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How Surging Bond Yields Add to Europe's Fiscal Headaches
ECB May Not Have Rate-Hike Evidence by April 30 Meeting, Policymaker Says
Morning Bid: Truce Trades Ramp up as Trump Touts Israel-Lebanon Talks
Nissan Held Talks With China's Chery on Building Cars in Sunderland, Ft Reports
British Investor Fred Blackford Builds $500 Million Stake in Bytedance, Ft Reports
Date: April 16, 2026
April 16 (Reuters) - Fred Blackford, a British tech investor who heads Future Positive Global, has accumulated a stake worth more than $500 million in TikTok-owner ByteDance, he told FT in an in...
Spain's Repsol Wins Back Control of Venezuelan Oil Operations, Ft Says
Date: April 16, 2026
April 16 (Reuters) - Repsol is poised to take back operational control of its Venezuelan oil assets and boost production following a deal signed with the South American government, the Financial Times...
European Banks Can Withstand Current Shocks, Watchdog Head Says
Date: April 16, 2026
By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, April 16 (Reuters) - European lenders are resilient enough to absorb current financial and geopolitical shocks but need to prepare for future uncertainties including...
Two Children Dead, Russia's Tuapse Port Area Hit in Ukrainian Drone Attacks, Governor Says
Date: April 16, 2026
MOSCOW, April 16 - Two children aged 5 and 14 have been killed and a number of enterprises in the area of Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse were hit in Ukrainian drone attacks, local governor Veniamin...
Hopes for Middle East Peace Grow as Israel Discusses Lebanon Ceasefire
Date: April 16, 2026
By Steve Holland and Maayan Lubell WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, April 16 (Reuters) - Optimism grew on Thursday that the war in the Middle East may be near an end, with a key Pakistani mediator in Tehran and...
Musk's Staff Reaches Out to Suppliers for Terafab Project, Bloomberg News Reports
Date: April 16, 2026
April 15 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's staff have reached out to chip industry suppliers including Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron and Lam Research for his Terafab AI chip complex project with SpaceX and...