US President Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19, sending stock futures in the US plummeting and creating uncertainty on the world markets. Investors were already on edge ahead of US jobs data coming out later today and a US stimulus plan struggling to get through Congress. Meanwhile in Europe, Brussels drafts new regulation designed to crack down on Big Tech. The Digital Services Act would force tech giants to share consumer data with smaller rivals to ease their monopolies on the market.

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