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China's Central Bank Plans Liquidity Facility for Fund Redemptions
The tool would require high-grade collateral when investor redemptions and bond sales reinforce each other.
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U.S. Prices Rise as 77% Disapprove of Trump's Handling of the Cost of Living
September consumer prices rose 3.7% from a year earlier, while inflation-adjusted average hourly earnings fell 0.7%.
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Albanian Students Join Coastal Protests Calling for Rama’s Resignation
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Rubio Promotes U.S. Energy Trade With India as Agreement Remains Unsigned
The State Department said expanded energy trade could diversify India's supply chains. Rubio said only a few issues remain in the trade talks but gave no signing date.
Business
CATL Profit Growth Slows to 14.54% as Revenue Climbs 58.58%
The battery maker’s nine-month operating costs grew faster than revenue, even as its share of global electric-vehicle battery usage increased.
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U.S. Mission Launches $5 Million Program to Build Space Partnerships
Project Constellation plans two years of exchanges, training and visits involving U.S. companies and emerging space nations.
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Business
India Probes Pernod Ricard, Diageo Over Scotch Whisky Import Tariffs
Indian tax authorities have launched an investigation into global liquor giants Pernod Ricard and Diageo over allegations that certain bulk Scotch whisky imports were incorrectly classified to benefit from reduced tariff…
Central Banks
FXStreet Reports Standard Chartered Sees Bank of Canada Holding at 2.25%
FXStreet reported Standard Chartered economist Dan Pan’s hold forecast through 2027; Scotiabank’s Oct. 13 outlook instead puts the rate at 3.25% in the second quarter of 2027.
Law
Seven U.S. States Enact Laws Against Transnational Repression
The measures combine criminal penalties with police training, reporting channels and campus duties. Kansas has set a July 1, 2027, deadline for new training.
Technology
Technology
Ramp Data Show AI Token Use Rising Despite Flat Spending
Ramp's effective token price index fell 41% from March to early September. Paid AI adoption among its business customers also increased.
Business
AI Manufacturing Startup Arda Says It Raised $230 Million at $1.5 Billion Valuation
Altimeter Capital, Accel and Khosla Ventures led the round. Bob McGrew said Arda has deployed its AI models with Anduril.
Business
Revolut Status Pages List Services as Operational in U.K., France and Spain
Users reported app, transfer and card problems on Oct. 20; U.K. lawmakers asked regulators to assess effects on financial firms and consumers.
Markets & finance
Economy
ADP Says U.S. Private Hiring Slowed to 18,500 Jobs a Week
The previous four-week average was revised to 26,000 jobs a week. ADP separately reported 90,000 private-sector jobs added in September.
Business
Eternal Results Will Test Blinkit’s Margin Progress Amid Store Expansion
Motilal Oswal forecasts 22.7% quarter-on-quarter growth in Blinkit’s net order value and an adjusted EBITDA margin near 1% of that measure for July-September.
Business
RedotPay Completes Audits as Stablecoin Firm Advances U.S. IPO Plans
Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments company RedotPay has completed a financial audit as it moves forward with preparations for a potential U.S. initial public offering. RedotPay said Monday that it also finished a separa…
Health & society
Health
Canada Details C$6.27 Million for Black Health and Crisis Response
Nine substance use projects account for C$3.84 million, while four mental health crisis-response projects account for C$2.43 million.
Health
WHO Finds Rural Gaps in Hypertension Care and Cervical Cancer Screening
The global assessment links education and income to differences in disease risks and care, drawing on nine data sources and 35 indicators.
Health
Novo Nordisk Reports 25% Estimated Weight Loss in Women on CagriSema
The estimate assumes uninterrupted treatment. Novo expects a U.S. decision on the experimental obesity drug in the fourth quarter of 2026.
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