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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
Spain's Repsol Wins Back Control of Venezuelan Oil Operations, Ft Says
European Banks Can Withstand Current Shocks, Watchdog Head Says
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...
Iran War Brings US Close to Net Crude Exporter for First Time Since World War Two
Date: April 16, 2026
By Arathy Somasekhar and Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. nearly turned into a net crude exporter last week for the first time since World War Two as shipments surged close to...
Oil Prices Fall as Hopes for US-Iran Deal Outweigh Supply Disruption Concerns
Date: April 16, 2026
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, April 16 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell in early trade on Thursday as hopes for easing U.S.-Iran tensions, following reports that Iran could allow ships to pass through around the...
Asia Markets Advance on Peace Deal Hopes, Corporate Earnings
Date: April 16, 2026
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, April 16 (Reuters) - Stocks pushed higher in early Asia trading on Thursday as optimism grew about a deal to end the Iran war with the U.S. ratcheting up pressure on...