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Cognizant to buy Astreya for about $600 million
By Milana Vinn and Natalia Bueno Rebolledo April 29 (Reuters) - Cognizant Technology has agreed to buy Astreya, an IT services and technology provider focused on AI infrastructure and data center serv...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
Italy consumer and business confidence plunge in April
ROME, April 29 (Reuters) - Morale among Italian consumers and businesses fell steeply in April, data showed on Wednesday, boding ill for the prospects of the euro zone's third largest economy, among t...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
Analysis-Investors reload yen shorts in intervention test
By Gregor Stuart Hunter and Rocky Swift SINGAPORE, April 29 (Reuters) - Investors have built the biggest short yen position in nearly two years, selling the currency against the euro, Swiss franc, Bri...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
Inflation up in three German states in April, pointing to national increase
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, April 29 (Reuters) - Inflation rose in three key German states in April, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, suggesting Germany's national inflation rate could increase thi...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
Euro zone business lending picks up even as Iran war hits sentiment
FRANKFURT, April 29 (Reuters) - Bank lending to euro zone firms accelerated in March, even as the Iran war depressed economic sentiment, European Central Bank data showed on Wednesday, a hopeful sign ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
European markets dip as investors eye earnings, Iran conflict continues to weigh
By Twesha Dikshit April 29 (Reuters) - European shares dipped on Wednesday, as investors turned their focus to a packed day of corporate earnings, while a continuing U.S.-Iran impasse also kept risk s...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
Facebook and Instagram must do more to block under-13s, EU warns in Meta charges
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, April 29 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram were charged on Wednesday with breaching landmark EU tech rules and must do more to block children under 13 from a...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
Kenya economic growth steady at 4.6% in 2025, data shows
NAIROBI, April 29 (Reuters) - Kenya's economy grew 4.6% last year, little changed from 2024's 4.7% growth and below a finance ministry estimate, official data showed on Wednesday. The Kenya National B...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
Exclusive-Big Chinese tech firms scramble to secure Huawei AI chips after DeepSeek V4 launch, sources say
BEIJING, April 29 (Reuters) - Demand for Huawei's Ascend 950 AI chips has surged following the release of DeepSeek's V4 artificial intelligence model that runs on the Shenzhen-based tech firm's chips,...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026
UK housing minister says government is not looking at rent controls
LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - Britain's housing minister Steve Reed said the government was not looking at rent controls, following a report that a one-year freeze on rent increases was being considere...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026



