Finance
Microsoft's cloud revenue growth disappoints investors, shares drop 2%
By Aditya Soni and Stephen Nellis April 29 (Reuters) - Microsoft's modest increase in quarterly clou...
29th April, 2026
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Trading Day: Fed dissent, oil ascent
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, April 29 (Reuters) - Oil surged toward $120 a barrel on Wednesda...
29th April, 2026
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Norway oil firms seek mediation to avert labour strike that could hit output
OSLO, April 29 (Reuters) - Wage talks between Norwegian oil firms and labour unions broke down on We...
29th April, 2026
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Amazon beats quarterly cloud growth estimates
April 29 (Reuters) - Amazon.com topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly cloud revenue growth on W...
29th April, 2026
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Alphabet's cloud unit beats quarterly revenue estimates on strong AI demand
April 29 (Reuters) - Alphabet topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue growth at its cloud...
29th April, 2026
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Meta lifts capital expenditure forecast, doubling down on AI push
April 29 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms raised its annual capital expenditure forecast on Wednesday, dou...
29th April, 2026
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Qualcomm quarterly forecast underwhelms, but CEO says worst of memory crunch over
By Zaheer Kachwala and Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, April 29 (Reuters) - Qualcomm forecast third-qu...
29th April, 2026
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Middle East war clouds Puig outlook, complicating Estée Lauder deal hopes
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - Estée Lauder investors hoping for stellar results...
29th April, 2026
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BNP Paribas to sell majority stake in Morocco's BMCI to Holmarcom
RABAT, April 29 (Reuters) - BNP Paribas has agreed to sell its majority stake in Moroccan bank BMCI...
29th April, 2026
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Trump says he discussed a Ukraine ceasefire with Putin
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he discussed a possib...
29th April, 2026
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Russia’s economy shows first quarterly contraction in three years
By Darya Korsunskaya and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, April 29 (Reuters) - The Russian economy contracted b...
29th April, 2026
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Analysis-King's visit to US shows UK playing long game in fixing strained ties
By Kate Holton and Michael Holden LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - King Charles' courting of President D...
29th April, 2026