Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day: Americas

Good morning. Stocks are poised to open lower after lackluster earnings in the US and in Europe. Crowdstrike has identified a bug which caused last week’s IT meltdown. And eurozone economic activity has ground to a halt thanks to a German contraction. Here’s what you need to know. — Morwenna Coniam

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