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Monte dei Paschi di Siena is back in the headlines as shareholders of Mediobanca head toward a heavy vote against the takeover bid led by MPS chief executive Luigi Lovaglio, who is fighting to salvage the long-pursued merger. Italian media link the standoff to a broader reshuffling of Italian finance, with Generali's governance also coming into play from Trieste.

Bloomberg argues that Nvidia has become the central bank of the artificial intelligence economy, with its chips, financing and market value underpinning the AI boom across the tech industry. The piece says chief executive Jensen Huang now faces mounting expectations to sustain that role as AI spending grows and investors watch whether the company can keep supplying the capital and hardware the sector depends on.

The German government has reached an agreement with Nvidia on artificial intelligence cooperation, announced at an investment summit. The deal, reported by Yahoo Finance Singapore, is drawing attention to Nvidia's expanding role in national AI strategies and chief executive Jensen Huang's ongoing push to secure government partnerships across Europe and beyond.

Colombia's government will issue the 2027 national budget by decree after Congress failed to pass it within the constitutional deadline. The measure allows the executive branch to set spending without legislative approval, a step permitted under Colombian law when lawmakers miss the October deadline. It raises questions about congressional oversight of public finances and is likely to draw criticism from opposition legislators.

Retirees who wait until the April tax deadline to think about taxes miss out on the moves that actually save money, according to personal finance guidance from 24/7 Wall St. The advice points to year-end and early-year strategies — such as managing withdrawals and timing deductions — that can no longer be executed once the filing season arrives, making early planning the key to lowering retirees' tax bills.

The president of retirement at Voya Financial says the most underrated retirement savings move is, in her words, 'simply' one specific action, in an interview with MarketWatch. The item is drawing attention from readers weighing how to boost their retirement savings, though the full recommendation is only teased in the headline.

A former International Monetary Fund executive has argued that both China and the wider world would benefit from a more internationalised Chinese yuan. The remarks, reported by the South China Morning Post, add to ongoing debate over the currency's global role, as China seeks to reduce reliance on the US dollar in trade and finance while investors weigh alternatives amid shifting geopolitics.

Deutsche Bank chief executive Christian Sewing has pushed back against warnings from Ken Griffin, the Citadel founder, that artificial intelligence stocks may be in a bubble. Sewing played down the concerns, signalling confidence that AI-driven market enthusiasm does not pose an immediate threat, in a notable public disagreement between two of finance's most prominent figures.