October 31, 2024

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European markets open lower ahead of euro zone inflation data; Societe Generale jumps 8% -

Thursday, October 31, 2024

These stocks are likely to gain from the UK’s major budget announcement, analysts say -

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Dodge maker Stellantis posts 27% drop in revenues, flags progress in slashing U.S. inventories -

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Sovereign debt is the biggest risk to global growth in 2025, Saudi finance minister says -

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Top Chinese airlines’ profits fall as flagging economy pressures fares -

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Oil giant Shell posts $6 billion profit beat, launches new share buyback program -

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Teen injured in parachuting accident during SF Fleet Week has long road to recovery – CBS News -

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Brewer AB InBev softens third-quarter miss with share buyback, guidance raise -

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Jack Dorsey’s payments company Block expands corporate card service to the UK -

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Chinese EV maker BYD’s quarterly sales overtook Tesla’s for the first time -

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Switzerland is now flirting with deflation, causing a dilemma for its central bank -

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Australian Rising Golf Star Loses Sight In Eye After Freak Accident – Barron’s -

Thursday, October 31, 2024

‘We feel lost’: 4 members of family dead after fiery 2-car crash – Live 5 News WCSC -

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Family of 4 killed in fiery crash – Action News 5 -

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China tells carmakers to pause investment in EU countries backing EV tariffs, Reuters reports -

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‘He saved my baby’: Nine-year-old boy saves young sibling from fiery car crash – FOX 17 West Michigan News -

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This day in history: Propane tanks burn after Valhalla crash – The Journal News -

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North Korea launches a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to threaten U.S. -

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Teen killed in crash identified – Altoona Mirror -

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Three-vehicle crash – Altoona Mirror -

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Kodak bankruptcy advisers likely to see $240 million payday

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer tasked with reviewing advisers’ fees in Eastman Kodak Co’s bankruptcy on Thursday gave his blessing to more than $240 million in bills, priming them for court approval next week.

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Exclusive – Comcast to sell movies for download, streaming: sources

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Comcast Corp plans to start selling movies for download and streaming through the cable operator’s set-top boxes and its Xfinity TV website, according to people with knowledge of the plan.

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Yellen gets gentle questioning, even from Fed’s Republican critics

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Janet Yellen’s hopes of becoming the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve got a boost on Thursday when she sailed through her Senate confirmation hearing with only mild questioning from some of the Fed’s fiercest Republican cr…

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Sotheby’s, BofA, J.C. Penney attract hedge fund buyers

NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. hedge fund managers in the third quarter bought and sold shares of such hotly debated companies as Herbalife Ltd , J.C. Penney Co and Sotheby’s .

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Germany challenges use of euro zone cash to repair banks

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany challenged a central plank of plans to forge a banking union in the euro zone on Thursday, arguing against the use of the currency bloc’s funds to help lenders exposed as dangerously weak by health checks next year.

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Dow, S&P 500 end at records after Yellen hearing; Cisco sinks

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dow and the S&P 500 index ended at new highs on Thursday after comments from Janet Yellen, the U.S. Federal Reserve Chair nominee, suggested the Fed’s accommodative policies would continue as long as the economy remains fragile.



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Kimberly-Clark pursues spin-off of health care business

(Reuters) – Kimberly-Clark Corp , the maker of Kleenex tissues, said its board authorized a potential spin-off of its health care business, sending its shares up 6 percent in extended trading.

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Exclusive: Red Kite in rare winning streak for physical commodity fund

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Metals merchant and hedge fund Red Kite Group is on track to its third year of double-digit gains, investor reports showed, indicating a rare winning streak among commodity firms aiming to be profitable in both physical trading and…

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Fed should be tougher on large banks, Yellen says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Big banks can still borrow more cheaply than competitors and should face tougher rules, the prospective new head of the U.S. Federal Reserve told lawmakers on Thursday.

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Banks may lose perk as Fed mulls cutting rate on excess cash

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Talk that banks may lose an interest rate perk for parking excess cash with the Federal Reserve was revived on Thursday, after Janet Yellen said the U.S. central bank may consider cutting the rate.

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