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    Bloomberg

    Oil Steadies as Storm and Wildfires Pose Twin Threats to Output

    (Bloomberg) -- Oil steadied ater four weekly gains as traders tracked twin threats to production posed by a storm in the US and wildfires in Canada.Most Read from BloombergBiden Narrows Gap With Trump in Swing States Despite Debate LossHedge Funds That Piled Into Big Tesla Short Stung by Huge RallyFrench Left Set for Shock Victory Over Macron and Le PenLe Pen Party Seeks Major French Election Win: What to WatchBrent held above $86 a barrel after rising more than 8% in the run of gains from early

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    Bloomberg

    SoftBank Group Firm PayPay Securities Aims to Double Accounts

    (Bloomberg) -- PayPay Securities Corp. aims to double the number of its brokerage accounts to 2 million by the end of this fiscal year through March from about 1 million now, backed by users of the group’s cashless payment system, according to its chief executive officer.Most Read from BloombergBiden Narrows Gap With Trump in Swing States Despite Debate LossHedge Funds That Piled Into Big Tesla Short Stung by Huge RallyFrench Left Set for Shock Victory Over Macron and Le PenLe Pen Party Seeks Ma

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    Reuters

    Euro eases on French poll gridlock, dollar sluggish after US payrolls

    The dollar remained on the back foot following surprisingly soft U.S. payrolls data on Friday, which boosted bets for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates as early as September. Sterling rose to a 3-1/2-week top versus its U.S. peer as the British currency continued to firm following the Labour Party's landslide election victory last week, which ended 14 years of Conservative rule. President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance was expected to get 160 to 169 seats, and the RN and its allies 135 to 143 seats.