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Microsoft expects strong cloud business growth, plans record capital spending
By Aditya Soni and Stephen Nellis April 29 (Reuters) - Microsoft on Wednesday forecast that sales at its Azure cloud business would beat Wall Street estimates, and the software giant unveiled plans fo...
Apr 29, 2026
Alphabet revenue tops expectations on record quarter for cloud unit
By Akash Sriram and Kenrick Cai April 29 (Reuters) - Alphabet topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Wednesday, as enterprise spending on artificial intelligence delivered the best quar...
Apr 29, 2026
Qualcomm rises on smartphone rebound hopes, data-center chip push
By Zaheer Kachwala and Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, April 29 (Reuters) - Qualcomm forecast third-quarter results below expectations, but CEO Cristiano Amon's upbeat comments on a recovery in its core...
Apr 29, 2026
Amazon tops cloud expectations on strong AI demand, shares dip
By Deborah Mary Sophia and Greg Bensinger April 29 (Reuters) - Amazon.com on Wednesday reported cloud sales growth above Wall Street expectations, driven by strong enterprise spending as companies con...
Apr 29, 2026
Brazilian authorities sue Cargill, JBS for labor abuses in their supply chains
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 29 (Reuters) - Brazilian labor prosecutors have filed lawsuits against five firms over labor abuses in their supply chains, with grain trader Cargill and meatpacker JBS among tho...
Apr 29, 2026
US economy 'quite resilient', should keep growing above 2%, Fed's Powell says
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that the U.S. economy has been "quite resilient" in the face of the Iran war energy shock, and is likely to keep ...
Apr 29, 2026
Powell says he won't be a shadow chair, would support Warsh where possible
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that he will return to being a Fed governor and will try to support the central bank's prospective next chai...
Apr 29, 2026
Brazil creates more formal jobs than expected in March
BRASILIA, April 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's economy created a net 228,208 formal jobs in March, data from the Labor Ministry showed on Wednesday, more than the 150,000 expected by economists in a Reuters ...
Apr 29, 2026
Powell says decision to stay on at Fed for a time reflects his concern over legal attacks
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that he will leave the U.S. central bank when "I think it's appropriate to do so," and said that this reflects his concern abo...
Apr 29, 2026
Analysis-Oil majors eye resurgent Canadian energy in wake of Middle East upheaval
By Shariq Khan, David French and Amanda Stephenson NEW YORK/CALGARY, April 29 (Reuters) - Canada's oil and gas producers are drawing renewed interest from global energy majors as the Middle East confl...
Apr 29, 2026
