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ECB yet to See Big Second-Round Inflation Impacts From Energy Price Surge, Policymaker Kazaks Says
Date: April 16, 2026
By Balazs Koranyi WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank cannot take an April 30 interest rate hike off the table just yet, even if energy prices are not far from the baseline...
Stellantis, Microsoft Sign Five-Year Partnership for AI Push
Date: April 16, 2026
MILAN, April 16 (Reuters) - Stellantis and Microsoft said on Thursday they agreed to a five‑year strategic partnership to co-develop artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and engineering...
Mercedes Aims for up to 600,000 Unit Sales per Year in China in Mid Term, CFO Says
Date: April 16, 2026
April 16 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz has targeted a sales volume of 500,000-600,000 vehicles per year in China in the medium term, its Chief Financial Officer Harald Wilhelm said on Thursday. The car...
UK's Intertek Rejects Private Equity EQT's Buyout Proposal
Date: April 16, 2026
April 16 (Reuters) - UK product testing and certifications group Intertek has rejected Sweden-based EQT AB's takeover proposal, the private equity firm said on Thursday, sending the British firm's...
Strong Asml, Tsmc Forecasts Signal AI Spending Boom Is Intact
Date: April 16, 2026
By Zaheer Kachwala and Deborah Mary Sophia April 16 (Reuters) - Strong forecasts from ASML and TSMC this week point to another quarter of hefty spending by American cloud-computing giants as they race...
Top Officials Have Offered Putin Ideas for Economic Growth After Contraction, Kremlin Says
Date: April 16, 2026
MOSCOW, April 16 (Reuters) - Russia's top economic officials have made proposals to President Vladimir Putin about how to kick-start the economy after he scolded them for a contraction in the first...