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By Trevor Hunnicutt

By David Stanway and Valerie Volcovici

Canadian pension funds bulked up on private equity investments for their attractive returns over the past couple of decades, but changing dynamics in the PE sector and volatility in public markets are now leading some to reverse course and put holdings on the block.

Alex Mill chairman Millard Drexler has the latest on the retail market on 'The Claman Countdown.'

UBS managing director and senior portfolio manager Jason Katz analyzes the October CPI report that shows inflation slowing more than expected on 'Varney & Co.'

SAN FRANCISCO : US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on Wednesday before a summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in San Francisco, seeking to reduce friction in what many see as the world's most dangerous rivalry. The leaders of the world's two largest economies have known each other for over a decade and have shared hours of conversation in six interactions since Biden's January 2021 inauguration.

Dabur Ltd have been dismissed from a lawsuit in the United States regarding a potential connection between certain brands of hair relaxer and ovarian and uterine cancer, and other related health issues. A third international subsidiary, Namaste Laboratories, which sells ethnic hair-care products, remains as a defendant along with companies such as L'Oreal, SoftSheen-Carson, Luster Products Inc and Avion Industries, among others.

₹7,630 crore in the first fortnight of November. The domestic institutional investors (DIIs) won the tug of war and remained net buyers in the first 15 days of the month. As per the NSE data, FIIs cumulatively bought ₹15,620.95 crore of Indian equities, while they sold ₹15,070.76 crore --- resulting in an inflow of ₹550.19 crore on Wednesday.

Dabur entities, that were listed as defendants in multiple lawsuits in the United States alleging their products caused cancer, have found relief from the court. The India-headquartered FMCG major, in a statement, noted that Dabur International and Dermoviva Skin Essentials – two of its subsidiaries – have been removed as defendants in the lawsuits filed before the the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Yemen have chanted slogans at their mass rallies calling for the destruction of Israel. But they never acted on it until the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7. Since then, the Iran-backed Shiite Muslim force has launched at least six drone and missile attacks toward southern Israel, causing little to no damage.

earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 struck Standard, Illinois, as reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Standard, located approximately 100 miles southwest of Chicago in Putnam County, became the epicenter of the seismic activity that unfolded at 4:42 a.m. The quake's effects rippled across the region, reaching as far as Ottawa, Streator, Pontiac, and Springfield, with reports of residents in Aurora and DeKalb County also feeling the impact, according to the USGS. While a 3.6 magnitude earthquake is classified as «light» on the USGS intensity scale, indicating that residents might have experienced a «light» shaking, it is not anticipated to cause significant damage. On the USGS scale, «light» ranks as level three out of nine. The Associated Press quoted administrative Lt. Doug Bernabei from the Peru Police Department several miles north of Standard, who described the immediate aftermath. «It shook my house. It wasn’t a rattle, I thought something hit the house. A lot of people were waking up,» he said, emphasizing the surge of 911 calls received by the dispatch center.

The United States is working on a digital dollar but is unlikely to actually launch one anytime soon, according to Bank of America.

Apple said on Wednesday iPhone 14 users would get free access to its emergency SOS feature for another year. Introduced a year earlier, the feature allows users to share their location through satellite from areas without network by using Apple's FindMy app and send messages to emergency services.

Oil prices dipped on Wednesday due to expectations of an increase in U.S. crude stocks amid record high output in the world's biggest producer and despite positive demand signs from top consumer China. Brent futures were down 69 cents to $81.78 a barrel at 1346 GMT, while U.S.

By Timothy Gardner

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By David Morgan and Katharine Jackson

Dabur International and Dermoviva Skin Essentials, have been removed as a defendant in multiple lawsuits filed in a US court over allegations that their hair-relaxer products caused ovarian cancer, uterine cancer and other related health issues. However, lawsuits filed against its third international subsidiary Namaste Laboratories LLC, would continue before the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, according to a statement from Dabur on Wednesday.

The filing appeared on the Delaware Department of State's Division of Corporations site on Monday, sending XRP's price soaring by more than 10% within minutes. It appeared days after a similar, legitimate filing from BlackRock for the creation of an ETF that holds Ethereum’s ether token. BlackRock quickly confirmed that it was not planning the XRP ETF and the Delaware Department of State has referred the matter to the state's Department of Justice. Last month, publication Cointelegraph falsely tweeted that the SEC had approved BlackRock to launch a US Bitcoin spot ETF, pushing the crypto's price up.

Brazilian online lender Nu Holdings (NU) declined after it reported results for the third quarter. Overall, the financial services platforms’ performance was solid, but buy-side expectations were elevated heading into the print, leading to a negative reaction in the stock.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 79.02 points, or 0.23%, at the open to 34,906.72. The S&P 500 opened higher by 9.60 points, or 0.21%, at 4,505.30, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 52.89 points, or 0.38%, to 14,147.27 at the opening bell.