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Macron reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as French prime minister
Premier says he wants to press ahead with efforts to finalise a budget for 2026
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Trump administration starts firing workers laid off in government shutdown
Mass dismissals raise the stakes of the funding battle between Democratic and Republican lawmakers
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How OpenAI put itself at the centre of a $1tn network of deals
The company behind ChatGPT has signed agreements with many of the largest tech groups, adding to a growing web of financial dependencies across the AI world
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A dollar rally could be the next jolt for markets
If a recent pick-up gathers momentum, there could be a scramble to reset portfolios
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The UK’s failing fiscal framework is a Brexit tribute act
The path and peak of policy uncertainty over the past year eerily mimics sentiment at the time of the 2016 referendum
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Global stocks pummeled on Trump China tariff threat
Reversal comes after equity indices hit a series of new records in recent weeks
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Gazans stream back home after start of Israel-Hamas truce
Thousands marched on foot in search of what remained of their lives before the two-year conflict
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Nobel Institute probes leak of peace prize winner’s name
María Corina Machado’s odds surged on Polymarket hours before official announcement
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