Nasdaq climbs as chip and AI-linked stocks bounce back
Nasdaq climbs, lifted by semiconductor and cloud infrastructure plays ahead of mega-cap earnings, today, Oct.
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Barclays defends £15 billion private credit book after reported BoE scrutiny
More: The Guardian, Financial Times, Investing.com
Canada Inflation Rate Edges Up to 3.1%, Core Measures Ease
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Trump's Russia sanctions waiver eases India's energy woes, lifts trade deal chances
Saudi Arabia cancels next week’s ‘Davos in the Desert’ conference after series of Houthi attacks
On the map → Red Sea · Houthi activity · Saudi energy infrastructure
Are We Verging on Another Escalation in the Middle East? | Ali Vaez
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Academy’s Tchir Fears AI Debt May Trigger Sharp Selloff
CoreWeave Crash, AI Trade Cracks, Anthropic IPO Red Flags, Bill Gates Doomer
More: Marginal Revolutionopen, investingLiveopen
Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations—Third Quarter of 2026
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Higher for longer is testing Asia’s AI trade
Brazil’s government says $4 billion budget reshuffle needed for Lula measures in 2027
More: Valor International, Investing.com
China Growth Stays on Track as Retail Sales Beat Forecasts
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China’s economy picks up pace at 4.5% growth
More: The Guardianopen, Semaforopen
Weak private-bank earnings and global cues drive sharp Indian equity selloff
Upward Pressure on Yields and Equities
Four people killed in ‘violent, fast-moving’ fire at Canadian military base
BOK poised to hold rates as November hike remains in view
More: Yonhap News Agency
India-New Zealand FTA to kick in October 20, opening market opportunities for exporters
More: Mint, The Indian Express, Business Standard
Bitcoin steadies above $82k amid some relief from falling oil prices
Israeli police detain 10 people in rare raid against West Bank settlers
On the map → Eastern Mediterranean
More: Gulf News, Bloomberg, CNN, Investing.com
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Israel police arrest suspects over settler attacks on US journalist, European diplomats
On the map → Eastern Mediterranean
More: The Guardian
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