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Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks extended recent losses on Tuesday following weak business activity readings from Japan and Australia, while Chinese markets rebounded from pre-pandemic lows as a state-run fund began snapping up some equities. 

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies advanced on Tuesday, reversing some recent losses as the dollar retreated from 2023 peaks before a string of key economic readings due this week, although risk appetite still remained weak.

Lifshitz, an Israeli grandmother released by Hamas militants on Monday, is a peace activist who together with her husband helped sick Palestinians in Gaza get to hospital for years, her grandson told Reuters. The Palestinian militants said they released Lifshitz, 85, and a second woman Nurit Cooper, 79, on health grounds, after taking them and more than 200 others hostage during an Oct.

great resignation, quiet quitting, moonlighting, bare minimum Mondays, resenteeism, quiet hiring, rage applying and quiet firing. Now, something new has been added to the corporate dictionary: quiet cutting. So, what does quiet cutting signify? What relationship does it share with its predecessors, and how can it impact employees? Does quiet cutting mean firing or reassigning or something else? Answering these questions is important because even though many trends arrived, disrupted workplaces and vanished, layoffs continue to wreak havoc.

By Jonathan Cable

Investing.com-- Oil prices rose on Tuesday, recovering a measure of steep losses as traders continued to seek new developments in the Israel-Hamas war, while a swathe of upcoming readings on business activity also came into focus.

By Yuka Obayashi

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's factory activity shrank for a fifth straight month in October while the service sector saw its weakest growth this year, a survey showed on Tuesday, amid growing uncertainty over the outlook for the world's third-largest economy.

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's government will extend until the end of April next year subsidies aimed at curbing fuel prices, according to a draft of the government's economic stimulus package reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday.

The Bank of Canada is widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady on Wednesday as the Canadian economy bends to higher interest rates and inflation resumes its downward trend.

Iceland is often touted for its gender equality, topping the World Economic Forum’s gender gap index for 14 years, but women across the country are set to strike this week in a protest against employment inequality and the gender pay gap.

Foreign control in the Canadian economy has been steadily declining over the last decade, government data shows.

NBC is bringing back Zachary Quinto for their upcoming series, "Dr. Wolf," created by Michael Grassi, known for his work on «Riverdale» and «Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.» The show draws inspiration from the life of Dr. Oliver Sacks, featured in books like «The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat» and «An Anthropologist on Mars.»

dark comedy series, "I Hate People, People Hate Me," is set to premiere on CBC Gem this November, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Elizabeth Hoffman, famous for her role as Beatrice Reed Ventnor, the mother of the daughters in the NBC drama 'Sisters,' has died at the age of 97. She passed away on August 21 due to natural causes at her home in Malibu, as confirmed by her son, Chris. Hoffman's notable roles included portraying Eleanor Roosevelt in the miniseries 'The Winds of War' (1983) and 'War and Remembrance' (1988-89). She also played Meryl Streep's mother in 'The River Wild' (1994) and an elderly character named Ruth in 'Dante's Peak' (1997). In 'Sisters,' Hoffman's character, Bea, kickstarts the story as her four daughters reunite to care for her after she turns to alcohol to cope with her husband's passing and sells the family home. She appeared in 87 out of the show's 128 episodes during its six-season run from 1991 to 1996. Born on February 8, 1926, in Corvallis, Oregon, Hoffman began her acting career in theater before making her on screen debut in 1980 with a role on 'Little House on the Prairie.' She also appeared in 'Matlock' and 'Stargate SG-1' in the late 1980s and 1990s. Hoffman's film credits include 'Fear No Evil' (1981), 'Nuts' (1987), and 'Born on the Fourth of July' (1989). She also made appearances on various television shows such as 'The Greatest American Hero,' 'The A-Team,' 'Hunter,' 'L.A. Law,' 'Star Trek: The Next Generation,' and 'Thirtysomething.' Her theatrical work featured performances in Tennessee Williams plays and the role of a woman who takes in a young Jewish girl in Diane Samuels' 'Kindertransport.' She is survived by her sons Chris and Paul, as well as her grandchildren Erica, Alison, Lauren, and Lily.

By Jonathan Stempel

HSBC has nearly tripled the size of a syndicated overseas loan to retail non-banking financial company Shriram Finance to $400 million, with international financiers showing firm appetite for lending to the domestic NBFC sector amid a volatile global interest rate outlook. Senior management of HSBC, the sole arranger for the dollar loan, told ET that the facility had been upscaled from the original size of $150 million to $404 million. The deal will be concluded in the next few days. «This deal has several firsts and will surely be counted as a landmark transaction for both the borrower and the sector.

Mint delves deeper. Not yet. Hindustan Unilever posted a flat profit in Q2FY24 compared to same period last year.

An 18-year-old diary entry from a former Wright Prospecting executive has cast doubt over a billionaire family’s claim to the ownership and lucrative royalties flowing from one of Gina Rinehart’s Pilbara mines.

Automotive News executive editor Jamie Butters discusses the expansion of the UAW strikes and its impact on car buyers.

Comodo Motors general manager Jordan Baker joins The Big Money Show to discuss the impact on auto dealers and car buyers from the ongoing UAW strike.