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CAIRO/JERUSALEM : Within hours after a blast was said to have killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital, protesters hurled stones at Palestinian security forces in the occupied West Bank and at riot police in neighbouring Jordan, venting fury at their leaders for failing to stop the carnage. A significant tragedy unfolded on Tuesday after a devastating strike on a Gaza hospital. Initial death toll estimates exceeded 500.

Loyalty program operator Air Miles has announced an exclusive partnership for hotels and vacation rentals with Expedia Group Inc. as part of its of newly launched travel booking platform.

This year’s World Congress of Neurology is being hosted in Canada from October 15-19, and its tagline, “Brain Health is our Greatest Wealth,” recognizes that brain health — which includes improved brain performance, enhanced creativity, better treatments for neurological disorders and greater psychological resilience — is the pathway to greater prosperity.

Fox News senior correspondent Alicia Acuna reports on a new survey which shows doctors' appointments in metropolitan areas are hard to come by.

Asia-Pacific should accelerate this year to 4.5%. But IMF estimate for growth next year has been lowered to just over 4%, based on signs of slowing growth and investment in Q3.

By David Morgan, Moira Warburton and Makini Brice

Morgan Stanley's profit fell about 9% in the third quarter, dragged down by lethargic dealmaking that sent the lender's shares down nearly 3% in premarket trading. Profit for the three months ended Sept. 30 was $2.4 billion, or $1.38 per diluted share, the bank reported on Wednesday.

Bajaj Finance led a slide in financials after disappointing results and due to nagging concerns over elevated oil prices and US interest rates as well as the Middle East conflict. The NSE Nifty 50 index closed 0.71% lower at 19,671, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.83% to 65,877. Here's how analysts read the market pulse: «As long as the index is trading below 19800, the weak sentiment is likely to continue and could slip till 19600-19575. On the flip side, a minor pullback rally is possible if the index surpasses the intraday resistance of 19720, and above the same, we could see one quick intraday rally till 19780,» said Shrikant Chouhan, Head of Research (Retail) at Kotak Securities. Rupak De, Senior Technical analyst at LKP Securities, said, «Nifty found resistance at 19,850, which led to a fall towards 19,650.

United Nations (UN) resolution that sought to condemn Hamas' attacks on Israel and all acts of violence against civilians, while also urging for humanitarian aid to be provided to Palestinians in Gaza. The vote took place in the 15-member Security Council, with 12 votes in favor of the resolution, the United States opposing it, and two countries abstaining.

Gaza hospital, protesters hurled stones at Palestinian security forces in the occupied West Bank and at riot police in neighbouring Jordan, venting fury at their leaders for failing to stop the carnage. A summit planned in Jordan on Wednesday between US President Joe Biden, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was canceled after Abbas withdrew in protest. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had spent much of the past week meeting with Arab leaders to try to ease tensions, but those efforts are now in doubt following the hospital blast.

A North Carolina financial advisor has switched to Raymond James Financial Services from Edward Jones where he managed almost $140 million in client assets.

Any potential equity market rally is at risk if geopolitical uncertainty escalates further, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The system that millions of Americans rely on for their retirement income is only slightly above average and may require reform.

Citadel Securities and a trade group sued the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday over changes the regulator is making to how trading data are reported and paid for in the markets.

US-led world order’, this time backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Over the year, one of the most powerful premiere of China, Xi Jinping has been ramping up efforts to project China as an alternative leader to the US, at a time, US has been making efforts to loose labour dependence on China and looking further south Asia at India.

FOX Business correspondent Madison Alworth shares why for many first-time homebuyers, the American dream is delayed as a result of high mortgage rates and home prices on 'Varney and Co.'

By Steve Holland

(Reuters) -Wall Street's top regulator on Wednesday proposed new regulations it said should level the playing field among broker-dealers operating on U.S. stock exchanges by ending pricing schemes that tend to favor bigger players.

Investing.com — Crude stockpiles fell by 4.5 million barrels in the United States last week as exports accelerated from inroads made by US oil into overseas markets, while supply cuts by OPEC+ resulted in lower imports, a government report showed Wednesday.

By Steve Holland

American rapper Nelly has seen his X (formerly Twitter) account hacked and used to carry out social engineering attacks to lure unsuspecting individuals to a crypto phishing site.