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10 things you need to know in markets today

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1. German Chancellor Angela Merkel backs the idea of a European Monetary Fund. President Emmanuel Macron is pushing hard for bold euro zone reforms to defend the 19-member currency bloc.

2. Time Warner Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes defended his company's planned merger with AT&T. He said it was necessary to compete effectively for advertising with internet giants like Google and Facebook.

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7. Conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi said he had never ruled out the possibility of governing with the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, which is refusing to enter a coalition with him.Berlusconi was speaking after holding talks with the head of the upper house Senate, who has been tasked with trying to break weeks of deadlock following an inconclusive March 4 election.

8. A start-up launched by three Princeton University graduates for a new cryptocurrency has raised $133 million from a slew of big investors in a private placement.Intangible Labs is the creator of basis, a digital currency that aims to maintain a stable price and be usable around the world.

9. Saudi Arabia's King Salman met French cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran in Riyadh during the first visit to the kingdom by such a senior Catholic authority. It followed a flurry of meetings between senior Saudi figures and representatives of other Christian traditions in recent months.

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