1. U.S. jobs report helps lift global stocks
World stocks rose to record highs on Monday as jobs data and corporate earnings in the U.S. exceeded expectations, overshadowing rising tension over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose by 0.5 percent early Monday, as did Japan's Nikkei and Chinese blue chips. U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher open. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 0.2 percent as the benchmark blue-chip index aimed for a ninth straight record. S&P 500 futures added 0.1 percent, and Nasdaq-100 futures gained 0.2 percent. European stocks edged down, bucking the trend.
2. Google engineer's anti-diversity manifesto sparks backlash
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