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Plus: Hoping to calm investors, France outlines tens of billions of euros in spending cuts. And Accenture shares jumped around 20% after the consulting company said…

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Plus: Hoping to calm investors, France outlines tens of billions of euros in spending cuts. And Accenture shares jumped around 20% after the consulting company said AI was driving client spending. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries…

Published October 1, 2026 · 1:19