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European shares were subdued on Monday after a strong week driven by aggressive bets on interest rate cuts, with drugs-to-pesticides group Bayer sliding to a more than 14-year low and weighing on the healthcare sector and Germany's benchmark index.
Global hedge funds ditched technology stocks by selling long positions and exiting short bets at the fastest weekly pace in seven months, Goldman Sachs said on Friday in a note to clients seen by Reuters.
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) stock was trading lower recently after Walmart's latest earnings report. Walmart reported seeing variability in consumer shopping patterns, which could be a warning sign for retailers heading into the all-important holiday quarter.
Colombian pop star Shakira on Monday reached a settlement with prosecutors to avoid a trial in Barcelona over charges she failed to pay 14.5 million euros ($15.7 million) in Spanish income tax between 2012 and 2014.
Emerging markets currencies gained on Monday and hit a nine-month high, with developments in Argentina - following far-right libertarian Javier Milei's presidential win - in focus, while Zambia's debt restructuring efforts faltered.
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Hundreds of foreigners working in Myanmar, including U.N. agency staff, have been moved to safety as an insurgency against military rule gathers pace, opponents of the junta said on Monday.
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Oil futures nudged higher on Monday, extending gains on expectations of OPEC+ deepening supply cuts to shore up prices, which have fallen for four weeks on easing concern of Middle East supply disruption amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Chicago soybean futures rose on Monday, recovering from two-week lows as strong Chinese demand underpinned prices, although expectations of rains in Brazil's dry oilseed growing areas limited the upside.
Iron ore futures rebounded on Monday as risk-off sentiment hurt by Chinese intervention last week eased, while low inventories amid rising stockpiling needs and improving steel margins also helped the market.
Gold prices edged higher on Monday, as the dollar extended its slide after recent U.S. economic data boosted bets that the Federal Reserve was done with its interest rate hikes.
Javier Milei's election as Argentine president offers an opportunity for "radical change" in policy for the grains sector, the country's main rural associations said late on Sunday, offering to work "side by side" with the libertarian.
Football Australia (FA) have picked eight teams to compete in a national second-tier competition set to kick off in 2025 but the governing body gave no indication it was considering a promotion-relegation system linked with the top flight A-League.
Malaysian palm oil futures opened higher on Monday after falling in the previous session, supported by strength in Chicago soyoil and crude oil, but weakness in Dalian vegetable oils limited gains.
Argentine far-right libertarian Javier Milei's strong win in Argentina's presidential election run-off will likely put downward pressure on the peso currency though could play better among bondholders, analysts said after the result.
Japanese shares hit highs not seen since 1990 on Monday as strong earnings and offshore demand fuelled a three-week winning streak, while the yuan was nudged higher by China's central bank.
The Indian rupee is likely to open slightly higher on Monday after the dollar declined to its lowest in over two months against a basket of major peers.