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If you close your eyes and picture an old-school trading floor, you can almost feel the chaos — the trades lost, the prices shouted, the egos stroked. But despite all that thrill, markets really want nothing more than to anticipate events.
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Major parliamentary election kicks off to shape EU’s future
380 million eligible voters across the EU’s 27 members start voting today (Thursday) to choose the next European Parliament.
Modi claims a third term but needs other parties to govern
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed a third term last night (Tuesday), as his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) snapped up 240 seats in the Lok Sabha (the lower house). And that result is much slimmer than everyone expected.
China’s Shein to switch from New York to London IPO?
Shein, China’s fast-fashion colossus, is reportedly set to file for a London listing as soon as this week, though the timeline for the actual float isn’t yet clear. The brand, which gained popularity in recent years by selling hyper-cheap and hyper-trendy clothes online, is aiming to sell $1.3B in shares at a valuation of ~$64B.
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