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    • France's Macron breaks silence, urges new mainstream coalition; Left warns against machinations

      French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called on mainstream parties to join forces to form a solid majority in the National Assembly, in his first public comments since Sunday's snap election delivered parliamentary gridlock. The vote, which Macron unexpectedly called after losing to the far-right National Rally (RN) in European elections, has plunged France into uncharted waters, with three politically divergent blocs and no obvious path to forming a government. Watch for more!

    • World Street | Google gives up carbon-neutrality, strike at Samsung, Chinese EV woes, Bitcoin falls and more

      From Google shifting its environmental strategy, no longer claiming carbon neutrality to Samsung's workers going on strike, here's a look at some of the major developments from across the world.

    • France on Edge: Far-Right National Rally poised for historic breakthrough; Here’s what to watch

      Centrist and left-wing candidates have reluctantly united to thwart Le Pen’s party. Hundreds of candidates withdrew from races across France’s 577 constituencies to consolidate the anti-RN vote.

    • Business News: LPG Cylinder Prices Slashed; Australia Doubles Student Visa Fee; SPC Stock Soars 221%

      Commercial LPG gas cylinder price slashed by ₹30. India's manufacturing PMI rises to 58.3 in June as job creation hits record high. Garden Reach Shipbuilders wins $21 million order; Stock surges to take market cap past ₹25,000 crore. Shivalic Power Control stock soars 221% on market debut on NSE SME platform. LIC re-designates Siddhartha Mohanty as CEO and Managing Director. French stocks jump 2.5% as far right takes election lead but seen falling short of majority. Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in migration crackdown. Taiwan tops Asia’s best-performing stock markets so far in 2024 — Japan is No. 2. Watch for more details

    • Macron addresses French voters after calling for snap election in wake of crushing far-right defeat

      Macron is expected to explain his shocking decision to dissolve the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, that has triggered an early legislative election to take place three weeks after the far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen triumphed at the election for the European Union Parliament

    • Brace for volatility as France votes in a four-way race to elect President on Sunday

      Investors ultimately expect victory from the centrist Emmanuel Macron but are fretting over the likelihood of a strong showing by either far-Right candidate Marine Le Pen or far-Left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

    • Nifty below 5000: Experts say global cues the party-pooper

      Experts say global market sentiment doused water on Indian equities, causing the Nifty to close below 5000 today.

    • Market Watch: 10 stocks you must keep an eye on today

      Global cues are strong and our market could see a move up on the back of positive cues but then again it could also be tempered due to Reliance Industries' fourth quarter numbers which saw a 21% drop in PAT.

    • Euro may drop below 1.30 to dollar: StanChart

      Politics is the key thing in Greece says Sarah Hewin, senior economist at Standard Chartered Bank. According to her, there is potential for Euro to drop below 1.30 over the course of the next few months

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