
Stock market today: World shares edge lower while oil prices surge as Mideast tensions flare
Shares are mostly lower in Europe and Asia and oil prices have surged after an air strike on a hospital in Gaza triggered protests in many parts of the Middle East
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Singapore to inspect Credit Suisse, others in money-laundering scandal - Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) plans to conduct an on-site inspection of a local unit of Credit Suisse
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Factbox-Upbeat China Q3 GDP prompts most brokerages to raise their targets
Five big brokerages, including J.P.Morgan, raised their 2023 growth forecasts for China, after the country's economy grew at
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What the Israel-Hamas war means for defense stocks
When war breaks out, defense companies tend to make money. That means aerospace and defense stocks tend to rise during geopolitical unrest.
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Nasdaq beats profit estimates on strong demand for investment products
Nasdaq on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit that beat Wall Street estimates, helped by stronger demand for its indexes
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Flat Earthers attempted to sail to the edge of the world – and it ended in massive disappointment
Despite no evidence backing up their claims, Flat Earthers are adamant that they are correct when it comes to the shape of our Earth. Even when their own evidence disproves them, it seems. Back in 2020, a couple from Venice tried to prove the world was flat by setting sail to the edge of the world, which they believed was somewhere near Sicily, after a planned Flat Earthed cruise to Antartica was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The couple violated the lockdown restrictions in place at the time of their travels, selling their car in order to buy a boat. Using a compass, a device that works because the Earth is round, the pair set off in their boat to reach Lampedusa. However, it was not long until they found themselves lost, tired, and on the island of Ustica instead. Salvatore Zichichi of the Maritime Health Office of the Ministry of Health told Italian newspaper La Stampa: "For them, Lampedusa [an island of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean Sea] was the end of the Earth." "The funny thing is that they orient themselves with the compass, an instrument that works on the bass of terrestrial magnetism. A principle that they, as Flat Earthers, should reject." They were placed in quarantine by health officials due to the ongoing pandemic at the time, but the couple escaped and sailed away in pursuit of the edge of Earth. Three hours later, they were caught. The pair tried to escape one more time but failed, and abandoned their plan, taking a ferry back to mainland Italy once their time in quarantine was fulfilled. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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Cumbrian woman's family make 100th birthday card appeal
Now living in Canada, Marjorie Try's family are asking for 100 cards from her home area in England.
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South Africa's inflation rises sharply on food and fuel prices
By Bhargav Acharya and Tannur Anders JOHANNESBURG Inflation in South Africa rose sharply in September but stayed within
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New Found Hits 52 g/t Au Over 2.85m & 31.5 g/t Au Over 2.50m, Expands Jackpot to 185m of Strike and to 205m Depth
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 18, 2023--
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Amazon to Spend Over $1 Billion on Microsoft 365 Licenses
An internal document has revealed Amazon is going to pay over $1 billion for Microsoft
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Jared Leto films POV of him bungee jumping into concert in terrifying stunt
Jared Leto has shared a POV video of himself bungee jumping into a festival appearance in Texas. Leto was performing with his band Thirty Seconds To Mars at ACL Festival, when he took to the incredibly high platform, which towered over the site. Fans screamed as the thrill-seeker threw himself from it to land by the stage, ready to perform. Just last month, he was spotted scaling a building in New York, so he's definitely earned his reputation as a daredevil. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter
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Marketmind: US growth topping China as megacaps report
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The two biggest economies in the
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