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AstraZeneca beats profit expectations, keeps annual outlook unchanged

April 29 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca beat first-quarter sales and profit expectations and maintained its...

29th April, 2026

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Truckmaker Traton sees increase in first quarter orders

April 29 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's truck unit Traton on Wednesday reported an 18% rise in first-quart...

29th April, 2026

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Iran war, jet fuel concerns cloud airlines' summer holiday plans

By Joanna Plucinska and Alessandro Parodi LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - European airlines are facing...

29th April, 2026

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Kone to buy rival TK Elevator in $34.4 billion deal

HELSINKI, April 29 (Reuters) - Finnish lift maker Kone said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy its Ge...

29th April, 2026

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Adidas reports first-quarter operating profit above expectations

April 29 (Reuters) - Germany's Adidas on Wednesday reported better-than-expected operating profit in...

29th April, 2026

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Symrise narrowly beats sales expectations on higher pricing

April 29 (Reuters) - Germany's Symrise reported a 0.4% organic decline in its first-quarter sales bu...

29th April, 2026

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Swedbank Q1 net profit in line with estimates

STOCKHOLM, April 29 (Reuters) - Swedish banking group Swedbank on Wednesday reported first-quarter n...

29th April, 2026

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IT group Sopra Steria posts 3.4% organic rise in first-quarter revenue

April 29 (Reuters) - French IT group Sopra Steria on Wednesday reported 3.4% organic growth in its f...

29th April, 2026

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Deutsche Bank posts bigger-than-expected profit in Q1

FRANKFURT, April 29 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank on Wednesday posted a bigger-than expected first-quart...

29th April, 2026

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Volvo Cars' operating profit falls in Q1

STOCKHOLM, April 29 (Reuters) - Sweden-based Volvo Cars reported a fall in first-quarter operating p...

29th April, 2026

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Aluminium producer Norsk Hydro's Q1 core profit beats forecasts

April 29 (Reuters) - Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro reported a bigger-than-expected rise i...

29th April, 2026

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Inside Ukraine's drive to defeat the dreaded Shahed drone

By Max Hunder KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine, April 29 (Reuters) - In a foggy field in northeast Ukraine, f...

29th April, 2026