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We're right in the heart of earnings season, and amidst the expectations of a modest +0.4-0.5% increase in S&P 500 earnings for the quarter, there's a select group of companies that stand out.

LONDON (Reuters) — The European Central Bank broke the longest streak of interest rate rises in its 25-year history on Thursday, as slowing inflation continued to point to an eventual drop towards its 2% target and the bloc's economy deteriorates.

(Reuters) -Mastercard on Thursday forecast a weaker-than-expected growth in net revenue for the fourth quarter, signaling a potential moderation in spending volumes as an uncertain economic environment prompts caution among consumers.

Qatar Court on Thursday announced death sentence for eight Indian Navy personnel who had been arrested in August last year on charges of spying on a submarine program on behalf of Israel. The verdict has been termed 'deeply' shocking by the Indian government. The Indian nationals, all employees of Al Dahra company, were taken into custody in August last year in an alleged case of espionage.

Australian authorities have charged seven people with helping launder hundreds of millions of dollars for a Chinese crime syndicate

Modi on Thursday performed puja at the revered Shri Saibaba Samadhi Temple in Shirdi and offered prayers there. Modi was accompanied by Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. The prime minister will later attend a public programme in Shirdi to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of development projects worth about Rs 7,500 crore in sectors like health, rail, road and oil and gas. The PM will also travel to Goa to inaugurate the 37th National Games.

Big four consulting firm KPMG has cut another 100 staff after making 200 redundant in February, rival Deloitte has cut dozens, and 78 staff at PwC face an uncertain future after their planned move to spin-off Scyne was scrapped.

consumer affairs ministry has expressed concerns regarding unfair trade practices adopted by airlines and online travel aggregators. As per a TOI report, these practices include misleading claims such as showing every seat as 'paid' despite offering a «free mandatory web check-in», denying boarding to passengers with confirmed tickets, and delayed refunds.

IGST waiver to luxury vessels converting to coastal run and encouraging setting up of cruise terminals in ports. The near-term goal is to encourage tourists who would otherwise be boarding cruises from Dubai or Singapore to onboard cruises from Indian destinations, shipping ministry officials aware of the plan told ET. In line with the plan, the Centre is encouraging setting up of cruise terminals to improve passenger experience in the country’s coastline ports, which are currently focused on transporting goods, one of the officials said. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recently gave a conditional and limited duration waiver to foreign flag foreign-going vessels converting to coastal run from the 5% integrated goods and services tax (IGST). “This IGST waiver has made it viable for companies like Costa Cruises to bring their luxury vessels to Indian shores,” Nalini Gupta, managing director of Lotus Destinations – a representative of Costa Cruises in India, told ET. Costa Cruises will have for the first time an international cruise liner stationed in India for a two-month period. “The biggest attraction is international sailing experience without having the hassles of travelling abroad, hence no visa or passport will be required,” Gupta said. Sarbananda Sonowal, union minister of ports, shipping, and waterways, told ET, “The Costa Cruises initiative has been driven by the Dekho Apna Desh initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Russia's deadly attack on a beloved pizzeria in eastern Ukraine in June was painful for residents

What is probably the best part of the year is on us – the festive season; Navratri, Dussehra, which will be closely followed by Deepavali, Christmas and New Year. Unarguably the part of the year when people are the happiest… and spend, and spend and spend.

astronauts departed for China's space station on Thursday, paving the way for a new generation of «taikonauts» to advance the country's space ambitions in the future. The spacecraft Shenzhou-17, or «Divine Vessel», and its three passengers lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. Leading the six-month mission was former air force pilot Tang Hongbo, 48, who was on the first crewed mission to the space station in 2021. His return to the orbiting outpost Tiangong, or «Celestial Palace» in Chinese, also set a new record for the shortest interval between two spaceflight missions by taikonauts — coined from the Chinese word for space — suggesting a faster rotation of taikonauts in coming years. Tang, from China's second batch of astronauts in 2010, had to wait more than a decade before he was picked for his inaugural spaceflight in 2021. By contrast, his fellow Shenzhou-17 crew members Tang Shengjie, 33, and Jiang Xinlin, 35, both travelling to space for the first time, joined China's third batch of astronauts in September 2020. China has already kickstarted the selection process for the fourth batch of astronauts, seeking candidates with doctoral degrees in disciplines from biology, physics and chemistry to biomedical engineering and astronomy. It is also opening the process to applicants from Hong Kong and Macau for the first time. The first and second batches of astronauts were all former air force pilots, like Tang, who joined the People's Liberation Army in 1995 at age 20.

Indian Railways is running 4480 trips of 283 special trains till Chhath Puja this year for the convenience of rail travellers and to clear the extra rush of passengers. «Special Trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway routes like Delhi- Patna, Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Danapur-Saharsa, Danapur- Bengaluru, Ambala-Saharsa, Muzaffarpur-Yesvantpur, Puri-Patna, Okha-Naharlagun, Sealdah-New Jalpaiguri, Kochuveli-Bengaluru, Benaras- Mumbai, Howrah-Raxaul etc. During 2022, Indian Railways had notified 2614 trips of 216 Puja Special trains,» the Ministry of Railways said in a press release. Crowd-control measures by forming queues at the terminus stations under the supervision of RPF staff for orderly entry of passengers in unreserved coaches are being ensured. «Additional RPF personnel have been deployed at major stations to ensure the security of passengers.

ANI, five others shifted to the hospital, and their condition is critical. They were travelling from Bagepalli to Chikkaballapur, said Traffic police, Bagepalli.

Indian Railways on Friday notified that 283 special services will run for next few days to ensure smooth and comfortable travel of the passengers during this festive season. The Ministry of Railways also informed that these 283 special services will make 4480 trips till Chhath Puja this year.

Cyprus is set to introduce stringent penalties for unregulated cryptocurrency service providers (CSPs), according to the Cyprus Mail . The government has submitted a legislative amendment to the «Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering Law,» aiming to align the country with international anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) standards. The amendment was presented to the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs on October 10, 2023.

Former U.S. International Trade Commission Chief Peter Morici joined ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss the state of the U.S. markets as investors attempt to navigate the economic impact of the Israel-Hamas war. 

Lately, a surge of travel streamers has provoked ire from global audiences due to their disruptive actions, with one of the most notable figures being known as 'Johnny Somali.' Somali, currently residing in Japan, has faced confrontations from locals and fellow expatriates on multiple occasions due to his conduct, which includes shouting provocative statements like «Hiroshima and Nagasaki» at people in public spaces. At present, Somali has been arrested on two occasions, and Japanese authorities have even labeled such streamers as «nuisances.» Nevertheless, he is not the sole content creator responsible for causing disturbances in the country. Meanwhile, another YouTuber with 2.4 million subscribers apologised on Tuesday after a video of him and three others free-riding around Japan became the latest example of fame-seeking foreigners riling locals, as per an AFP report. The YouTuber known by the username Fidias posted a video over the weekend of the four riding trains and buses around Japan — in some cases without paying, AFP reported. In the video, Fidias hides in a toilet of a bullet train, pretends to be ill when confronted by a ticket collector, and then escapes to board another train where he pulls the same trick. Another clip shows him entering a hotel and pretending to be a guest in order to get free breakfast.

Corporate Travel Management is evacuating people from Israel under a contract with the UK government and private sector clients.

JetBlue says it will expand its transatlantic flying next spring and summer

YouTube Music only displayed the artwork of the first four tracks in a grid format. However, with this new update, users now have the option to incorporate their preferred images using generative AI technology. T.