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Yen slides to fresh 34-year low against dollar, stocks rally
Yen slides to fresh 34-year low against dollar, stocks rally
Economy
by  AFP

The yen slumped to a fresh 34-year low against the dollar on Monday, fuelling expectations Japanese authorities would step in to support their currency for the first time since late 2022. The yen slipped to 160.17 to the greenback in morning trade, stirring speculation that Japanese authorities would intervene to arrest its slide.

France moves to acquire key activities of tech giant Atos
France moves to acquire key activities of tech giant Atos
Technology
by  AFP

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday said he had moved to acquire the "sovereign activities" of debt-laden French tech giant Atos and prevent foreign ownership of them. Le Maire told television channel LCI that he had sent a letter of intent, a non-binding action, this weekend "with a view to acquiring all the sovereign activities of Atos".