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The third time looks to be a charm for Carlsberg, which announced Monday that it has agreed to take over Britvic in a deal valuing the U.K. drinks giant at £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion).

French stocks and bonds slipped on Monday after voters surprisingly rejected a far-right party that led in the first round of voting as the eurozone’s second-largest economy looked set for possibly months of protracted negotiations for control of the country’s legislature.

China’s central bank has said that it will conduct temporary open market operations in the afternoon, on top of its traditional morning operations, in a bid to improve their effectiveness.

The end of Paramount Global’s long and windy road to a sale appeared at hand Sunday, with multiple reports that a special committee had approved Skydance Media’s buyout bid.

The plight of investors looking to pull money out of commercial real estate funds has gone mainstream.

Stock-market investors are taking uncertainty around President Joe Biden’s candidacy in stride, but analysts see volatility ahead.

Like all marquee economic releases, the June inflation numbers could have serious ramifications for markets. But investors will be paying especially close attention this month, as the timing of the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate cut could hang in the balance.

As big banks like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and air carrier Delta Air Lines Inc. lead off second quarter earnings reports, Wall Street analysts say profit growth will be just fine.

“What is the maximum should I safely spend assuming I live into my 80s?”

Of all the wild cards in the months ahead for the $27 trillion Treasury market, an increasing U.S. government deficit is regarded as perhaps the greatest long-term risk facing the market right now because of its potential to translate into higher volatility through the Nov. 5 presidential election.

The U.S. stock market has extended its summer rally, with the S&P 500 index climbing to yet another record peak Friday as investors weighed the latest jobs report.

NYSE new highs overtake new lows, and there’s activity in Akamai and Walgreens shares.