Finance

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Deutsche Telekom exploring merger with T-Mobile, Bloomberg News reports

April 21 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom is exploring a potential combination with T-Mobile, Bloomberg...

21st April, 2026

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ASM International forecasts second-quarter revenue that beats estimates

By Nathan Vifflin and Ozan Ergenay April 21 (Reuters) - Computer chip equipment maker ASM Internatio...

21st April, 2026

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Spain and Ireland are set to assess viability of undersea power link

By Pietro Lombardi MADRID, April 21 (Reuters) - Spain and Ireland's energy ministers will sign a pre...

21st April, 2026

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Italy to confirm 2026 deficit around 2.8% of GDP despite weaker growth

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, April 21 (Reuters) - Italy aims to bring its budget deficit below the Europe...

21st April, 2026

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HSBC hires JP Morgan executive as global precious metals sales lead, sources say

By Polina Devitt LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - HSBC, one of the world's largest bullion-trading banks...

21st April, 2026

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Italy summons Russian ambassador over TV host insults to PM Meloni

ROME, April 21 (Reuters) - Italy has summoned the Russian ambassador to protest against insults dire...

21st April, 2026

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EU finds Chinese bidder in Lisbon subway line benefited from unfair subsidy

BRUSSELS, April 21 (Reuters) - A Chinese company that was among those chosen to build a new Lisbon s...

21st April, 2026

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Germany's ruling coalition at odds over reform push

By Andreas Rinke BERLIN, April 21 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition has been...

21st April, 2026

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Exclusive-Belgium's Kpler launches minority stake sale valuing firm at up to $5 billion, sources say

By Amy-Jo Crowley and Milana Vinn LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - Commodities data and analytics firm K...

21st April, 2026

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Microsoft must face $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences

LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft must face a mass lawsuit alleging it overcharged thousands of...

21st April, 2026

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Exclusive-Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data

By Katie Paul and Jeff Horwitz NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - Meta is installing new tracking softwa...

21st April, 2026

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Moncler first-quarter revenues up 6% on strong Asia sales

MILAN, April 21 (Reuters) - Italian luxury outerwear group Moncler on Tuesday reported a 6% increase...

21st April, 2026