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European Corporate Earnings Set for Meagre Growth, Barring Energy Majors
Gucci-Owner’s New Strategy Looks Half Dressed
Lufthansa Withdraws CityLine Subsidiary Aircraft Amid Rising Cost of Fuel, Industrial Action
ECB yet to See Big Second-Round Inflation Impacts From Energy Price Surge, Policymaker Kazaks Says
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...
France's Antitrust Watchdog Fines Organic Food Wholesalers for Price Fixing
Date: April 16, 2026
PARIS, April 16 (Reuters) - France's antitrust watchdog fined four organic food wholesalers, including one owned by Carrefour, a combined 12.7 million euros ($14.96 million) for colluding to fix their...