Today: September 24, 2024
Today: September 24, 2024

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Finance|Stock Markets

Wall Street ends up as investors focus on Nvidia results

The S&P 500 ended higher on Tuesday and the Dow Jones notched a record-high close ahead of a much-anticipated quarterly report from Nvidia on Wednesday and economic data

Wall Street ends up as investors focus on Nvidia results
Business|Economy|Finance

Canadian lender Scotiabank's Q3 profit falls on higher loan loss provisions

Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia reported a fall in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, as the lender set aside more in rainy-day funds, compared with a year earlier, to cover for potential

Canadian lender Scotiabank's Q3 profit falls on higher loan loss provisions
Economy|Finance|News|Stock Markets

Pre-Nvidia hesitation obscures record high

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall Street stocks are back just shy of new record highs, lapping up the likely start of Federal Reserve easing next month but wary

Pre-Nvidia hesitation obscures record high
Europe|News|World

Kremlin calls Ukrainian ban on branch of Orthodox Church an attack on freedom of religion

Russia on Tuesday condemned a move by Ukraine to ban a Moscow-linked branch of the Orthodox Church, describing it as an attack on Christianity and a blow to freedom of religion.

Kremlin calls Ukrainian ban on branch of Orthodox Church an attack on freedom of religion
Africa|News|World

Tunisian court allows presidential candidate Mekki to resume election bid

A Tunisian court on Tuesday upheld an appeal by prominent opposition politician Abdellatif Mekki, allowing him to resume his bid for the presidency in an election expected on Oct. 6,

Tunisian court allows presidential candidate Mekki to resume election bid
Europe|News|Technology

Kremlin says France's accusations against Telegram's Durov require serious evidence

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that serious accusations France has levelled against Telegram boss Pavel Durov would be viewed as an attempt to restrict freedom of communication unless

Kremlin says France's accusations against Telegram's Durov require serious evidence
Asia|News|World

UN rights chief calls for repeal of Afghan law turning women into 'shadows'

The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday called for Afghanistan's Taliban to immediately repeal a set of "egregious" laws that it said were attempting to turn women into

UN rights chief calls for repeal of Afghan law turning women into 'shadows'
Economy|Finance|News

PM says Ukraine needs extra $15 billion to cover 2025 budget gap

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday that Ukraine needed an extra $15 billion to cover its budget deficit in 2025.

PM says Ukraine needs extra $15 billion to cover 2025 budget gap
Business|Finance|Technology

Sony to raise PlayStation 5 price by 20% in Japan

Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 (PS5) games console in Japan by about 20%, it said on Tuesday, citing a difficult external environment including global economic

Sony to raise PlayStation 5 price by 20% in Japan
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

Possible Seven & i takeover 'historic' for corporate Japan, Artisan's Herrick says

Japan's Seven & i Holdings must act fast to negotiate a takeover bid from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard that has "historic implications", said a fund manager at shareholder

Possible Seven & i takeover 'historic' for corporate Japan, Artisan's Herrick says
News|World

Russian official says border 'under control' after reported Ukrainian attack

The head of Russia's western Belgorod region said the situation on the border with Ukraine was "difficult but under control" after reports of a Ukrainian attack on Tuesday.

Business|Finance|Technology

China's low-altitude economy lacks growth roadmap, says industry group

China's nascent low-altitude economy - made up of manned or unmanned aviation services at low elevations - has captured investors' interest but many lack information and guidance

China's low-altitude economy lacks growth roadmap, says industry group
Health|News|Technology

Zuckerberg says Biden admin pressured Meta to 'censor' COVID-19 content

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the Biden administration had pressured the company to "censor" COVID-19 content during the pandemic, apparently

Zuckerberg says Biden admin pressured Meta to 'censor' COVID-19 content
Business|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

FTSE 100 rises on travel and mining boost; Bunzl hits record high

UK's benchmark FTSE 100 stock index ended higher on Tuesday, led by gains in travel and mining shares, while Bunzl hit a record high after the business

FTSE 100 rises on travel and mining boost; Bunzl hits record high
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

BOJ to begin initial research to include wage trends to 'tankan'

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said on Tuesday it would start preliminary research on including wage-related items in its quarterly "tankan" business survey to more accurately reflect wage

BOJ to begin initial research to include wage trends to 'tankan'
Business|Europe|Finance

Travel, banking stocks lift European shares with data in focus

Gains in banking stocks and airlines lifted European shares on Tuesday, though trading remained cautious ahead of key economic data later this

Travel, banking stocks lift European shares with data in focus
Crime|Europe

Telegram boss Durov to remain in French police custody, prosecution office says

Telegram boss Pavel Durov will remain in police custody for up to 48 hours more as part of a cyber crime investigation, the Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday, after it was decided to

Telegram boss Durov to remain in French police custody, prosecution office says
Asia|News|World

China strongly condemns attacks in Pakistan, says Chinese foreign ministry

China strongly condemns the attacks in Pakistan and will continue to give strong support to the country in anti-terrorism action, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry

China strongly condemns attacks in Pakistan, says Chinese foreign ministry
News|World

UN watchdog says Russian nuclear plant 'extremely exposed' if attacked

A nuclear plant in western Russia, where fighting is raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, is especially vulnerable to a serious accident because it lacks a

UN watchdog says Russian nuclear plant 'extremely exposed' if attacked
Europe|News

France's Macron back to square one as left plans protests over political crisis

France's Socialists and Greens will not participate in further talks with President Emmanuel Macron to find a way out of political deadlock, their leaders said on Tuesday, calling on

France's Macron back to square one as left plans protests over political crisis
Crime|Europe

German man faces Russian prison term for alleged gold-smuggling

A German man caught trying to smuggle over 90 million roubles' ($982,500.00) worth of gold into Russia faces up to five years in prison, the local customs authority in Pskov said.

Europe|News|World

Russia opens criminal cases against two more foreign journalists in Kursk region, Interfax says

Russia's FSB security service said on Tuesday it had opened a criminal case against two foreign journalists who had illegally crossed the Russian border to report from the Kursk

Asia|News

Pakistan PM says militant attacks aimed at thwarting China cooperation

Attacks by separatist militants in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan are aimed at stopping development projects that form part of the China-Pakistan Economic

Pakistan PM says militant attacks aimed at thwarting China cooperation
Economy

German economy shrank by 0.1% in Q2, statistics office confirms

The German economy shrank by 0.1% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with the previous three-month period, the statistics office reported on Tuesday, confirming preliminary data.

German economy shrank by 0.1% in Q2, statistics office confirms
Economy|Europe

Job concerns weigh on German consumer sentiment in September, finds GfK

German consumer sentiment is set to tumble going into September as slightly rising unemployment, job cuts and insolvency's drive down income expectations, pushing back hopes of a

Job concerns weigh on German consumer sentiment in September, finds GfK

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