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Wall St opens higher as Middle East peace hopes, AI optimism boost sentiment
May 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday, extending their strong run on hopes of a potential U.S.-Iran peace agreement and sustained enthusiasm around artificial intelli...
May 06, 2026
Argentina should approach markets with lower interest rates, official says
Buenos Aires, May 6 (Reuters) - Argentina should approach the markets with lower interest rates, the country's Secretary of Economic Policy, Jose Luis Daza, said Wednesday during an event. Persistent ...
May 06, 2026
EU struggles to finalise US trade deal under threat of higher auto tariffs
BRUSSELS, May 6 (Reuters) - EU lawmakers and governments aim on Wednesday to finalise a deal scrapping duties on U.S. imports under renewed pressure from President Donald Trump, though divisions over ...
May 06, 2026
Microsoft may shelve 2030 clean energy target as AI lifts power use, Bloomberg News reports
May 6 (Reuters) - Microsoft is considering delaying or abandoning its 2030 goal of matching its entire hourly electricity use with renewable energy purchases, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, cit...
May 06, 2026
Lilly commits additional $4.5 billion in Indiana manufacturing sites
May 6 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly said on Wednesday it would invest $4.5 billion more across two of its three manufacturing sites in Indiana, bringing the U.S. drugmaker's total capital expansion commitment...
May 06, 2026
Alaska Air launches $500 million debt offering as Iran war drives up fuel costs
May 6 (Reuters) - Alaska Air said on Wednesday it would raise $500 million through a debt offering as the airline looks to bolster liquidity as a war-driven surge in jet fuel prices erodes margins. Th...
May 06, 2026
Increase in US private payrolls in April consistent with stable labor market
WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls posted their largest increase in 15 months in April, pointing to continued labor market stability even as the conflict in the Middle East clouds the...
May 06, 2026
Magnum investor group knocks ice cream maker over Ben & Jerry's handling, letter shows
(Corrects paragraph 2 to show holdings of $1.3 million, not 1.3%) By Alexander Marrow LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - A group of Magnum investors has criticised the ice cream maker over its handling of tens...
May 06, 2026
Egypt's preliminary GDP growth 5% in first quarter, ministry says
DUBAI, May 6 (Reuters) - Egypt's preliminary GDP grew 5% in January to March compared to 4.8% in the same period a year earlier, according to a statement by the planning ministry on Wednesday. The gro...
May 06, 2026
Johnson Controls raises annual profit forecast on data center cooling demand
May 6 (Reuters) - U.S. industrial supplier Johnson Controls International on Wednesday raised its annual profit forecast above Wall Street estimates, banking on rising demand for its data center therm...
May 06, 2026
