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(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will host leaders from South American nations at the White House for a summit on Nov. 3 where the United States will reaffirm its commitment for cooperation on economic growth and tackling irregular migration, the White House said on Friday.

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The United States Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, issued an alert for financial institutions as part of efforts to identify “suspicious activity” related to funding terrorist groups.

Joe Biden on Thursday said the US and its allies through innovative projects like the India Middle East Economic Corridor are working to connect the Middle East countries to a better future. As he addressed the nation on his just concluded trip to Israel, Biden asked Congress for financial aid to the country that has been hit by a terrorist attack by Hamas. “The United States and our partners across the region are working to build a better future for the Middle East. One wherein the Middle East is more stable, better connected to its neighbours through innovative projects like the Indian Middle East Europe rail corridor that I announced this year at the summit of the world's biggest economies,” Biden said in his Oval Office address to the nation. “More predictable markets, more employment, less rage, less grievances, less war when connected.

Jim Jordan on Friday lost a third vote to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, leaving the chamber unable to respond to President Joe Biden's request for aid to Ukraine and Israel. Opposition to his candidacy from within his party grew, with 25 Republican lawmakers voting against him, more than the 22 who had opposed in the second round on Wednesday.

Investing.com — Oil prices rose Friday, on track for a positive week, boosted by the news that the U.S. was looking to refill its strategic reserves as well as heightened fears that the Israel-Gaza crisis may spread in the Middle East, potentially disrupting supply.

Investing.com — Oil prices rose Friday, on track for a positive week, boosted by the news that the U.S. was looking to refill its strategic reserves as well as heightened fears that the Israel-Gaza crisis may spread in the Middle East, potentially disrupting supply.

U.S. President Joe Biden made the case directly to the American people Thursday that the country has a “vital” national security obligation to help Israel and Ukraine, which will require billions of dollars of military aid.

Investing.com — U.S. Treasury yields soar to the highest levels since the financial crisis after a speech by Fed chair Jerome Powell, dragging stocks lower. Crude rises as the U.S. looks to refill its strategic reserves, while U.K. retail sales slumped in September.

Joe Biden said on Friday that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hamas wanted to completely «annihilate» their neighbouring democracies. «We've not forgotten the mass graves, the bodies found bearing signs of torture, rape used as a weapon by the Russians, and thousands and thousands of Ukrainian children forcibly taken into Russia, stolen from their parents. It's sick.

Gold rate today: On account of dip in the US dollar after US Fed chairman Jerome Powerll hinting rate pause, gold price today ascended to fice month high on Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). MCX gold rate for December 2023 expirty today opened higher at ₹60,401 per 10 gm levels and went on to hit intraday high of ₹60,615 levels. In international market, sport fold price is oscillating around $1,976 per ounce levels, close to its nearest hurdle of $1,980 levels.

Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates Also read: Day 14 Israel-Hamas War: Israel bombs historic church in Gaza | 10 updates "Israel's credit profile has proven resilient to terrorist attacks and military conflict in the past," it said. "However, the severity of the current military conflict raises the possibility of longer lasting and material credit impact," it added.

San Francisco business leaders launched a new $4 million marketing campaign ahead of a global economic summit expected to bring tens of thousands of visitors to the embattled city

Israel-Hamas war news: Israel's carpet bombing of Gaza in retaliation the the 7 October Hamas attack continues even as almost 3,000 people have lost their lives in one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Israel is also witnessing a flurry of visits from Western leaders, including US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in a bid to prevent the war between Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas fighters from Gaza from escalating.

Asian shares plumbed a fresh 11-month trough on Friday as fears of a regional conflict in the Middle East intensified and as a relentless rise in long-term U.S. yields pressured valuations, while supply concerns lifted oil prices further. The surge in the 10-year U.S.

US Navy ship in the Red Sea on Thursday shot down missiles and drones that had been fired by Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen, possibly at Israel, the Pentagon said. Three «land-attack cruise missiles and several drones» were intercepted by a destroyer, Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder told reporters.

Investing.com — President Joe Biden has revived his bid to refill the heavily-drawn US oil reserve, with the Department of Energy announcing two separate offers of crude purchases on Thursday totaling 6 million barrels, to be delivered between December this year and January 2024.

The United States Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, has proposed designating cryptocurrency mixing as an area of "primary money laundering concern" following Hamas’ attack on Israel.