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The Secondary Mortgage Market: What Note Holders Actually Need to Know

Most people holding seller-financed notes have no idea their mortgage exists within a massive second...

1st April, 2026

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Alstom appoints Martin Sion as new CEO

April 1 (Reuters) - Alstom has appointed Martin Sion as its new CEO, effective immediately, the trai...

1st April, 2026

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British homebuilder Berkeley to halt land buying and slow building

April 1 (Reuters) - British high-end homebuilder Berkeley said on Wednesday that it would stop buyin...

1st April, 2026

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Topps Tiles to close 23 UK stores in cost-cutting drive

April 1 (Reuters) - Topps Tiles said on Wednesday that it would shut down 23 underperforming stores,...

1st April, 2026

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UK signs interim contract with Babcock to keep naval support running

April 1 (Reuters) - Britain's Babcock International Group on Wednesday said it has agreed to a six-m...

1st April, 2026

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Germany's Deutsche Bahn gets more investment but must win back public trust

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, April 1 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bahn is seeing more bookings than expected as...

1st April, 2026

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EU lawmakers press China on unsafe products on rare Beijing visit

BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters) - EU lawmakers this week pressed China over a surge of dangerous products...

1st April, 2026

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Morning Bid: April fools rush in

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter: De-escalation hope...

1st April, 2026

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Asia markets rally on optimism Iran war could end soon

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, April 1 (Reuters) - Stocks and bonds rallied and the dollar wallo...

1st April, 2026

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Front-month Brent oil futures extend gains after record monthly rise in March

By Colleen Howe BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters) - Oil prices ticked up in early Wednesday trade, with Bre...

1st April, 2026

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Apple's 50-year journey from garage to tech titan

By Aditya Soni and Akash Sriram April 1 (Reuters) - In early 1976 in California, Steve Wozniak had j...

1st April, 2026

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Exclusive-SpaceX lines up 21 banks for mega IPO, code-named project Apex

By Echo Wang March 31 - SpaceX is working with at least 21 banks on its blockbuster initial public o...

1st April, 2026