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Russell 2000 scales intraday peak weeks after war-driven slide into correction
April 17 (Reuters) - The small-cap Russell 2000 hit its first intraday record high on Friday since the U.S.-Iran conflict erupted, joining other major indexes at all-time highs and suggesting the rece...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
France's Macron sympathises with authors who quit Bollore-owned publisher
PARIS, April 17 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron on Friday defended editorial diversity after more than 100 authors quit the venerable French publishing house Grasset this week in protest at the ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
Global markets surge as Iran says Strait of Hormuz open during ceasefire
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - Stocks and bond prices jumped on Friday, while oil and the dollar fell sharply after Iran's foreign minister said passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
State Street's profit rises on robust fee income
April 17 (Reuters) - State Street reported a rise in first-quarter profit on Friday, as market volatility lifted the custody bank's client activity and fee revenue. Shares of State Street were up 1.5%...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
Iran war presents risk to euro zone growth and inflation outlook, Lagarde says
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - The Iran war could drag euro zone growth lower and push inflation above already increased projections, requiring the European Central Bank to remain vigilant, ECB Pres...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
Russian billionaire says drone attacks affect nitrogen fertiliser trade
By Olesya Astakhova MOSCOW, April 17 - Drone attacks in recent months are having a significant impact on the Russian nitrogen fertiliser industry, billionaire Andrei Melnichenko, founder of fertiliser...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
Exclusive-US is leading G20 initiative to ensure fertilizer access, sources say
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. is urging G20 members and the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to take coordinated action to ensure fertilizer access amid disrupti...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
Bank of England's Pill sees inflation focus as top priority over other trade-offs
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday that the central bank's main focus should be getting inflation to its 2% target. "In my thinking, for all the discu...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026

16% of American adults are able to name 5 or more of these. What are they?
April 17, 2026 Q: 16% of American adults are able to name 5 or more of these. What are they? A: Dinosaurs
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Bank of England chief economist criticises colleagues' 'wait and see' messaging
By Andy Bruce and Suban Abdulla April 17 (Reuters) - Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill on Friday criticised his colleagues' "wait and see" messaging on keeping policy on hold while the Iran war...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
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