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Walmart buys stake in Japanese tech firm

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Walmart is buying a 0.9% stake in Japanese tech giant Rakuten.

The company's shares jumped 20% on Monday after announcing it would sell stakes to Walmart, postal and banking giant Japan Post and Chinese internet company Tencent.

Rakuten's business portfolio includes e-commerce, video streaming and financial technology.

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