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Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday will break weeks of silence since war broke out between Hamas and Israel, in a speech that could impact the region as the Gaza conflict rages. After Hamas militants launched an unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, Lebanon's southern border has seen escalating tit-for-tat exchanges, mainly between Israel and Hezbollah, an ally of the Palestinian group, stoking fears of a broader conflagration. The cross-border attacks heated up Thursday, as Israel responded with a «broad assault» after Hezbollah attacked 19 Israeli positions simultaneously, according to the group. Rockets also hit the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona near the border in a barrage claimed by the Lebanese section of Hamas's armed wing. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned that «the region is like a powder keg» and that «anything is possible» if Israel does not stop attacking Gaza. US President Joe Biden has sent two aircraft carrier groups to the eastern Mediterranean and warned Hezbollah and others to stay out of the conflict. «We've got significant national security interests at play here,» US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters. «I don't believe we've seen any indication yet specifically that Hezbollah is ready to go in full force.

Vladimir Putin said on Friday that some Western weapons supplied to Ukraine were finding their way to the Middle East through the illegal arms market and being sold to the Taliban. «Now they say: weapons are getting into the Middle East from Ukraine. Well of course they are because they are being sold,» Putin said.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 149.75 points, or 0.44%, at the open to 33,988.83. The S&P 500 opened higher by 16.45 points, or 0.38%, at 4,334.23, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 68.66 points, or 0.52%, to 13,362.85 at the opening bell.

Amazon and Meta settled separate UK antitrust investigations by agreeing to stop practices that give them an unfair advantage over merchants and customers using their platforms, the watchdog said Friday. The Competition and Markets Authority said it accepted the committments from the US tech companies to close the investigations into their online marketplaces.

FreedomWorks senior economist Steve Moore provides insight on the state of the economy on 'Making Money.'

The Terra Luna Classic price has dropped by nearly 4% in the past 24 hours, with the altcoin reacting badly to the news that a New York jury has found FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of fraud.

Capital Group is seeing an opportunity for investors to load up on global equities after the Federal Reserve held rates on Wednesday, signaling an end to its aggressive tightening cycle.“The really big message for investors is that this moment of central banks peaking is likely to be the opening of a window where it’s going to be a really good time to get invested,” Andy Budden, investment director for equities at the $2.3 trillion manager said at a briefing in Singapore.Stocks and bonds extended gains in a relief rally Thursday on hopes the Fed is nearing the end of its historic tightening campaign. Worries over higher borrowing costs have sparked a global rout this year, with emerging markets seeing a selloff in risk assets amid a stronger dollar.Capital Group is now advising clients to “have the courage to act,” portfolio manager Winnie Kwan said at the same briefing.

Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of a massive fraud that led to the collapse of his FTX exchange, following a month-long trial that pitted the testimony of the former crypto king against that of some of his closest friends.

European stocks posted modest gains as traders awaited US jobs numbers due later Friday that will test optimism over whether the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle is nearing an end. 

A leading Senate Republican on financial policy wants to open private-market investing to more people who currently don’t meet the net worth or income thresholds to qualify.

If there is one thing that supporters and opponents agree on about ESG, it might be that there are too many interpretations of its meaning.

Technical factors no longer stand in the way of a year-end rally in the S&P 500 index, according to Bank of America Corp.’s Michael Hartnett.

KPMG India, KPMG US, and KPMG UK are in talks to merge their advisory practices—consulting, risk, tech consulting, and deal advisory—in an industry-first move to scale up its consulting services, which have been driving the firm’s growth in India, said multiple people with knowledge of the matter. The combined entity will invest aggressively in scaling up the India advisory practice and growing client servicing capabilities in India. Notably, the tax and audit practice—managed through affiliate BSR & Co— will likely remain separate, although this detail is still under discussion.

foreign exchange reserves saw a rise of $2.6 billion to $586.5 billion for the week ending on October 27, latest data by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed on Friday. Previously, forex reserves were down by $2.36 billion, dragging the reserves to $583.5 billion, for the week ended on October 20. According to the Weekly Statistical Supplement released by the RBI, Foreign currency assets (FCAs) surged by $2.3 billion to $517.5 billion.

Bankman-Fried was convicted after a month-long trial in which he was accused of stealing $8 billion from his crypto exchange users in one of the hugest financial fraud cases in history.

opioid epidemic has been shaped by changes in supply. First pharmaceutical companies blanketed the country in legal painkillers. Doctors expanded the use of opioids against chronic pain, such as backache, in the false belief that the risks of addiction were extremely low.

Power transmission infrastructure developer and solutions provider Sterlite Power Transmission on Friday said it has decided to demerge electricity transmission infrastructure business spread across India and Brazil. The demerged Sterlite Power Transmission Ltd (SPTL) entity will continue to hold the global products and specialised EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) services business as well as the convergence — fiberco business, a company statement said.

Jungkook’s much-awaited solo album ‘Golden’ is finally here! The K-pop sensation dropped the music video for the title track of the album ‘Standing Next To You’ in the early hours of Friday morning. Within hours of premiering on YouTube, the romantic song gained over 4.5 million views (and counting!)

IT service provider Infosys said on Friday its U.S.

Investing.com -- U.S. futures were mixed on Friday prior to a much-anticipated payrolls report, while traders pour through financial results from tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Elsewhere, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is convicted of stealing billions of dollars from customers, capping a shocking fall from grace for the man who was once considered to be the face of the crypto industry.

By Joe Bavier, Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya