Reuters

While some opportunists thrive in adversity, experts say that for many investors it takes a toll on mental health.

The central bank's policy was aimed at achieving price stability, not targeting currencies, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said.

China's coal imports from Russia fell to 6.95 million tonnes last month, down from a peak of 8.54 million tonnes in August, according to China's customs data.

In a window on the mechanics of Fed policymaking, Evans and Bullard in separate interviews recently laid out how they were thinking conceptually about that landing spot.

Hyundai plans to begin commercial production in the first half of 2025 in the massive plant in Bryan county, west of Savannah, that will have an annual capacity of 300,000 units.

Qatar, the first Middle Eastern country to host the World Cup, has come under intense international criticism for its treatment of foreign workers and restrictive social laws.

At her trial, she pleaded guilty to the charges but said she had made an "honest mistake" and had not meant to break the law.

The tradition originates in Nepal, where street dogs are prevalent and dog welfare is struggling.

Sunak, Britain's youngest prime minister for more than 200 years and its first leader of colour, will replace Liz Truss who resigned after 44 days following a "mini budget" that sparked turmoil in financial markets.

The floods, blamed by the government on heavy rain and a water release from a dam in neighbouring Cameroon, have killed more than 600 people, displaced around 1.4 million and damaged or destroyed 440,000 hectares of farmland across Nigeria.

China reported on Monday a faster-than-expected 3.9% expansion in its economy in the third quarter, but data for September showed weak imports of goods and retail sales, reflecting its still subdued domestic demand.

Net profit attributable to shareholders fell to $1.73 billion, ahead of $1.53 billion forecast by 17 analysts in a company-gathered consensus.

Tata plans to start producing green steel - or steel made without using fossil fuels - in 2030 at its plant in Ijmuiden, Netherlands.

Only 20 million people in the United States have received an updated COVID vaccine, and just one in five seniors, the White House said last week.

"During the operation, dozens of Palestinians burned tyres and hurled rocks at the troops. The troops responded with live fire toward the armed suspects who were shooting at them," the military said in a statement.

Addressing the conference by video link, Zelenskiy said Russian missiles and Iranian-made drones had destroyed more than a third of the country's energy infrastructure, making it vulnerable in the short term and delaying European integration.

German chemicals maker Covestro cut its 2022 earnings guidance for the third time this year on Tuesday as it reported weaker-than-expected quarterly profits, blaming soaring gas and raw material prices.

Yoon mapped out details of the 639 trillion won ($445 billion) proposal for next year to a half-empty National Assembly hall that was missing members of the Democratic Party, which holds a majority in the 300-strong parliament.

Insurers who paid ransom to hackers had no way of ensuring data was deleted, meaning sensitive customer information remained at risk of being exposed online, Tudehope added.

For Novartis, which reports results in dollars, a strong U.S. currency was also a drag on the value of sales generated outside the United States.

The brisk U.S. sales highlight the far-reaching effect of the war in Ukraine on global food and energy supplies.

Trading volumes between bitcoin and the pound jumped 233% in September overall from the month before, according to data from research firm CryptoCompare, while trading between the cryptocurrency and a similarly battered euro also jumped 68%.

European Union countries' energy ministers meet on Tuesday to discuss options to cap EU gas prices, with countries still split over whether and how to do this after discussing it for weeks.

With Ukrainian forces advancing into the strategic Russian-occupied province of Kherson, top Russian officials phoned Western counterparts on Sunday and Monday to tell them Moscow suspected Ukraine of planning to use a so-called "dirty bomb" laced with nuclear material.

Mirae Asset earlier this year invested in Musk's rocket and satellite company SpaceX, the person said.

The Asian benchmark is nursing losses of nearly 32% so far this year, weighed by big falls in Hong Kong shares while emerging markets such as India and Indonesia have gained on improving growth prospects.

But Birol also said the current energy crisis could be a turning point in the history of energy for accelerating clean energy sources and for forming a sustainable and secured energy system.

The Russian Orthodox Church's number two, Metropolitan Anthony, sat in the front row of the conference hall with other religious leaders as Macron spoke.

The unveiling of the Standing Committee and the 24-member Politburo comes a day after the closing of the Communist Party's 20th Congress.