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The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank kick off this week against a backdrop of escalating global conflict and debt distress.

European shares rallied after dovish comments by Federal Reserve officials and the prospect of more economic stimulus by China brought some risk appetite back to markets as investors continue to evaluate the potential impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict. 

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has likened former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried to infamous American fraudster Bernie Madoff and accused the media of giving the former FTX CEO a “free pass.”

One of the CrypToadz nonfungible tokens (NFTs), whose average price doesn’t exceed $1,000, was bought for an astonishing 1,055 Wrapped Ethereum (wETH), an equivalent of $1.6 million.

On Oct. 5, the gold-backed digital token under the name Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) officially kicked off as a payment method. The launch was announced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). 

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia has collaborated with two Chinese universities to create an Arabic-focused artificial intelligence (AI) system. 

Blockchain data flagged by Coinbase director Conor Grogan indicates that Alameda Research redeemed over $38 billion for Tether (USDT) tokens in 2021 despite not having the equivalent assets under management.

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Toncoin, Polygon, and Dogecoin were trading with cuts. Bitcoin was up 0.65% at $27,624 as of 12:47 p.m., while Ethereum was below the $1,650 level. «Bitcoin has been trading around the $27,700 level, possibly because of traditional markets calming down following a cooling US labor market,» Edul Patel, CEO of Mudrex, said. Ahead of the official US Non-farm payroll data this Friday, September's US Private Payroll data indicated a rise of 89,000 jobs instead of the projected 153,000 jobs.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Tehran had not been involved in the Hamas group's weekend attack on Israel, but he hailed what he called Israel's «irreparable» military and intelligence defeat. In his first televised speech since the attack, Khamenei said «we kiss the hands of those who planned the attack on the Zionist regime». «This destructive earthquake has destroyed some critical structures (in Israel) which will not be repaired easily… The Zionist regime's own actions are to blame for this disaster,» said Khamenei. Iran has long backed the Hamas group, which controls the Gaza Strip and rejects Israel's right to exist. Israel said earlier on Tuesday it had re-established control over the Gaza border and was planting mines where militants had toppled the barrier during their bloody weekend assault, after another night of relentless Israeli air raids on the enclave. The United States said on Monday Iran was complicit in Hamas' assault on Israel, though it said it had no intelligence or evidence pointing to Tehran's direct participation.

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Also Read: Earnings preview: Indian IT firms to report soft numbers in Q2FY24; revenue, profit likely to be muted As far as TCS is concerned, the IT major is expected to deliver 0.5% revenue growth in constant currency terms and 0.3% USD growth, on a sequential basis. The brokerage expects TCS to report total revenue of ₹59,904.6 crore in Q2FY24 as compared to ₹59,381 crore in the June quarter. In USD terms, the company is likely to post revenue of $7,246 million as against $7,226 million, QoQ.

Sonam Udasi, Senior Fund Manager, Tata Mutual Fund believes large caps may offer better value in the near term. However, it is the potential rather than the size that determines the company’s relative attractiveness. In an interview with Mint, he says as India moves from a $2,300 per capita income economy towards $4,000 over the next five years, many new segments, and companies will mushroom and grow robustly.

Ambuja Cements Ltd. have received internal approval for the deal, according to people familiar with the matter. The three banks are Barclays Plc, Deutsche Bank AG and Standard Chartered Plc, said the people, asking not to be identified when discussing a private matter. They’re part of a larger consortium in talks for the syndicated loan to billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate.

The cryptocurrency world is abuzz with significant developments today. Bitcoin is currently trading at $27,653, experiencing a 1% decrease on Tuesday. In a noteworthy political move, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a staunch advocate for cryptocurrencies, has decided to run for president as an independent, parting ways with the Democrats. 

Alongside the £4.6trn managed for UK retail and institutional investors, a further £4.2trn is managed on behalf of overseas investors.