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Portugal's quarterly GDP growth fizzles out after storms
LISBON, April 30 (Reuters) - Portugal's economy stagnated in the first quarter compared to the previous three-month period, when it expanded 0.9%, official data showed on Thursday, after severe storms...
Apr 30, 2026
Qualcomm jumps as optimism on smartphones, AI chips outweigh dismal forecast
By Joel Jose April 30 (Reuters) - Qualcomm shares jumped more than 13% on Thursday, as investors latched on to the chief executive's optimism about a recovery in its smartphone business and data cente...
Apr 30, 2026
Italy EU-harmonised CPI jumps to 2.9% y/y in April, above forecast
ROME, April 30 (Reuters) - Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose by 1.7% in April from the month before, with the annual inflation rate surging to 2.9% from 1.6% in March amid increasing e...
Apr 30, 2026
Analysis-EU kickstarts Mercosur pact to counter US trade hit
By Philip Blenkinsop and Francesco Canepa BRUSSELS, April 30 (Reuters) - The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur will implement on Friday a contentious free trade agreement that the EU in ...
Apr 30, 2026
Italy closes antitrust probes into AI firms after commitments on 'hallucination' risks
MILAN, April 30 (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust authority said on Thursday it had closed investigations into three AI companies over allegedly unfair commercial practices involving generative artificial...
Apr 30, 2026
Wall Street futures mixed as oil spike overshadows tech earnings strength
April 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Thursday, as investors weighed strong tech earnings against renewed inflation worries sparked by oil prices hitting their highest in over fo...
Apr 30, 2026
Carmakers bank on $2.3 billion in future tariff refunds, risking Trump's ire
By Mike Colias, Nora Eckert and Rachel More DETROIT/BERLIN, April 30 (Reuters) - Some automakers this week got a first-quarter profit boost - at least on paper - from future refunds of tariff payments...
Apr 30, 2026
Global oil price hits 4-year high on concern of US-Iran war escalation
(Refiles to remove additional 'more' in the first paragraph) By Alex Lawler LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Global oil prices jumped to a four-year high of more than $122 a barrel on Thursday, on concern...
Apr 30, 2026
Italy March jobless rate falls to 5.2% but 12,000 jobs lost
ROME, April 30 (Reuters) - Italy's unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in March but a net 12,000 jobs were lost during the month, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Thursday. The jobless rate was...
Apr 30, 2026
Euro zone economy barely grew in first quarter
FRANKFURT, April 30 (Reuters) - The euro zone economy saw faint growth in the first quarter, a preliminary estimate showed on Thursday, offering the first snapshot of activity since the outbreak of th...
Apr 30, 2026
