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Now, when it comes to Japan, the Prime Minister, Sanae Takeuchi, has secured a historic election triumph, marking her as the most powerful leader in the country's post-war era.
Takeuchi's Liberal Democratic Party won a two-third supermajority in Sunday's lower house election, according to the public broadcaster NHK.
William Cho from the Hudson Institute says it's a personal mandate for Takeuchi.
Cho adds that the resounding win means large amounts of funding for structural changes to Japan's economy, but it might rattle bond markets.
Japan's stocks rallied to record highs on the news and the Japanese yen edged away from the danger zone for intervention.
Iran's President Massoud Pazeshkian described Friday's nuclear talks with the United States as a step forward.
In an online post, the leader said that dialogue has always been our strategy, but added that the regime would not be intimidated.
US President Donald Trump has in recent weeks moved large amounts of military power to the region and threatened strikes.
Trump called Friday's talks, quote, very good and said another meeting was set for early this week.
That's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now.
I'm Caroline Hepke.
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Well, the latest on plans for more capital spending from those big US tech names came as the Nasdaq 100 extended its deepest slide since April.
Software stocks extended their tumble after artificial intelligence startup Anthropic rolled out an additional model that's designed to carry out financial research.
It's the second time this week that the company has jolted markets, underscoring the competitive threat from the new technology.
The French bank Société Générale has announced a new share buyback of almost 1.5 billion euros after its fourth quarter profits beat estimates.
Net income came in at 1.42 billion euros, 200 million higher than expected.
SocGen's performance was helped by lower than expected costs and strength in its French retail bank.
The lender's equity and fixed income traders had a weaker quarter, both missing estimates.