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France eyes steps to speed up data centre grid connections

By Forrest Crellin PARIS, April 23 (Reuters) - France could allow large data centre projects to temp...

23rd April, 2026

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Novo Nordisk's new weight-loss pill meets main goal in late-stage diabetes study

April 23 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's oral GLP-1 drug met the main goal of a late-stage study in child...

23rd April, 2026

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Sainsbury's calls for UK government help on food sector energy costs

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - The British government should step in to support the food sector to off...

23rd April, 2026

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Schindler offsets rising costs from Middle East conflict with price hikes, surcharges

By Bernadette Hogg April 23 (Reuters) - Swiss elevator maker Schindler is working on pricing actions...

23rd April, 2026

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Norway wealth fund reports first-quarter loss of $68 billion as tech stocks fall

OSLO, April 23 (Reuters) - Norway's $2.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, on Thu...

23rd April, 2026

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UK companies see cost pressures spreading at record pace, PMI shows

By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England, April 23 (Reuters) - The share of British companies reporting ris...

23rd April, 2026

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UniCredit present at Generali shareholder meeting with 8.7% stake

MILAN, April 23 (Reuters) - Italian bank UniCredit holds a stake of 8.72% in Generali, the chairman...

23rd April, 2026

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Finland to spend 3.2% of GDP on defence by 2030 despite austerity

HELSINKI, April 23 (Reuters) - Finland will increase defence spending to 3.2% of gross domestic prod...

23rd April, 2026

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Europe risks falling behind US, China on AI data centre build-up, Nokia CEO says

By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Agnieszka Olenska April 23 (Reuters) - Europe lacks the infrastructure nee...

23rd April, 2026

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UK's Mirriad Advertising warns of liquidation after Iran war impacts sales

April 23 (Reuters) - UK’s Mirriad Advertising warned on Thursday that it may have to place itself or...

23rd April, 2026

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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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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