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Finance

French manufacturing output and orders rise in April on inflation fears, PMI shows

PARIS, May 4 (Reuters) - French manufacturing output and new orders rose in April as customers sped...

4th May, 2026

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Finance

Supply concerns lift orders for Spain's manufacturers in April, PMI shows

May 4 (Reuters) - Spain's manufacturing output and new orders rose in April as clients rushed to sec...

4th May, 2026

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Finance

Bank of France's Villeroy sees inflation returning to 2% in 2027, 2028

PARIS, May 4 (Reuters) - Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Monday he expec...

4th May, 2026

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Finance

Swiss lawmakers seek to fast-track UBS capital decision as debate begins

By Ariane Luthi ZURICH, May 4 (Reuters) - Swiss lawmakers want to decide swiftly on new capital rule...

4th May, 2026

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Finance

Analysis-Kone's new TK Elevator deal comes amid climate change on European champions

By Anne Kauranen, Elviira Luoma and Christoph Steitz HELSINKI/GDANSK/FRANKFURT, May 4 (Reuters) - Br...

4th May, 2026

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Finance

Morning Bid: Opening the Strait, or maybe not

May 4 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. A new week...

4th May, 2026

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Finance

GameStop makes bold $56 billion play for eBay, ready to go hostile

By Mihika Sharma and Akanksha Khushi May 3 (Reuters) - GameStop proposed on Sunday to buy eBay Inc f...

4th May, 2026

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Finance

Trump says US to help ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz as tanker hit by projectiles

By Parisa Hafezi and Jacob Bogage DUBAI/DORAL, Florida, May 4 (Reuters) - A tanker reported being hi...

4th May, 2026

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Finance

Exclusive-China robot-hand-building unicorn Linkerbot targets $6 billion valuation

By Laurie Chen BEIJING, May 4 (Reuters) - Chinese robotics startup Linkerbot, the global market lead...

4th May, 2026

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Finance

Stocks edge up in Asia, oil flat amid Middle East uncertainty

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, May 4 (Reuters) - Shares edged higher while oil prices flatlined in Asia on Mo...

4th May, 2026

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Finance

Three cruise ship passengers die in suspected hantavirus outbreak

By Chandni Shah and Charlotte Van Campenhout May 3 (Reuters) - Three people have died and three are...

4th May, 2026

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Finance

Yen steady as intervention fears linger with Japan shut for holidays

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, May 4 (Reuters) - The yen stabilised at the start of trading in A...

4th May, 2026