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Europe open: Shares flat ahead of US payrolls; VW jumps on job cuts

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Friday 04 Sep 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares opened lower on Friday as investors eyed key US jobs data later in the day and also assessed a massive restructure plan from German car maker Volkswagen.


The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index was flat in early deals while Germany's DAX edged ahead on...

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