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Pershing Square's shares start trading at $24 in NYSE debut
April 29 (Reuters) - Pershing Square's shares opened at $24 in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Wednesday, as investors buy into billionaire activist Bill Ackman's alternative asset management c...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
Powell era ends with rates on hold, Fed hawks on the rise and a vow to keep governor's seat warm
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell closed out eight years as head of the U.S. central bank on Wednesday with interest rates on hold...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
Russia’s economy shows first quarterly contraction in three years
By Darya Korsunskaya and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, April 29 (Reuters) - The Russian economy contracted by 0.3% in the first quarter, marking its first quarterly contraction since early 2023, preliminary d...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
Traders see the Fed on hold for now, and a rising chance of a rate hike
April 29 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will not cut interest rates this year, traders of short-term U.S. interest-rate futures bet on Wednesday, after the U.S. central bank left short-term borrowing...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
Broadcast group says FCC Disney license review creates significant uncertainty
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - A group representing major U.S. broadcasters on Wednesday called the Federal Communications Commission decision to launch an early review of the ei...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
Brazil's central government posts $14.76 billion primary deficit in March
BRASILIA, April 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's central government posted a primary budget deficit of 73.78 billion reais ($14.76 billion) in March, Treasury data showed on Wednesday, wider than the 71.63 bil...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
Exclusive-OPEC+ likely to agree another oil output hike without UAE, sources say
By Alex Lawler and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - OPEC+ will likely agree a small oil output quota hike on Sunday despite the loss of the lion's share of its exports due to the U.S.-Is...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
US oil stocks plummet, country becomes net crude exporter on weekly basis for first time, EIA says
By Liz Hampton and Arathy Somasekhar DENVER, April 29 (Reuters) - The United States became a net exporter of crude for the first time since World War Two as the country shipped a record volume of oil ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
Universal Music to sell half its Spotify stake for buybacks, Q1 hit by weak dollar
By Leo Marchandon April 29 - Universal Music Group said on Wednesday it would sell half of its equity stake in Spotify and double its share buyback programme, as it reported first-quarter revenue held...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
US extends deadline on talks over Lukoil assets to May 30
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday extended by about a month a deadline for energy companies to strike deals to buy foreign assets of Russia'...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026



