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Finance

UK equities climb 1% as Trump signals end to Iran war

April 1 (Reuters) - London's main indexes climbed on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump sig...

1st April, 2026

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Headlines

EU seeks lifting of Greek lawmakers' immunity over farm aid fraud

ATHENS, April 1 (Reuters) - The European Chief Prosecutor on Wednesday asked Greece to lift the immu...

1st April, 2026

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Finance

From plastic jars to transport, Iran war drives up beauty industry costs

BOLOGNA, Italy, April 1 (Reuters) - The Iran war is seeping into the cosmetics supply chain, pushing...

1st April, 2026

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Finance

Exclusive-Shell in advanced talks with Venezuela for more gas areas, sources say

By Curtis Williams and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Shell is in advanced talks with...

1st April, 2026

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Finance

A New York vintner raids U.S. wine cellars to skirt Trump's tariffs

By Dan Fastenberg and Emma Rumney NEW YORK/LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - New York wine retailer Chris...

1st April, 2026

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Finance

UK requires closer EU partnerships due to volatile world, Starmer says

LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that the global instabilit...

1st April, 2026

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Finance

Babies evacuated from Gaza two years ago returned to their overjoyed parents

By Ramadan Abed , Mahmoud Issa and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO, April 1 (Reuters) - They've never k...

1st April, 2026

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Finance

Europe risks recession if oil jumps over $150, ECB's Stournaras says

April 1 (Reuters) - Europe could face recession if the Iran conflict drags on and oil prices jump ov...

1st April, 2026

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Finance

Bank of England says Iran war has boosted threats to financial stability

By David Milliken and Phoebe Seers LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Wednesday...

1st April, 2026

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Bahrain circulates revised UN Hormuz draft, drops binding enforcement

By John Irish PARIS, April 1 (Reuters) - Bahrain has circulated a revised U.N. Security Council draf...

1st April, 2026

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Finance

Analysis-Global first-quarter M&A exceeds $1.2 trillion, led by AI

By Anousha Sakoui, Kane Wu and Dawn Kopecki LONDON/HONG KONG/NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) - Turbulenc...

1st April, 2026

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Finance

UK food inflation heading towards 10% due to Iran war, industry says

By James Davey LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - Britain's food prices will be rising by almost 10% by the...

1st April, 2026