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BRASILIA (Reuters) — Brazil's top central bank officials on Friday praised the government's commitment to eliminate the primary deficit in its 2024 budget, saying fiscal improvement is vital for aligning inflation expectations with official targets.

Denzel Washington reprises his role as Robert McCall in "The Equalizer 3," a rated-R action thriller, which pulled in $3.8 million during its previews. Projections suggest the film may rake in $28 million to $30 million during its opening weekend, potentially reaching $33 million to $40 million with the extended Labor Day holiday. This expected performance could secure the top spot at the weekend box office, surpassing competitors like «Gran Turismo» from Sony and «Barbie» by Warner Bros., which vied for the lead last week. Compared to its predecessors, "The Equalizer 3" is poised to have the smallest three-day opening, following the original «Equalizer» in 2014, which debuted with $34 million, and its 2018 sequel, which launched with $36 million. However, both earlier films achieved significant success, grossing over $100 million domestically and nearly $200 million globally. Antoine Fuqua, the director behind the first two films and «Training Day,» returns to helm the third and final installment. In this chapter, McCall finds himself on the Italian coast, facing off against the mafia in a town under their control. To secure his escape, he must employ his formidable mercenary skills for one last mission. The cast of «Equalizer 3» includes Dakota Fanning, Bill Pullman, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean, Melissa Leo, Jonathan Scarfe, and more. In other box office news, Sony's «Gran Turismo» is entering its second weekend and aims to add $7 million to $9 million to its earnings. Meanwhile, Warner Bros.' «Barbie,» with a staggering $1.34 billion in earnings, inches closer to surpassing «The Super Mario Bros. Movie» ($1.35 billion) as the highest-grossing worldwide release of the year.

The British economy was 0.6% larger in the fourth quarter of 2021 than in the final quarter of 2019, compared with an earlier estimate that it was 1.2% smaller, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday. This big upward revision brings forward the date at which Britain's economy regained its pre-COVID size by more than a year and a half, and shows at the end of 2021 it had made a faster recovery than Germany, France or Italy, and was level with Japan, although it was behind the United States and Canada. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government has been criticised for a sluggish recovery by the opposition Labour Party ahead of a national election expected next year, and the latest revisions were welcomed by finance minister Jeremy Hunt. «The fact that the UK recovered from the pandemic much faster than thought shows that once again those determined to talk down the British economy have been proved wrong,» he said. The changes also have implications for the Bank of England, which has a subdued growth outlook and has found it harder to tame inflation than the U.S.

A former Federated Hermes employee this week sued the company because it included its own funds in the company’s 401(k) plan.

BRASILIA (Reuters) — Brazil posted a trade balance of of $9.767 billion in August, government data showed on Friday, above market estimates for a balance of $9.75 billion.

Saudi Arabia’s on-again, off-again plans to list more shares of Aramco, the world’s most valuable oil company, appear to be on again. The kingdom is considering selling a stake of as much as $50 billion, people familiar with the potential deal said, an amount that would be the largest offering in the history of capital markets. After monthslong consultations with advisers, the kingdom has decided to host any new Aramco offering on the Riyadh exchange to avoid legal risks associated with an international listing, according to Saudi officials and other people familiar with the plan.

Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. acquiring some shares in the merged entity Air India subject to compliance of voluntary commitments offered by the parties.

By Carolina Mandl

Norfolk Southern believes a software defect — not a hacker — was the cause of the widespread computer outage that forced the railroad to park all of its trains for most of Monday

rail services today, September 1 as the drivers’ union Aslef goes on strike. This is part of a series of strikes that have lasted over a year, involving unions and train companies in disputes over pay, jobs, and working conditions. Here’s what you need to know about industrial action and how it will affect services.

Real Madrid and Getafe CF lock horns as La Liga 2023-24 returns to exciting actions. They are at the top of the league table at present and have performed consistently better from the very beginning. On the other hand, Getafe are placed 11th on the table and they have been inconsistent with their performance. Los Blancos beat Celta Vigo to a narrow 1-0 win in their previous game, while Gefate edged Deportivo Alaves to a 1-0 victory last week.

India-Pakistan Asia Cup encounter to be played at Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka. The match is scheduled to start at 3 pm. This will be be the first OCI encounter between the two sides since the 2019 World Cup.

JioCinema. The series has Vijay Varma as a rookie cop who wants to resign but eventually investigates the case. The screenplay, co-written by Saxena, Arunabh Kumar and Karan Singh Tyagi, takes a close look at domestic abuse, cybercrime, female infanticide, questionable policing and toxic masculinity.

2023 college football season for Michigan State is set to begin at home on a Friday night, marking the kickoff of the 100th season at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Head coach Mel Tucker, in his fourth year, faces the challenge of improving the team's performance after a disappointing 5-7 season in the previous year, which began with the Spartans ranked No. 14 in the nation.

Delhi High Court Friday refused to extend the interim bail of liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru on medical grounds in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy 'scam', saying repeated extensions set a bad precedent. The high court orally observed extension of interim bail was becoming an unending process and asked the jail superintendent concerned to take Mahendru into custody on the evening of September 4, when the tenure of his interim bail would expire.

ISRO) announced another mission it is carrying. On August 28, the space agency announced the launch of Aditya-L1 mission, which as the name suggests, is aimed to study the prospects of the sun.

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has been ranked as the top central banker globally by US-based Global Finance magazine.

Canada’s Environment and Climate Change Minister, Steve Guilbeault, couldn’t resist taking a swipe at Suncor’s CEO, Rich Kruger — not even as the minister visits China, the biggest GHG emitter of all. Tuesday, he criticized Kruger’s recent statement that Suncor has been focusing too much on the energy transition and not enough on its core business. Using this as a pretext, Guilbeault made clear that his government’s made-up cap on oil and gas emissions — an arbitrary 42 per cent reduction by 2030 — is even more necessary to force companies to comply than he had been arguing. Let’s see how he does persuading his Chinese hosts to stop building two new coal plants every week.

Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has supplied special grade MDN-250 (maraging steel) for various space missions of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) including Chandrayaan, Gaganayaan and Aditya L1. In a press statement, the company said maraging steel plates are used in PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) and GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) programmes of ISRO. Maraging steel is a special quality steel containing nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, titanium and aluminium and is manufactured through vacuum melting process.

Domestic passenger vehicle sales hit a record in August led by highest-ever monthly dispatches from Maruti Suzuki on the back of festive demand and the continued strong offtake of SUVs. Hyundai Motor India, Mahindra & Mahindra and Toyota Kirloskar Motor also reported strong dispatches to dealers last month. Tata Motors, however, saw a dip in domestic passenger vehicle sales in August. «The month of August was a very good month for the industry.

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has launched a new savings plan – Bajaj Allianz Life ACE. It is a non-linked, participating, early-income life insurance plan, which offers flexibility to customers to tailor-make the cash flows as per their financial requirements, the insurer said in a statement.