Stocks, Bitcoin, and oil jump in anticipation of Trump–Putin talks

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Global stocks, Bitcoin, oil, and precious metals all climbed on Thursday as traders braced for the high-stakes Friday summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders are set to meet face-to-face in Alaska, aiming to talk about what it might take to end the war in Ukraine, which has dragged on since Russia’s invasion in early 2022. While broader European equities pushed higher on the day, defense stocks in the region took a hit. Investors dumped na...