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• O índice Nifty Microcap 250 saltou 16,2% em abril de 2026, liderando as midcaps com ganhos de 10,7% e as smallcaps com 13,4%. • O Nifty 50 avançou 5,8% e o Nifty 100 subiu 7%, impulsionados pelo momentum de preços, apesar dos riscos macroeconômicos e da saída de capital de FIIs. • A alta descolou-se dos fundamentos, com lucros estáveis, mas fraqueza persistente da moeda e pressões globais.

• Um Super PAC recém-formado e alinhado aos republicanos acumulou um fundo de guerra de US$ 140 milhões destinado a derrotar um democrata em exercício de Ohio que busca a reeleição ao Senado em 2026, de acordo com registros de financiamento de campanha. • O democrata, que anteriormente exerceu vários mandatos no Senado e é visto como um alvo central na estratégia do GOP para expandir sua maioria, enfrenta uma primária concorrida e está sob pressão em diversas frentes políticas. • Os democratas alertam que os gastos podem sobrecarregar campanhas baseadas em pequenos doadores e remodelar o cenário midiático do estado, enquanto os republicanos argumentam que o dinheiro manterá o histórico do candidato sob escrutínio.

Aumento de 3% em abril, o ritmo anual mais rápido em 11 meses, deixa o imóvel típico valendo £278.880, afirma a Nationwide Business live – últimas atualizações O crescimento do preço das casas no Reino Unido surpreendeu corretores de imóveis e economistas ao saltar em abril no ritmo anual mais rápido em 11 meses, de acordo com a Nationwide. A maior sociedade de crédito imobiliário do Reino Unido afirmou que seus dados de hipotecas mostraram que os preços dos imóveis subiram inesperadamente 3% em abril em relação ao ano anterior, ante 2,2% em março, deixando o imóvel típico do Reino Unido valendo £278.880. Continue lendo...

• Preços anunciados para novos anúncios de aluguéis subindo no ritmo mais rápido desde outubro de 2024. • Acompanhe as atualizações • Receba nosso e-mail de notícias de última hora, aplicativo gratuito ou podcast de notícias diárias

• A medida ocorre enquanto o setor aéreo reage à incerteza sobre a guerra no Irã e ao aumento no preço do petróleo Brent • Business live – últimas atualizações • A Air France-KLM cortou suas previsões de crescimento de capacidade para este ano, já que a guerra no Irã elevou seus custos de combustível em bilhões de dólares

• A FOX Business Network (FBN) superou a CNBC em audiência durante o horário comercial, horas de mercado e programação diária total durante abril de 2026, de acordo com dados da Nielsen Media Research divulgados em 29 de abril. • Os programas principais da FBN, "Varney & Co." e "Kudlow", mantiveram suas posições como os dois principais programas de negócios na televisão, alcançando seus 50º e 55º meses consecutivos superando seus respectivos concorrentes da CNBC. • A vitória na audiência ressalta o domínio competitivo da FOX Business no mercado de notícias financeiras durante um período de anúncios significativos de política do Federal Reserve e volatilidade do mercado.

• A pintura do artista autodidata Sean Layh foi escolhida pela equipe da Art Gallery of NSW responsável por pendurar as obras finalistas, antes do anúncio principal em 8 de maio • Finalistas do Archibald prize 2026: Virginia Trioli, Jan Fran, Ahmed al-Ahmed e mais – em fotos • Um retrato do ator Jacob Collins feito por Sean Layh conquistou a preferência da equipe da Art Gallery of NSW, que lhe concedeu o Packing Room prize na quinta-feira, antes do anúncio principal do Archibald prize em 8 de maio.

Reguladores da Califórnia chegaram a um acordo em um processo que alegava que uma agência estadual demonstrou viés político contra a empresa de foguetes e seu CEO.

• Maurice 'Mopreme' Shakur, meio-irmão de Tupac, entrou na terça-feira com um processo por morte culposa no Tribunal Superior de Los Angeles contra Duane 'Keffe D' Davis e réus não nomeados envolvidos no assassinato de 1996. • A ação alega que 'pela primeira vez em quase 30 anos, as pontas estão começando a se unir' diante de novos desenvolvimentos enquanto o julgamento de Davis por assassinato em primeiro grau se aproxima. • Tupac foi fatalmente baleado quatro vezes em 7 de setembro de 1996, em Las Vegas, quando um Cadillac branco encostou em seu BMW perto do MGM Grand e do Caesars Palace.

• Niesr afirma que mesmo no melhor cenário, a economia cresceria em um ritmo mais lento em 2026 e 2027 devido ao conflito • O Reino Unido enfrenta um impacto econômico de £35 bilhões e o risco de uma recessão este ano, à medida que as consequências da guerra no Irã aumentam a pressão sobre o governo de Keir Starmer, alertou um think tank líder. • O National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) afirmou que, mesmo no melhor cenário, a economia do Reino Unido cresceria em um ritmo muito mais lento este ano e no próximo devido ao conflito no Oriente Médio. Continue lendo...

• Pakistan secured a $6 billion IMF bailout package on Monday after the International Monetary Fund approved a revised structural adjustment program focused on tax increases and subsidy reductions. • The agreement requires Islamabad to implement value-added tax increases and privatize state-owned enterprises within the next 18 months, measures intended to stabilize the country's external account deficit. • The U.S. welcomed the agreement, with Treasury officials noting that Pakistan's fiscal stabilization is important for regional economic security and counterterrorism financing oversight.

2026 estimates for wolves on island highest since late 1970s but moose population declining dramaticallyWolves on a remote island in Lake Superior appear to be thriving, but they’re making deep dents in the moose population that they rely on as a leading food source, according to a report released Monday.Isle Royale is a 134,000-acre (54,200-hectare) national park in far western Lake Superior between Grand Marais, Minnesota, and Thunder Bay, Canada. The island is a natural laboratory, offering scientists a rare opportunity to observe wolves and moose largely free from human influence. Continue reading...

• The European Union announced a €2.1 billion emergency aid package for Ukraine on Friday, aimed at supporting reconstruction efforts and civilian needs amid Russia's intensified spring offensive across multiple fronts in eastern Ukraine. • EU officials stated the funds would prioritize healthcare infrastructure, food security, and electricity grid repairs, with disbursement beginning within two weeks pending parliamentary approval scheduled for April 30. • Ukraine's finance minister praised the commitment but warned that current assistance levels remain insufficient to offset projected $14 billion in war-related economic losses this year alone.

Overnight incident in Romania did not lead to hostilities as potential target stayed within Ukrainian airspaceTwo RAF Typhoons have been scrambled from a Romanian air base to engage Russian drones close to Nato air space although did not fire or shoot any down.British defence sources said the fighter jets did not enter Ukrainian airspace, contradicting reports that Russian drones had been shot down by the RAF there, an event which would have represented a major escalation in hostilities between the western alliance and Moscow. Continue reading...

Small boat destroyed in video posted on social media as US campaign has killed at least 178 people since SeptemberThe US military announced on Friday that it killed two people in an attack on a boat in the eastern Pacific, part of a series of deadly strikes on vessels in recent months which it claims are targeting “narco-trafficking” operations.The US Southern Command declared in a social media post on X that Gen Francis L Donovan directed Joint Task Force Southern Spear, the counter-narcotics unit that operates in the region, to carry out a lethal strike. The US military posted a video, which it labeled unclassified, showing a small boat being destroyed in an explosion. Continue reading...

Revised figures increase fears about how the energy-intensive sites could worsen the climate emergency The UK government vastly underestimated the climate impact of artificial intelligence, it has emerged, after officials raised their estimate of carbon emissions from the technology by a factor of more than 100.According to new data quietly published this week, energy use by AI datacentres in the UK could cause the emission of up to 123m tonnes of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) – about as much as generated by 2.7 million people – over the next 10 years. Continue reading...

Members will plan how to come to each other’s aid in the event of an attack as Nato faces worst crisis in its historyBrussels officials will draw up a plan on how to use the EU’s little-known mutual assistance pact in the event of a foreign attack, as Donald Trump’s criticism of Nato intensifies.EU leaders have agreed that the European Commission “will prepare a blueprint” on how the bloc will respond if the mutual assistance clause is triggered, according to Nikos Christodoulides, the president of Cyprus, who is hosting the talks. Continue reading...

• TTM Technologies achieved a 214.4% increase in earnings over the past year, substantially exceeding the electronic industry average of 15.7%. • The company's exceptional performance reflects strong execution and market demand within the technology sector. • TTM's growth trajectory positions it among elite performers in the high-growth tech space.

Report examines how the effects of slavery and Jim Crow at the county level continue to harm Black Georgia residentsA Georgia taskforce has released a landmark report that details the lasting impact of slavery and its afterlives in Fulton county.The report, spanning more than 600 pages, is based on original research by the Fulton county reparations taskforce and a review of primary source documents. It is the first-of-its-kind in the nation, according to county leaders and researchers. Rather than examining the impact of slavery and racism at the federal or state level, the harm report investigated the role of the county government. Continue reading...

Leaders will discuss how to respond to surging energy prices amid the war in the Middle EastEurope live – latest updatesEU leaders have welcomed the end of diplomatic deadlock over a long-awaited €90bn (£78bn) loan for Ukraine, after the bloc finalised the agreement along with a 20th package of sanctions against Russia.After weeks of delay, the EU signed off on the loan on Thursday, in time for summit talks in Cyprus that are scheduled to begin in the evening and will include talks over a dinner with the Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading...

Hard line on immigration adopted by People’s party as right seeks to overthrow socialist government in 2027Europe live – latest updatesSpain’s opposition conservatives are rekindling their regional pacts with the far-right Vox party by adopting the latter’s hard line on immigration less than two years after disagreements over the issue led to the collapse of coalition administrations in five of the country’s self-governing regions.The renewal of the regional deals between the People’s party (PP) and Vox comes ahead of next year’s general election and as Spain’s socialist government seeks to extol the benefits of immigration by regularising the status of at least 500,000 undocumented migrants. Continue reading...

• SpaceX secured an option to purchase AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion USD, signaling aggressive expansion into artificial intelligence development tools. • The acquisition option reflects Cursor's prominence in AI-assisted software development, a rapidly consolidating market attracting major technology conglomerates. • The deal underscores SpaceX's strategic pivot toward internal AI capabilities to accelerate software development for space exploration and satellite internet infrastructure.

Retailer WH Smith joins supermarket in warning on effects of Middle East conflict Sainsbury’s has warned that profits could fall this year as the conflict in the Middle East squeezes customers’ budgets and pushes up business costs.The supermarket group said the conflict “will impact both our customers and our business” and it was unclear how large the effect would be. Continue reading...

• SpaceX's Starship completed its 15th integrated flight test on April 21, achieving full-stack booster catch at Starbase, Texas, and a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean for the Super Heavy upper stage. • The mission marked the first successful reentry and splashdown of Starship with active thermal management systems, demonstrating technological readiness for crewed lunar missions planned for 2027. • Flight duration extended to 68 minutes with multiple payload bay experiments conducted, including deployment of prototype satellite constellations and in-space refueling demonstrations.

• A $140 million super PAC war chest is poised to challenge Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown's 2026 Senate return. • Funded by Republican donors, the group aims to exploit Brown's vulnerabilities in a key battleground. • This escalation underscores high stakes for Senate control amid Trump's midterm focus.

Cursor is aSilicon Valley startup using AI to automate coding as Elon Musk’s firm seeks foothold in the AI marketSpaceX said it has secured an option to either acquire code-generation startup Cursor for $60bn later this year, or pay $10bn for their new partnership, as it pushes deeper into the lucrative market for AI developer tools.Along with OpenAI and Anthropic, Cursor is one of several Silicon Valley startups that has drawn waves of developers by using artificial intelligence to automate coding, a business where AI companies have found early commercial traction. Continue reading...

ABF, which owns Kingsmill, Twinings and Patak’s, to demerge fashion chain to maximise shareholder returnsBusiness live – latest updatesPrimark is to break free from its sister food company, which owns Twinings, Kingsmill and Patak’s, next year despite warning that the conflict in the Middle East is likely to hit consumer spending.The fashion chain’s owner, Associated British Foods (ABF), confirmed the plan to split off Primark from the rest of the group, first mooted last year. Continue reading...

• SpaceX's Starlink division announced commercial availability of direct-to-cell satellite service to US carriers including T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T beginning May 1, 2026, expanding beyond its existing emergency SOS functionality. • The service enables SMS and data connectivity in rural and remote areas where terrestrial networks are unavailable, with initial pricing set at $5 per month for basic coverage and $15 monthly for premium data tiers. • Industry observers note this development challenges traditional carrier infrastructure investments and could accelerate satellite communications adoption, though regulatory approval from the FCC is still pending final confirmation.

• AI integration is delivering measurable spending momentum for Google Cloud, with enterprise technology research data confirming AI as a primary driver of cloud adoption. • The ML/AI segment is pulling Google's broader cloud business forward, explaining significant improvements in Google Cloud's performance over the past two years. • This trend indicates that AI is not merely a marketing narrative for Google but a concrete factor influencing enterprise purchasing decisions and cloud strategy prioritization.