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UK house prices rise in April despite Iran war headwinds, Nationwide says
By David Milliken LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - British house prices unexpectedly rose for a fourth month in a row in April, despite headwinds to consumer confidence from conflict in the Middle East, mort...
May 01, 2026
Toyota to post fourth straight quarterly profit drop as Middle East risks, costs mount
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters) - Toyota is expected to report a fourth successive year-on-year decline in quarterly operating profit next week, as rising material and labour costs and the i...
May 01, 2026
Japan trading houses expect record profits but utilities forecast pain as Iran war weighs
By Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters) - Some big Japanese trading houses forecast on Friday record annual profits as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran keeps commodity prices high, whi...
May 01, 2026
Morning Bid: Never mind the oil, feel the earnings!
May 1 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Another day when investors in Asia feel slightly foolish for thinking things in the world were going badly, on...
Apr 30, 2026
Explainer-What would Japanese intervention to boost a weak yen look like?
By Makiko Yamazaki and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters) - Japan intervened to support the yen against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in their latest...
Apr 30, 2026
Federal monitor flags 'dysfunction' in UAW's management of investments
By Kalea Hall and Nora Eckert April 30 (Reuters) - A federally appointed monitor overseeing the United Auto Workers found "multiple points of breakdown" in a delayed investment of union funds that cou...
Apr 30, 2026
Sandisk has thumping quarter on AI boom, secures long-term contracts and unveils big buyback
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, April 30 (Reuters) - Memory chip maker Sandisk on Thursday reported soaring revenue and profit while predicting another rosy quarter, adding it has signed long-term co...
Apr 30, 2026
SEC clears Nasdaq proposal for prediction market options tied to benchmark index
By Mrinmay Dey April 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday approved a proposal by Nasdaq's options trading venue to list and trade a new class of stock market predicti...
Apr 30, 2026
More states join legal challenge to Nexstar, Tegna merger
By Daniel Wiessner and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Five more U.S. states are joining an antitrust lawsuit challenging Nexstar's acquisition of rival broadcaster Tegna after a judge ...
Apr 30, 2026
Global shares steady as yen intervention keeps currency markets in focus
By Wayne Cole and Lucy Raitano LONDON/SYDNEY, May 1 (Reuters) - Global shares steadied on Friday, with attention firmly on currency markets after the yen suddenly jumped against the dollar in early Eu...
Apr 30, 2026
