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Cricket World Cup began in India last week, with economists and stock-market pundits showing more enthusiasm for the contest than spectators. Empty seats during the inaugural match in Ahmedabad — played in a stadium named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi — was a bit of a buzz kill. The hope is that attendance will pick up during the course of the two-month-long tournament.

Sam Altman, the founder of Worldcoin and CEO of OpenAI, has voiced his concerns regarding the escalating efforts by the US government to regulate and exert authority over the cryptocurrency market. 

Hollywood writers have voted almost unanimously to approve the contract agreement reached by their union leaders that ended a strike after nearly five months

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Catch all the LIVE updates on the Israel-Palestine War here, President Joe Biden said Monday that 11 Americans are dead and others are likely being held hostage by the Palestinian militant group Hamas after a surprise attack on Israel using what a US official called "ISIS-level savagery."As fears grew that the conflict could turn into a regional conflagration, the White House said there was no intention to put US boots on the ground but warned Iran and other actors not to get involved.

October 9, 2023

Stephen Darke is on the move. Street Talk can reveal the former Macquarie Group managing director set to helm ASX-listed asset manager Navigator Global, taking over from long-time chief executive Sean McGould.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Tuesday approved Origin Energy’s $18.7 billion takeover by Canada’s Brookfield and its US-based partner, EIG, opening a debate about shareholder value in the megadeal.

The shock attack by Hamas and Israel’s response risk a wider destabilisation of the region – and the global oil market is watching.

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Carlos Correa played a pivotal role in the Minnesota Twins' Game 2 victory over the Houston Astros in the American League Division Series, solidifying his place in MLB history. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli expressed his satisfaction with Correa's performance. During Sunday night's 6-2 victory, Correa delivered an impressive three-RBI performance against the Astros, leveling the series at one game apiece. This achievement also allowed Correa to tie David Justice for the third-most RBI in postseason history with a total of 63. In doing so, he surpassed the postseason RBI records held by Derek Jeter and David Ortiz. Carlos Correa won a World Series ring with the Houston Astros in 2017 and was a mainstay with the club for seven seasons. Correa returned to Houston as one of the leaders of the Minnesota Twins, who faced the Astros in the best-of-five American League Division Series. Correa, a two-time All-Star, played in six ALDS, five AL Championship Series and three World Series with the Astros. Houston defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2017 World Series. He has 18 homers and 60 RBIs in 81 postseason games, playing his best during the ALDS with eight homers and 29 RBIs in 25 games. Correa, who batted just .230 with 18 homers and 65 RBIs in the regular season, said he thrives in the postseason spotlight.

Larry Charles said that he finds it offensive when movies cost $250 million and the world is in the state that it's in. Participating in the 'WTF With Marc Maron' podcast, he spoke frankly on why he steers clear of working on big-budget movies. Slamming the Hollywood studio system, he called it a “media monopoly system” in the US.

Bitcoin (BTC), the most valuable cryptocurrency in the world, could not break the $28,000 mark over the weekend, showing sluggish movement. 

Kristina Campbell, who served as Ripple's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for approximately two and a half years, has recently left the company.

A risk-off tone to macro trading conditions on Monday amid jitters regarding the escalating Israel/Palestine is weighing on crypto prices.

Global markets took a hit today as tensions between Israel and Hamas escalated into full-blown warfare over the weekend. The conflict has caused ripples across asset classes, sending emerging stocks and cryptocurrencies on a downward trend while boosting the value of oil and precious metals.

Pro-crypto candidate for the United States presidency Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., often known simply as RFK Jr., announced on Oct. 9 at a rally in Philadelphia that he was dropping his bid for nomination in the Democratic primary to run as an independent instead. “I’m here to declare myself an independent candidate,” he said.

The Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) of Brazil is planning to start a second regulatory sandbox program in 2024.

On Oct. 3, United States District Court Judge Analisa Torres rejected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) motion to appeal its loss against Ripple Labs, the company behind the XRP (XRP) cryptocurrency. Torres denied the SEC’s motion, claiming the regulator failed to meet the burden to show that there were controlling questions of law or substantial grounds for differences of opinion on the matter. 

“The Exorcist: Believer” took possession of the weekend box office with a North American opening of $27.2 million