Stocks fell as losses in US lenders deepened, with doubts over regional banks’ credit health prompting traders to cut risk at the end of a volatile week. Bonds and haven currencies were major beneficiaries as investors rushed for safety.
European defense stocks slump after President Donald Trump said he would meet Vladimir Putin for a second time “within two weeks or so” to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, announcing another meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin after a first summit in Alaska failed to yield progress.
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