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Asian shares pull back from record highs as oil gains on Iran risk
By Stella Qiu and Ankur Banerjee SYDNEY, April 23 (Reuters) - Asian shares retreated from record highs on Thursday as oil prices extended their gains on renewed shipping woes in the Gulf, underscoring...
Thomson Reuters Apr 22, 2026
Dollar holds near 1-1/2-week high as Iran-US stand-off persists
By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, April 23 (Reuters) - The dollar inched higher near a 1-1/2-week high on Thursday as a stand-off between Iran and the U.S. in the Middle East war and lack of progress in peace ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 22, 2026
New Zealand says oil shock delays economy's recovery but does not derail it
By Lucy Craymer and Renju Jose WELLINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - New Zealand's economic recovery has been delayed but not derailed, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said on Thursday after the Iran confli...
Thomson Reuters Apr 22, 2026
Microsoft bets big on AI in Australia with $18 billion investment
By Fabiola Armburo April 23 (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Thursday that it will invest A$25 billion ($17.9 billion) in Australia by the end of 2029 to boost computing and artificial intelligence capac...
Thomson Reuters Apr 22, 2026
SoftBank seeks $10 billion margin loan backed by OpenAI shares, Bloomberg News reports
April 22 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group is seeking a $10 billion loan secured by its shares in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI as it takes on more debt for its push into AI, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, cit...
Thomson Reuters Apr 22, 2026
Oil gains on lack of progress on US-Iran talks, Hormuz shipping still disrupted
By Arathy Somasekhar and Emily Chow SINGAPORE, April 23 (Reuters) - Oil prices extended their gains on Thursday in the wake of stalled peace talks between Iran and the United States, and as both natio...
Thomson Reuters Apr 22, 2026
Australia's CSL knocked by Pentagon flu policy shift, stock sinks to 2017 low
By Rajasik Mukherjee April 23 (Reuters) - Australian biotech giant CSL extended losses on Thursday, lingering near decade lows, after the U.S. military scrapped its flu vaccine mandate, dealing anothe...
Thomson Reuters Apr 22, 2026
Japan's factory activity expands at strongest pace in 4 years, PMI shows
TOKYO, April 23 (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing activity expanded at its strongest pace in four years in April as firms boosted production over concerns about potential supply shortages due to risin...
Thomson Reuters Apr 22, 2026
Japan's Nikkei reverses below 60,000 level as profit-taking steps in
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, April 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average reversed course on Thursday after briefly topping the 60,000 level, as investors locked in profits from an early rally driven b...
Thomson Reuters Apr 22, 2026
American Airlines, Alaska Air explore deeper international partnership, sources say
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, April 22 (Reuters) - American Airlines is in preliminary discussions with Alaska Air Group to broaden their existing partnership, potentially by bringing Alaska into Ame...
Thomson Reuters Apr 22, 2026





