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US-Japan Team Up to Save the Yen & The Hugo Spritz, the New Drink of the Summer?

August 4, 2026·31 min·5-min readconversationalnews
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The U.S. and Japan intervened in currency markets to stabilize the yen, a move tied to protecting U.S. financial interests and Treasury holdings. A potential mega-merger between AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb has sparked investor skepticism due to BMS’s expiring drug patents and inn

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Scott BessonPascal SoriotAlex KarpMauricio Pochettino

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AstraZenecaBristol-Myers SquibbPalantir

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Hugo SpritzAperol SpritzWildfire

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