Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkey central bank holds rates at 37% as it eyes Iran war fallout
By Ezgi Erkoyun and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL, April 22 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank held its key interest rate at 37% as expected on Wednesday, deciding not to hike but warning that fallout from the...
Apr 22, 2026
Philip Morris trims annual profit forecast amid nicotine pouch uncertainty
(Corrects to fix typo in paragraph 10) By Neil J Kanatt April 22 (Reuters) - Philip Morris International cut its annual profit forecast on Wednesday amid regulatory uncertainty over its Zyn nicotine p...
Apr 22, 2026
CME Group profit rises as market volatility drives hedging demand
April 22 (Reuters) - CME Group reported a rise in first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as heightened market volatility drove investors to the derivatives exchange to hedge their positions against econom...
Apr 22, 2026
Economic turbulence and rate hikes could jeopardise France's deficit efforts, fiscal watchdog warns
PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) - Uncertain economic conditions and possible changes in interest rates could throw France's effort to trim its deficit to 3% of output by 2029 into doubt, France's fiscal wat...
Apr 22, 2026
Exclusive-Merck, rivals eye Inhibrx experimental cancer drug tied to Keytruda, sources say
By Sabrina Valle NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - Inhibrx Biosciences has drawn interest from drugmakers including Merck & Co, Germany's Merck KGaA and Japan's Ono Pharmaceutical for an experimental can...
Apr 22, 2026
Merck to partner with Google Cloud on AI initiatives
By Michael Erman NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Merck & Co said on Wednesday it will partner with Google Cloud to build up its artificial intelligence capabilities, investing as much as $1 b...
Apr 22, 2026
European chip, electrical stocks surge as AI optimism builds on earnings
By Ozan Ergenay and Danilo Masoni April 22 (Reuters) - Shares in European chip and electrical equipment makers rallied on Wednesday as investors piled into stocks set to benefit from the artificial in...
Apr 22, 2026
Asian shipowners to cross Hormuz before Western firms, executives say
By Robert Harvey and Dmitry Zhdannikov LAUSANNE, April 22 (Reuters) - Asian ship owners might begin to sail through the Strait of Hormuz soon amid a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire as they have a higher r...
Apr 22, 2026
Iran war conflict could create systemic gas demand destruction, says top sector official
By America Hernandez PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) - The natural gas demand destruction currently resulting from the Iran war as governments implement measures to mitigate the crisis risks becoming struct...
Apr 22, 2026
Morning Bid: Another deadline dodged
By Mike Dolan April 22 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets President Donald Trump unilaterally extended the Iran war ceasefire...
Apr 22, 2026
