouygues, Iliad-Free and Orange have submitted an imp...

17th April, 2026

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Finance

Russian drones hit Ukraine's Danube port, officials say

April 17 (Reuters) - A Russian overnight drone attack damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine's large...

17th April, 2026

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Finance

European countries have capacity to clear mines in Hormuz, French Defence Minister says

PARIS, April 17 (Reuters) - European countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands and France have mine...

17th April, 2026

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Finance

Uber to acquire additional 4.5% stake in Delivery Hero, FT reports

April 17 (Reuters) - Uber has reached an agreement to acquire an additional 4.5% stake in rival Deli...

17th April, 2026

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Headlines

Trump says Iran war should end 'soon', both sides may meet at weekend   

By Humeyra Pamuk, Ariba Shahid and Asif Shahzad WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Pres...

17th April, 2026

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Finance

Ericsson slightly lags profit expectations as North America sales slow down

April 17 (Reuters) - Sweden's Ericsson reported a first-quarter core profit that slightly missed mar...

17th April, 2026

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Finance

France Inc moves to influence far right's economic agenda

By Mathieu Rosemain, Michel Rose and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS, April 17 (Reuters) - When far-right lea...

17th April, 2026

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Finance

NATO will not collapse and US will defend its allies, Estonian minister says

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS, April 17 (Reuters) - NATO member Estonia has no doubt that the United Stat...

17th April, 2026

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Finance

IMF warns EU not to offset the energy price spike too much

By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - European governments should not excessively shi...

17th April, 2026

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Finance

IMF expects ECB to raise rates by half a percentage point in 2026

By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should lift its key i...

17th April, 2026

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Finance

Markets catch their breath as weekend diplomacy beckons

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Markets slipped into TGIF...

17th April, 2026

Image for Wall Street banks trade derivatives to bet on pain in private credit, FT reports
Finance

Wall Street banks trade derivatives to bet on pain in private credit, FT reports

April 17 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase, Barclays and other Wall Street banks have started trading credi...

17th April, 2026