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Euro zone consumer confidence rises to -19.0 in May
May 21 (Reuters) - Euro zone consumer confidence rose by 1.6 points in May from the April number, figures released on Thursday showed. The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro zone co...
Thomson Reuters May 21, 2026
Oil market could hit 'red zone' in July-August, IEA chief says
(Adds dropped first name of IEA chief in second paragraph) By Robert Harvey LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - The start of peak summer fuel demand combined with the lack of new oil exports from the Middle Ea...
Thomson Reuters May 21, 2026
US manufacturing activity rises to four-year high in May, S&P Global survey shows
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity strengthened in May, scaling the highest level in four years, as businesses boosted inventories to guard against potential ...
Thomson Reuters May 21, 2026
Wall St opens lower as oil jumps on renewed Mideast concerns
May 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday as oil prices surged following a Reuters report that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei ordered the country's near-...
Thomson Reuters May 21, 2026
Parker-Hannifin to acquire KKR-owned Circor Aerospace for $2.55 billion
(Corrects to say the deal is for Circor Aerospace, not the whole firm, in headline, paragraphs 1 and 2) May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. investment firm KKR said on Thursday it would sell aerospace division of...
Thomson Reuters May 21, 2026
US single-family housing starts tumble in April
WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. single-family homebuilding dropped sharply in April and permits for future construction fell, suggesting the housing market could remain subdued for a while as the ...
Thomson Reuters May 21, 2026
BoE's Taylor sees less risk of inflation persistence than in 2022
LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Alan Taylor said on Thursday he saw less risk of so-called second-round inflation effects from rising energy prices caused by the Iran war than f...
Thomson Reuters May 21, 2026
Anthropic in talks to use Microsoft's AI chips, The Information reports
May 21 (Reuters) - Anthropic is in talks to rent servers powered by Microsoft-designed chips to meet rising demand for its AI services, The Information reported on Thursday, in what would be a major b...
Thomson Reuters May 21, 2026
Critical Metals inks 15-year Greenland rare earth deal with REalloys
May 21 (Reuters) - Critical Metals said on Thursday it has signed a 15-year binding offtake agreement with REalloys for rare earth concentrate from its Tanbreez project in Greenland. Under the agreeme...
Thomson Reuters May 21, 2026
Crypto brokerage Blockchain.com confidentially files for IPO
May 21 (Reuters) - Crypto brokerage Blockchain.com said on Thursday it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the United States, as digital assets markets show signs of a rebound a...
Thomson Reuters May 21, 2026





