La Lloreria: Spain’s ‘Crying Room’ seeks to banish mental health taboo
A week ago Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez separately announced a 100-million-euro ($116 million) mental healthcare drive, which will include services such as a 24-hour suicide helpline.
Wall Street Week Ahead: Regional bank loan growth could hint at healthier supply chains
Increasing demands for new loans at higher interest rates could signal that small businesses are securing inventory and expanding, said Dave Ellison, a portfolio manager at Hennessy Funds.
China surprises US with hypersonic missile test, report says
The report said the Chinese military launched a rocket carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle that flew through low-orbit space, circling the globe before cruising towards its target.
No end in sight to volcanic eruption on Spain’s La Palma, says Canaries President
There were 42 seismic movements on the island on Sunday, the largest of which measured 4.3, according to the Spanish National Geographical Institute.
Bitcoin hits $60,000, nears all-time peak, on U.S. ETF expectations
The world's biggest cryptocurrency rose to $60,407.26, its highest level since mid-April, and was last up 4.9% at $60,177. It has risen by more than half since Sept. 20 and is closing in on its record high of $64,895 hit in A
Russia says it chased U.S. naval destroyer away from its waters
The Russian defence ministry said the crew of a Russian anti-submarine vessel, the Admiral Tributs, had radioed a warning to the USS Chafee that it was "in an area closed to navigation due to exercises with artillery fire".
U.S. Stocks : Wall Street climbs on strong Goldman Sachs earnings, retail sales data
Goldman Sachs gained 1.5% as a record wave of dealmaking activity drove a surge in the bank's quarterly profit.
Microsoft to shut down LinkedIn in China, cites ‘challenging’ environment
LinkedIn's moves in China have been closely watched as a model for how a Western social media app could operate within the country's tightly regulated internet.
South Korea targets Apple over new app store regulation
"This goes against the purpose of the amended law," the official said, requesting anonymity as the KCC was still in talks with Apple on compliance.
U.S. Stocks: Wall Street rallies 1% on upbeat earnings, tech strength
The biggest boost came from growth names including Facebook Inc, Microsoft Corp, Amazon.com Inc, Tesla Inc, Apple Inc and Google-parent Alphabet, which rose more than 1%.
Global markets: Stocks up, dollar squeezed as inflation pulls forward rate hike bets
Asian stock markets rose, the dollar eased and longer-dated bonds rallied on Thursday as investors reckoned on inflation bringing forward rate hikes around the world.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan
IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals by 3 wickets in IPL Qualifier 2, set up title clash with Chennai Super Kings
Set 136 for victory, Kolkata looked to be easing towards victory thanks to fine knocks from openers Iyer (55) and Shubman Gill (46) before five quick wickets forced a thrilling finish.
Beam me up, Bezos! Star Trek’s William Shatner becomes world’s oldest space traveler
Shatner was one of four passengers to journey for roughly 10 minutes to the edge of space aboard the white fully autonomous 60-foot-tall (18.3 meters-tall) New Shepard spacecraft, which took off from Blue Origin's launch site
U.S. Stocks: Tech stocks lift Nasdaq, banks weigh on S&P 500, Dow
Mega-caps growth names including Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Google-parent Alphabet Microsoft Corp, and Tesla rose, while chipmakers added 0.5% after a three days of losses.
Twitter rolls out new ad features and revamped algorithm ahead of ecommerce push
The new features come as Twitter is pushing to grow its performance advertising business
Global markets: Asian shares edgy amid inflation fears, dollar at one-year high
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.1% in early trading, steadying after falling over 1% a day earlier, in what was its worst daily performance in three weeks.
Tata Motors raises close to $1 billion from TPG, ADQ for EV business
Tata will form a separate electric mobility unit in which TPG and ADQ will get between 11% and 15% share against compulsorily convertible shares, valuing the entity at $9.1 billion.
Global markets: Asia shares fall as global energy crunch fuels inflation worries
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.9% in early trade, after U.S. stocks ended the previous session with mild losses. U.S. stock futures, the S&P 500 e-minis, fell 0.43%.
Global markets: Asia shares bounce, dollar breaks higher on yen
"Bond yields continue to push higher, inflation expectations are rising and monetary tightening in various guises is becoming more prevalent," said ANZ analysts in a note.
Wall Street Week Ahead: Energy price spike adds market risk as earnings arrive
In a note last week, U.S. economists at Deutsche Bank said the 101-cent increase in gas prices from a year earlier would be expected to lead to a reduction in income that can be spent on non-energy items of about $120 billion
Lava blocks the size of buildings falling from La Palma volcano in Spain
The blocks of red-hot magma flowed down the side of the Cumbre Vieja volcano were the size of three-storey buildings, the Spanish Institute of Geology and Mining said.
Russian plane carrying parachutists crashes, 16 killed
A Let L-410 Turbolet twin-engine short-range transport aircraft, the plane was owned by an aeroclub in the city of Menzelinsk, the TASS news agency reported.
ICC adopts wait-and-watch approach on Afghanistan
When the Taliban last ruled Afghanistan two decades ago, girls were not allowed to attend school and women were banned from work and education.
Afghan acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi asked US to lift ban on central bank’s reserves
The minister added that the Afghan delegation and U.S. counterparts discussed "opening a new page" between the two countries, adversaries during the United States' two-decade long occupation of Afghanistan.
India tweaks policy to use biomass pellets in coal-fired power plants
The policy will come into force in October 2022, with a requirement to increase the proportion of biomass to 7% within two years for two categories of power plants.
India joins 135 other countries for a historic Global Corporate Tax pact in a last-minute deal
A group of 136 countries on Friday set a minimum global tax rate of 15% for big companies and sought to make it harder for them to avoid taxation in a landmark deal that U.S. President Joe Biden said levelled the playing fiel
U.S. Stocks: Wall Street subdued after September jobs miss
The energy index was the top gainer, up 2%, while shares of Amazon, Microsoft and Bank of America gave the biggest boost to the S&P 500.
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