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European Shares Edge Lower As US-Iran Tensions Escalate

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European stocks edged lower on Thursday after the U.S. conducted fresh self-defense strikes in southern Iran and Tehran also targeted strikes on a U.S. air base, driving up global oil prices and reviving inflation concerns.The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 0.7 percent to 623.91 after ending marginally higher on Wednesday. The German DAX was marginally lower, France's CAC 40 slipped 0.4 percent and t...

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