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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news China blocks $2bn Meta takeover of AI agent developer Manus Shares in athletic apparel and footwear company Adidas have jumped by almost 1.75% in early trading after three of its athletes shone at the London Marathon yesterday. Sabastian Sawe and Yomif Kejelcha both smashed the two-hour barrier in the men’s marathon race, and Tigst Assefa set a women-only world record in the women’s race.