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Finance

Hungary election polls show opposition Tisza widening lead over Orban's Fidesz

BUDAPEST, April 1 (Reuters) - Hungary's centre-right Tisza party widened its lead over Prime Ministe...

1st April, 2026

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Romania, Ukraine advance talks on EU-funded joint drone production

BUCHAREST, April 1 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drone manufacturers are meeting Romanian defence ministry a...

1st April, 2026

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Finance

Tesla registrations in Norway rise 178% year-on-year in March

COPENHAGEN, April 1 (Reuters) - Registrations of new Tesla cars in Norway rose 178% in March from a...

1st April, 2026

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Finance

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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Finance

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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Finance

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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Finance

Tesla French car registrations triple in March

April 1 (Reuters) - Tesla new car registrations in France more than tripled in March and were just s...

1st April, 2026

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Finance

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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Finance

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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Finance

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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Finance

Asia's factory activity slows on cost pressure from Iran war

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Many Asian economies saw factory activity slow in March,...

1st April, 2026