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Biggest risk to markets is a fragmented world, says Norway wealth fund CEO

OSLO (Reuters) -The world economy appears to be fragmenting, posing the biggest risk to markets currently as it brings low growth and higher inflation, the CEO of Norway's $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund told Reuters. The fund, which invests the Norwegian state's revenues from oil and gas production, is the largest of its type and one of the world's biggest investors, owning on average 1.5% of all listed stocks and across some 9,000 companies globally. Asked what the biggest risk to financial markets today was, Nicolai Tangen, CEO of the fund's operator Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), said it was decoupling, and referred to one of the fund's stress-test scenarios that sees a fragmented world economy.

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Schneider Electric cuts margin outlook on market volatility

(Reuters) -Electrical equipment maker Schneider Electric cut its 2025 implied core profit margin outlook on Monday due to market volatility, after its sales missed market expectations in the first quarter. Schneider Electric, which develops AI-related data centre cooling systems, now sees 2025 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and amortization (EBITA) margin of between 18.7% and 19%, compared to its previous core profit margin expectation of between 19.2% and 19.5%. The statement did not mention the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs where a lack of certainty created by their on-again-off-again nature has roiled global markets, destabilised the United States' trading partners and left companies reassessing their operations.

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Emerging-Market Stocks Extend Rally as Tariff Sentiment Improves

(Bloomberg) -- Stocks in developing nations climbed on Monday, with the benchmark index heading for its highest close in three weeks, amid optimism over trade talks between the US and its partners.Most Read from BloombergNewsom Says California Is Now the World’s Fourth-Biggest EconomyAt Bryn Mawr, a Monumental Plaza Traces the Steps of Black HistoryUS Cricket Deepens Bet on Texas With HQ Shift From CaliforniaLos Angeles Downgraded to AA- by S&P Due to Budget WoesThe Last Thing US Transit Agencie

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Hackers Manipulate Markets in $700 Million Illicit Trading Spree

(Bloomberg) -- Criminals are hijacking online brokerage accounts in Japan and using them to drive up penny stocks around the world. The wave of fraudulent trading has reached ¥100 billion ($710 million) since it started in February and shows no signs of cresting. The scams typically use the hacked accounts to buy thinly traded stocks both domestically and overseas, allowing anyone who has built up a position earlier to cash out at inflated values. In response, some Japanese securities firms have

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S&P 500 ekes out slight gain with data, megacap earnings eyed

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The S&P 500 closed a choppy session nearly unchanged on Monday, weighed down by megacaps as investors awaited several catalysts including key economic data and earnings from some of the largest U.S. companies. Megacaps Nvidia , off 2.1%, and Amazon , down 0.7%, were the primary drags on the benchmark S&P 500 index and also kept the Nasdaq in negative territory. The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that China's Huawei Technologies was preparing to test its artificial-intelligence processor, which it hopes can replace some of Nvidia's higher-end products.

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