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Stock Losses Deepen as S&P 500 Breaches Key Level: Markets Wrap(Bloomberg) -- Stocks fell around the world, while bonds climbed with gold on concern the Israel-Hamas war will escalate into a wider conflict in the Middle East. Oil pulled back after hitting $90 a barrel.Most Read from BloombergCar Owners Fall Behind on Payments at Highest Rate on RecordIsrael Latest: US Orders Non-Emergency Staff to Leave IraqSaudi Arabia Mulls Buying Dassault Combat Jets, Tribune SaysModerna Shaves Off $7 Billion in Value After Pfizer WarningIsrael Says Hezbollah Dragging Le
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Italy Survives S&P Scrutiny Staying Two Steps Above Junk(Bloomberg) -- Italy remains at two levels above junk at S&P Global Ratings after Giorgia Meloni’s government weathered the first of several possible assessments on its looser deficit prospects.Most Read from BloombergCar Owners Fall Behind on Payments at Highest Rate on RecordIsrael Latest: US Orders Non-Emergency Staff to Leave IraqSaudi Arabia Mulls Buying Dassault Combat Jets, Tribune SaysModerna Shaves Off $7 Billion in Value After Pfizer WarningIsrael Says Hezbollah Dragging Lebanon Toward
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Venezuelan Opposition Choose Candidate to Take on Maduro: What to Watch(Bloomberg) -- Venezuelans began voting on Sunday to pick the opposition candidate who’ll try to end a quarter century of socialist rule in 2024 elections.Most Read from BloombergCar Owners Fall Behind on Payments at Highest Rate on RecordIsrael Latest: US Orders Non-Emergency Staff to Leave IraqSaudi Arabia Mulls Buying Dassault Combat Jets, Tribune SaysModerna Shaves Off $7 Billion in Value After Pfizer WarningIsrael Says Hezbollah Dragging Lebanon Toward War as Towns EmptyFormer lawmaker Marí
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Europe’s Biggest Money Managers Bet ECB Rates Haven’t Hit a Peak(Bloomberg) -- Some of the biggest money managers in Europe say traders are wrong to bet the European Central Bank is done hiking interest rates. Most Read from BloombergCar Owners Fall Behind on Payments at Highest Rate on RecordIsrael Latest: US Orders Non-Emergency Staff to Leave IraqSaudi Arabia Mulls Buying Dassault Combat Jets, Tribune SaysModerna Shaves Off $7 Billion in Value After Pfizer WarningIsrael Says Hezbollah Dragging Lebanon Toward War as Towns EmptyAs a net energy importer, the
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Time for central bank digital currencies to prove their worthLONDON (Reuters) -A milestone move by the European Central Bank toward launching a digital euro within a few years means the time has come for the newest incarnation of money to prove its worth. A few countries have introduced central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), China is trialling a prototype yuan with 200 million users, India is gearing up for a pilot and some 130 countries representing 98% of the global economy are exploring digital cash. The ECB's move on Wednesday to establish a pilot that could lead to a digital currency for the 20 countries that use the common currency, making it the first heavyweight Western central bank to formally forge ahead, could become a global blueprint.
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How an award-winning Halifax professor nurtured a network of battery entrepreneursHALIFAX — They call themselves the "Dahn lab" graduates, and they're powering an unlikely, Halifax-based research hub for batteries designed to replace fossil fuels. At the tightly wired network's heart is Jeff Dahn, a professor of chemistry and physics at Dalhousie University, who on Oct. 9 was presented with the Olin Palladium Award from the Electrochemical Society for a lifetime of working to improve rechargeable batteries. The prestigious prize has previously been won by Nobel laureates. Acc
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Astros' Abreu suspended 2 games by MLB, which says he intentionally threw at GarcíaHOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu was suspended for two games and fined Saturday by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw at Adolis García of the Texas Rangers during Game 5 of the AL Championship Series. MLB said all six umpires decided Abreu’s pitch was intentional. MLB said it “took into account the dangerous nature of the pitch and its potential impact on player safety.” Abreu would start the suspension with Game 6 on Sunday unless he appeals. His pitch sta
