France's prime minister resigns, again, sparking call from far-right for new national elections

France’s prime minister resigns, again, sparking call from far-right for new national elections

France’s government collapsed Monday after the country’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu tendered his resignation less than a day after appointing his cabinet. The resignation of the country’s second-highest-ranking public official plunged France further into a political crisis that has seen a rotating cast of five different prime ministers in less than two years. France has been…

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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Set to Open Up; Tesla, Palantir, Plug Power, Nvidia, More Movers; Bitcoin Hits Record High; Government Shutdown

Stocks looked set to trade in the green yet again on Monday, as investors continued to shrug off the ongoing government shutdown. Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 80 points, or 0.2%, and contracts tied to the S&P 500 were up 0.4%. Both indexes hit record closing highs on Friday, notching six-day winning…

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