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Qualcomm shares slide as memory chip shortage hits smartphone market
Alphabet says capital spending in 2026 could double, cloud business booms
Date: February 4, 2026
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Alphabet said on Wednesday it was targeting capital expenditure of $175 billion to $185 billion this year, in yet another aggressive ramp-up in spending from the Google parent as it...
Fifty-five thousand Ukrainian soldiers killed on battlefield, Zelenskiy tells French TV
Date: February 4, 2026
PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The number of Ukrainian soldiers killed on the battlefield as a result of the country's war with Russia is estimated at 55,000, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told...
Pandora to launch platinum-plated jewellery as silver prices soar
Date: February 4, 2026
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Danish jewellery maker Pandora said on Wednesday it sees full-year organic revenue growth between -1% to 2%, adding that the macroeconomic environment is not supportive of growth....
Telegram's Durov says proposed Spanish social media restrictions seek to censor critics
Date: February 4, 2026
By Aislinn Laing MADRID, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday joined Elon Musk in publicly criticising plans by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to ban social media access...
Dip-buyers go missing as software selloff slams stocks
Date: February 4, 2026
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The software sector's deepening selloff on Wednesday failed to lure bargain hunters, with the dip-buying reflex that has rescued countless tech routs...
Europe's anti-money laundering body set to be fully operational in 2028
Date: February 4, 2026
By Elizabeth Howcroft BRUSSELS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The European Union's new agency formed to fight dirty money said on Wednesday it was on track to be fully operational in 2028, as it set out its plan...
