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French far-right leads snap election as Macron loses ground

France’s far-right National Rally (RN) appears to hold a clear lead in the first round of the snap nationwide elections for control of the lower house of parliament, according to first projections. President Emmanuel Macron‘s centrist Ensemble (Together) alliance, led by his Renaissance party, looked to be stumbling to a third-place finish in the first […]

High turnout across France in pivotal snap national election

The first round of voting in elections to France’s National Assembly was under way on Sunday, with the far-right National Rally (RN) challenging President Emmanuel Macron‘s centrist forces for control of the lower house. Turnout for the snap elections was higher than generally expected, with 59.39% of eligible voters having cast ballots by 5 pm […]

Nvidia stock pops to snap three-day rout

Nvidia stock (NVDA) popped more than 3% on Tuesday morning, reversing a three-day slide that erased roughly $430 billion of the AI chip giant’s market cap. Shares declined nearly 13% since Thursday as investors rotated out of the stock, which hit a record-high close exactly one week ago when it briefly surpassed Microsoft (MSFT) as […]