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EU-Mercosur trade deal faces bumpy ride to finish line
EU-Mercosur trade deal faces bumpy ride to finish line
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Brussels is headed for a showdown this week over the European Union's free-trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur, after Paris launched a last-ditch effort to derail the signing of the landmark accord. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is due in Brazil on Saturday to sign in the agreement, which, 20 years in the making, would create the world's biggest free-trade area.

Asian markets drop with Wall St as tech fears revive
Asian markets drop with Wall St as tech fears revive
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets dropped Monday as concerns about the AI-fuelled tech rally returned to the spotlight after weak earnings from two big-name firms last week revived questions about the wisdom of the vast sums invested in the sector. Those concerns were compounded last week following disappointing earnings from sector giants Oracle and Broadcom.