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(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department's investigation into Live Nation is focusing on whether the company uses anticompetitive agreements with venues and artists, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Gold prices edged higher on Thursday, as the U.S. dollar and bond yields slipped after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and acknowledged the tighter financial conditions faced by businesses and households. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was up 0.2% to $1,985.99 per ounce by 0147 GMT and U.S.

fraud trial in New York, calling him «crazy», «unhinged» and «disgrace to the legal profession», The Hill reported on Wednesday. Trump attacked Judge Arthur Engoron on decisions made so far in the trial, and his judicial track record calling it a «politically motivated» attack on him. He also said he would appeal a partial gag order imposed by Engoron on October 3 that bars him from attacking court staff "Judge Engoron is a political hack who ruled against me before the trial even started. He is doing the dirty work for the Democrat Party," Trump wrote on Truth Social, claiming Engoron, «fought us, sanctioned us for no reason, fined us big money, never gave us even a one-day delay.

Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegations that AIMIM fields candidates wherever Congress contests BJP by taking money from the saffron party, asking how much it took to back the UPA government in 2008 on the nuclear deal with the US. In a post on X, Owaisi while taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi's defeat from the Amethi Lok Sabha Constituency, questioned him «Did you lose the Amethi election for free or did you get paid?» «Someone please tell dear Rahul Gandhi, how much money did we take to support the UPA in 2008 on the nuclear deal with the US? In Andhra, how much money was spent to support Kiran Kumar Reddy's government during the no-confidence motion.? How much money did I get to convince Jagan Mohan Reddy to support Pranab Mukherjee for the presidential post?» Owaisi wrote in Hindi. «Since 2014, till now, you have only lost, I am not responsible for this,» he added. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday made a major claim against Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM stating that 'the party fields candidates by taking money from BJP' wherever Congress contests BJP. «Wherever we go to fight the elections… Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tripura, wherever Congress party fights with BJP, AIMIM party takes money from BJP and puts up candidates there,» he said while addressing a poll rally at Kalwakurthy in Telangana. Notably, the AIMIM has never contested elections in Assam and Tripura and is contesting assembly elections for the first time in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Further, Owaisi, through a couplet of distinguished Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib, jibed at the Wayanad MP, saying that the leader rants and raves in ecstasy. «bak raha huun junun men kya kya

Treasury yields as markets grew more convinced the Federal Reserve was done with its aggressive monetary policy tightening cycle after it left rates unchanged. The Fed on Wednesday held interest rates steady as widely expected, as policymakers struggled to determine whether financial conditions may be sufficiently tight to control inflation. However, Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged that a recent market-driven rise in Treasury bond yields, home mortgage rates and other financing costs could have their own impact on the economy as long as they persist. The decision lifted sentiment in Wall Street, which spilled over into the Asia day, giving a small boost to the risk-sensitive Australian and New Zealand dollars. The Aussie rose 0.5% to a three-week high of $0.6426, while the kiwi similarly jumped more than 0.5% to hit a two-week top of $0.58825. The dollar edged broadly lower alongside U.S. Treasury yields which touched multi-week lows in early Asia trade.

Wall Street's major indexes closed higher on Wednesday with the Nasdaq's 1.6% advance leading gains, after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and comments from its top official fueled investor optimism rate hikes were done even though the central bank left the door open for more. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said policy makers would proceed carefully although they were not yet confident financial conditions were restrictive enough to get inflation as low as the central bank would like. Trading was choppy at the start of Powell's press conference but the major equity indexes started to regain lost ground after about 20 minutes, then went on to hit session highs. This was because the Fed's top official «wasn't as assertive about higher-for-longer» rates as he has been in past press conferences, according to Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles. Charlie Ripley, senior investment strategist for Allianz Investment Management, wrote that while there is still a potential risk for the Fed to raise rates again, Powell's commentary suggests that «the bar has become higher for rate hikes.» Edward Moya, senior market analyst at Oanda wrote that while Powell insisted he was keeping options open for a hike «he didn't seem very convincing.» The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 221.71 points, or 0.67%, to 33,274.58, the S&P 500 gained 44.06 points, or 1.05%, to 4,237.86 and the Nasdaq Composite added 210.23 points, or 1.64%, to 13,061.47. Among the S&P 500's 11 major sectors only two lost ground with energy falling 0.3% while consumer staples edged down 0.06%.

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BSE Sensex closed 283.60 points lower at 63,591.33, while the NSE Nifty 50 declined 90.45 points, or 0.47%, to end at 18,989.15 on November 1. Nifty 50 formed a reasonable negative candle on the daily chart, which is back-to-back in the last couple of sessions.

Global asset manager Janus Henderson plans to de-list from the ASX on December 6, citing the decline in shares traded on the local exchange to just 5.5 per cent of its issued capital.

Fresh from a capital injection from the billionaire Forrest family, Australian fashion designer Camilla Franks has taken a $20 million-plus payday from her eponymous resort-wear brand.

London | The federal government is reluctant to step in with a bailout for Tritium, the embattled maker of electric vehicle chargers, while the company’s managers and investors are still working out next steps, Industry Minister Ed Husic has said.

Blinken will embark on the visit of five nations, whose conclusion will be marked by his visit to India to participate in the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in November, the State Department informed in a statement. Blinken will be visiting Israel, Jordan, Japan, South Korea and lastly, India. During his visit to India, Blinken will be accompanied by US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin.

US Fed outcome. Markets would react to the Fed's interest rate decision and economic data to be released during the day. «The comments from Chair Jerome Powell will take the spotlight as it will provide insights into Fed’s next move. Also, investors would watch out for BOE’s interest rate decision to be announced on Thursday,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions: STATE OF THE MARKETS GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a positive start GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded lower by 33.5 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 19,218.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Thursday.

goods and services tax (GST) revenue rose 13% in October to ₹1.72 lakh crore, the second highest monthly collection since the levy was rolled out in July 2017, riding robust festive demand and improved compliance. However, the seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) slipped to 55.5 in October from 57.5 in September, its slowest expansion since February. Other fast-moving indicators remained robust. Auto companies dispatched a record 391,472 passenger vehicles to dealers last month, up 16.3% from 336,679 the year earlier. Indian Railways' freight loading rose 8.47% in October to 129.03 million tonnes.

Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the U.S. central bank made a decision on interest rates.

Check all the LIVE updates hereMore foreign nationals prepared to leave the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday as the enclave's Hamas-run government said at least 195 Palestinians died in Israel's attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp, strikes that U.N. human rights officials said could be war crimes.At least 320 foreign citizens on an initial list of 500, as well as dozens of severely injured Gazans, crossed into Egypt on Wednesday under a deal among Israel, Egypt and Hamas.Israeli ground troops have advanced to “the gates of Gaza City" in heavy fighting with militants, the military said Wednesday, as hundreds of foreign nationals and dozens of seriously injured Palestinians were allowed to leave Gaza after more than three weeks under siege.More than 3,600 Palestinian children were killed in just 3 weeks of the Israel-Hamas war.

US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged. Hopes that the US central bank is done with rate hikes fueled optimism among investors. The domestic equity indices ended lower on Wednesday, extending their losses for the second consecutive session.

US Fed's decision. The US Fed kept interest rates unchanged for the second consecutive meeting, with the US economy and labour market improving and inflation remaining well above the US central bank's target.

Day trading guide for today: Domestic equity indices Sensex and Nifty 50 extended their losses into the second consecutive session amid mixed global cues. Nifty 50 closed at 18,989.15, down 90 points, or 0.47 per cent, while the 30-share pack ended 284 points, or 0.44 per cent, lower at 63,591.33. Midcap and smallcap indices also suffered losses but they still outperformed the benchmarks.

Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but left the door open to a further increase in borrowing costs in a policy statement that acknowledged the US economy's surprising strength, but also nodded to the tighter financial conditions faced by businesses and households. «Economic activity expanded at a strong pace in the third quarter,» the US central bank said in a policy statement after a two-day meeting in which officials unanimously agreed to leave the benchmark overnight interest rate in the 5.25-5.50% range where it has been since July. The language marked an upgrade to the «solid pace» of activity the Fed saw as of its September meeting, and followed on recent data that showed US gross domestic product grew at a 4.9% annual rate in the third quarter. Though markets think the Fed may be done raising its policy rate, with financial conditions tightening on their own through higher market-based interest rates, data pointing to a stronger-than-expected economy and labor market have kept the prospect of another hike on the table. The Fed's latest statement noted that with job gains still «strong» and inflation still «elevated», the central bank continues to consider «the extent of additional policy firming that may be appropriate to return inflation to 2% over time.» Fed Chair Jerome Powell will hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m.

rupee on Wednesday closed at a new low versus the US dollar as risk aversion ahead of the Federal Reserve's statement, overseas investment outflows from Indian equities and dollar demand from oil importers exerted pressure on the local currency. The rupee settled at 83.29 per US dollar on Wednesday, a new record closing low. The local unit had settled at 83.25 per US dollar on Tuesday.