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Megacaps boost Nasdaq futures as summer trading begins Jun 3, 2024 06:31AM

(Reuters) - Nasdaq futures led Wall Street gains on Monday and were set to begin June's first trading day on a positive note as megacap growth stocks rose, recovering some ground after closing Friday's session in the red.

Megacap stocks including Apple, Meta and Alphabet gained between 0.2% and 0.4% in premarket trading, also buoyed by a slight dip in U.S. Treasury note yields. [MKTS/GLOB]

Artificial intelligence leader Nvidia jumped... (continue reading...)


Mexico's Sheinbaum blazes trail as first woman president, under mentor's watchful eye Jun 3, 2024 07:02AM

By David Alire Garcia

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Claudia Sheinbaum basked in the glow of a thumping presidential win late Sunday, thanking supporters who gathered at the capital's iconic Zocalo plaza shortly after 1 a.m. to applaud Mexico's first female president.

For months, the Nobel prize-winning physicist-turned-Mexico City mayor was the clear frontrunner in the contest to succeed popular outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador,... (continue reading...)


Somalia to expel Ethiopian troops unless Somaliland port deal scrapped, official says Jun 3, 2024 06:59AM

By Giulia Paravicini

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somalia will expel thousands of Ethiopian troops stationed in the country to help with security by the end of the year unless Addis Ababa scraps a disputed port deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland, a senior Somali official said on Monday.

Security experts and foreign diplomats said the move risks further destabilising Somalia as local forces would be unable to fill the security vacuum,... (continue reading...)


Olympics-Mbappe misses out on France training camp Jun 3, 2024 06:58AM

By Vincent Daheron

PARIS (Reuters) - Kylian Mbappe has been left out of France's 25-man preliminary squad for a training camp ahead of this year's Paris Olympics, head coach Thierry Henry said on Monday.

Although his omission does not mean the 2018 World Cup winner has been ruled out of the Games, his chances of playing appear to be receding.

"I am not closing the door on hope; we don’t know what will happen. But I must... (continue reading...)


Mexico peso drops nearly 3%, Sheinbaum landslide raises reform worry Jun 3, 2024 06:54AM

By Karin Strohecker

LONDON (Reuters) - Mexico's peso slipped nearly 3% against the dollar on Monday after Claudia Sheinbaum won a landslide victory in the presidential election and the ruling coalition looked poised for a super-majority that markets fear could bring constitutional change.

The peso hit a fresh five-week trough of 17.5020 to the dollar, its worst drop since September 2020, LSEG data showed.

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