Finance
European Q1 corporate profits expected to grow 4% helped by booming energy sector
April 2 (Reuters) - European blue chip companies are set to deliver growing profits in the first qua...
2nd April, 2026
Banking
Finance
Austria denied US access to its airspace for Gulf military operations, reports newspaper
BERLIN, April 2 (Reuters) - Austria has denied the U.S. permission to use its airspace for military...
2nd April, 2026
Finance
Cleaning products firm McBride raises prices on Iran war energy hit
By James Davey LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) - McBride, the European manufacturer of private label clean...
2nd April, 2026
Finance
Russia will ask US and Israel to cease fire while it evacuates staff from Iranian nuclear plant, RIA reports
MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - Russia will ask the United States and Israel to ensure a ceasefire while...
2nd April, 2026
Finance
UK's Daily Mirror publisher Reach to start search for next chairman, Sky News reports
April 2 (Reuters) - Daily Mirror publisher Reach Plc will start a formal search for its next chairma...
2nd April, 2026
Finance
Lufthansa submits offer for TAP stake in Portugal privatization push
BERLIN, April 2 (Reuters) - Germany's Lufthansa said on Thursday it had submitted a non‑binding offe...
2nd April, 2026
Finance
BP names Carol Howle as deputy CEO, to oversee portfolio review, strategy
By Stephanie Kelly LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) - BP named Carol Howle as deputy chief executive on Thu...
2nd April, 2026
Finance
Poste Italiane CEO secures Italian government backing for fourth term
ROME, April 2 (Reuters) - Italy's Treasury proposes to reappoint Matteo Del Fante at the helm of fin...
2nd April, 2026
Headlines
A month into war, Lebanon's prime minister says no end in sight
By Raghed Waked and Mahmoud Hassano BEIRUT, April 2 (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam...
2nd April, 2026
Finance
Danone bets on bottled-water as health trends reshape drink choices
By Dominique Patton EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, April 2 (Reuters) - Danone said on Thursday rising heal...
2nd April, 2026
Finance
Middle East war propels demand for local biofuel, Verbio CEO says
By Danny Callaghan April 2 (Reuters) - Soaring fuel prices have been "extraordinarily beneficial" to...
2nd April, 2026
Finance
UK's FCA, Bank of England to launch taskforce to shape some reporting rules
LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Thursday it, alongside the...
2nd April, 2026