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Indonesia on Monday introduced more measures to address stock market manipulation, including adding independent parties to a committee determining stocks with concentrated ownership structures, after MSCI said the country could be demoted due to concerns about opaque trading.The measures came after MSCI announced earlier this month that it could demote Indonesia's stock exchange to "standalone" market status, saying not enough had been done to arrest coordinated trading practices in its stock market.That was more severe than the global index provider's January warning that it could downgrade

Investors expect Brazilian stocks, currency to fall after Lula reelected

Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil pumping stations, Riyadh airport as fighting intensifies

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Elections, central banks and earnings on the menu

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.It's not been a good start to the week for right-wing politicians, with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva winning a fourth term and Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic losing to a student-led protest movement. The Brazilian real is yet to trade, though a Brazilian ETF traded in Tokyo has shed almost 15%, reversing gains made when Senator Flavio Bolsonaro led in the first round of voting. Bolsonaro later refused to concede defeat, saying he would challenge the result.Next up is Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party in Israel. A

Caribbean seeks reparations and questions role of monarchy before King Charles III visits

China's yuan climbs to fresh 4-year high ahead of key policy meetings

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Bank of Japan's hawkish pause to leave scope for December hike

The Bank of Japan will likely declare victory in a nearly 14-year battle to hit its 2% inflation target at its policy meeting on Friday and emphasise the risks prices could overshoot, signaling the chance of a rate hike as soon as December.Such hawkish language may reinforce expectations the BOJ, US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank will all raise rates by year-end, as brisk AI demand and the Iran war-induced energy shock worsen global inflationary pressures.Still, the BOJ is likely to avoid dropping explicit hints on the timing and pace of future rate rises as it balances the need to

Currency markets subdued ahead of busy central bank week

Shares fall in Asia after a decline on Wall Street, and oil prices fall more than 1%

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US appeals court appears skeptical of Trump DOJ's lawsuit over California voter rolls

A federal appeals court appeared skeptical on Sunday of a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump's administration that seeks to force California officials to set aside thousands of mail-in ballots the administration says were sent to noncitizens ahead of midterm elections.During a rare weekend oral argument, two judges on a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals sharply questioned a Justice Department lawyer about the lawsuit, a high-profile effort by the Trump administration to boost the federal government's role in elections ahead of the November 3 midterms. The Departme

Brazil’s Lula wins historic fourth term, Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth term on Sunday, the country's electoral court said, in a shock result that defied polls, precedent and global anti-incumbent sentiment to put the brakes on a wave of right-wing election victories across Latin America.However, his opponent Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, refused to accept defeat and said he would ask for the result to be annulled due to a Sunday ruling from a Supreme Court justice that extended voting for two hours.Bolsonaro led the election's first round but lost

Trump invokes 9/11 in urging Michigan voters to oppose Muslim Senate candidate El-Sayed

At least 12 people injured in shooting near a football stadium in Florida

Election|US

Ramaswamy and Trump gamble on an incendiary ad, as Ohio shows signs it might turn purple again

Vivek Ramaswamy is ending his run for Ohio governor the same way he launched himself onto the political scene four years ago — with a bet that voters will reward him for a never-back-down bombast that mirrors President Donald Trump’s instincts.But interviews with voters over three days following the release of the Republican nominee’s ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, offered a glimpse at the potential perils of imitating Trump — particularly in a year in which polls show voters turning away from the president.And if Ramaswamy’s approach alienat

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Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 67-62 to even the WNBA Finals at 2-2

Gabby Williams gave a passionate speech to her teammates after Golden State fell behind in the WNBA Finals, saying she had to show a “different type of fire." The Valkyries leader did just that as she scored 17 points and led a stellar defensive effort to beat the Atlanta Dream 67-62 on Saturday and even the WNBA Finals 2-2. “I didn’t like my last game. I didn’t like who I was in that last game,” Williams said. “So I think stepping up in that role made me step up also individually. If I want to lead my team, I have to be the one that sets the tone and I

How reliant is Ukraine on US support – and could Kyiv carry on without it?

‘I have to go in,’ Bend school shooting hero told a 911 dispatcher. ‘People are going to die.’

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UK police says letter with claims against Meghan's father was not shared with other law enforcement

British police confirmed Saturday that they passed a letter about alleged offending by the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to her in 2019, but said it did not share details with other law enforcement agencies. Meghan, Prince Harry’s wife, said Friday she was “deeply distressed” by allegations that a collection of child sexual abuse images had been found at a former home of her father, Thomas Markle Sr. She issued a statement after a British tabloid newspaper reported that her brother found the images while clearing out their father's home in the Philippines.

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Good mood among fans attending the first NFL game in Paris, a day after protests and clashes

A day after more mass protests and clashes in Paris, the atmosphere was jovial and upbeat among American football fans attending the NFL's first game in France on Sunday. Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints fans mingled around the Stade de France before kickoff, with a visible but discreet police presence at the national stadium as about 76,000 fans attended the sold-out game. The Steelers won 16-10 amid a festive atmosphere, including some live music and fan participation. Special occasion It was the Moore family's first-ever tr

Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink’s terms of service following dispute over coverage

Louvre and other museums closing for Saturday protests as French authorities deploy 70,000 officers

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Vance intensifies rapidly and could become a major Category 3 hurricane off Mexico's Pacific Coast

Hurricane Vance rapidly strengthened into a Category 2 storm Friday as it neared Mexico’s Pacific Coast, the National Hurricane Center said. Vance had maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (177 kph) as it churned about 385 miles (620 kilometers) south-southwest of Acapulco, according to an advisory from the Miami-based hurricane center. The storm was nearing major hurricane strength, the center said, though gradual weakening was expected to start by Saturday. The hurricane's outer bands were already funneling gale-force winds and rough seas into Mexico

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Fire devastates former Nazi guest house 'Eagle's Nest'

Firefighters battled for hours to contain a blaze that engulfed the former Nazi guest house known as "The Eagle's Nest" in southern Germany, while police investigated the cause after detaining a man near the scene, authorities said on Saturday. Around 200 firefighters and emergency workers near Berchtesgaden in Bavaria were battling the flames after the building, known as the Kehlsteinhaus, caught fire on Friday, police said.Built in 1938 as a guest house for Nazi officials and their guests, the building sits in a spectacular Alpine setting above Berchtesgaden. Adolf Hitler used it occasio

France braces for another weekend of protests as authorities launch massive security operation

A shooting in the Paris suburbs kills 1 and wounds five in a suspected racist attack

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Lula is declared winner of Brazil's election as Bolsonaro rejects results

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How the conservative Supreme Court has rewritten the rules for the midterms

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Can electronic voting machines change your vote? Here’s what experts say

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Blanche says Trump isn't trying to meddle with Alaska election results by suing over Senate race

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Venezuela's opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile, as doubts over democracy deepen

Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has reappeared in Venezuela for the first time since December

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Rent control doomed this mayor’s re-election campaign. He has no regrets

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Brazil’s Lula wins reelection with victory over Trump ally Bolsonaro, who rejects result

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France sees another weekend of mass protests as thousands rally across Europe

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Obama unloads on Trump while stumping for Democrats ahead of midterms

US President Donald Trump has been telling voters to view the midterm elections as if he were on the ballot, and on Saturday one of his Democratic predecessors did

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls