Sanae Takaichi's Victory and Tech Rally Push Stocks to Records

Japan's Nikkei 225 reached record levels as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's election win fueled markets and Softbank Group Corporation shares jumped 12 percent.Technology stocks pushed the Dow Jones and S&P 500 to new highs in the USA while Alphabet planned a $20 billion bond issuance with 100-year maturities.Novo Nordisk sued Hims & Hers over weight-loss drug copies as S&P Global Ratings cut its real estate sales outlook for China.