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Paul J. Davies Credit Suisse Group AG finally bit the bullet. A properly radical transformation is on the way. It will shut down, sell or spin off most of its investment bank and become a more focused international wealth and asset manager with some trading capabilities attached to a traditional Swiss bank. The new leadership of Chairman Axel Lehmann and ...

Euro-area inflation surged to a fresh all-time high, while the bloc’s economy lost momentum — reinforcing fears that a recession is now all-but unavoidable. Consumer prices jumped by 10.7% from a year ago in October, far exceeding the 10.3% median estimate in a Bloomberg survey. Third-quarter output, meanwhile, slowed to 0.2% from the previous three months — more than analysts ...

Uber Technologies Inc reported revenue that beat analysts’ expectations, fueled by a recovery in driver supply that supported increased ridership, assuaging investor concerns that rising inflation would damp consumer spending. The shares jumped about 6% in early trading. Third-quarter sales jumped 72% to $8.34 billion, the San Francisco-based company said on Tuesday in a statement. That exceeded the $8.1 billion ...

UK house prices fall the most since the start of the pandemic in October as political and market turmoil sent shock waves through the property market. The average value of a home dropped 0.9% to £268,282 ($309,500), the Nationwide Building Society (NBS) said on Tuesday. It was the largest decline since June 2020 and much sharper than the 0.3% reduction ...

Dubai / WAM  The inaugural launch of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre’s (MBRSC’s) Rashid Rover is now scheduled no earlier than November 22. This updated target launch date is provided by the launch partners. Built by innovative Emirati minds, the rover will be launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM  Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced on Monday, it has set a new Upstream Methane Intensity target of 0.15 percent by 2025. The new target is the lowest in the Middle East, reinforcing Adnoc’s status as a leader in the responsible production of lower carbon energy. Adnoc’s 0.15 percent methane intensity target means Adnoc will ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM  President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, attended the exchange of several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and agreements between the UAE and Kyrgyzstan to enhance cooperation in various fields. The MoUs and agreements exchanged between the two sides at Al Shati Palace included the following: An MoU ...

Bloomberg Ukraine warned of widespread blackouts after a massive wave of Russian missile attacks on Monday damaged power and water supplies across the country including in the capital Kyiv. The Kremlin meanwhile warned that grain shipments would be “much riskier and more dangerous” after it pulled out of a deal allowing Ukrainian exports from Black Sea ports following an attack ...

A handful of very tight races will determine control of the US Senate with the result unclear just days before the midterm elections. A New York Times/Siena College poll released Monday shows Democratic candidates ahead by slim margins in Georgia and Pennsylvania and tied with the Republican challenger in Nevada. Only the Arizona race shows a more comfortable lead for ...

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election in a dramatic comeback for the left-wing politician who was languishing in a jail cell for corruption just three years ago. He defeated the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro with 50.9% to 49.1% of the votes in Sunday’s runoff, according to the official tally. The outcome signals a change in direction for Latin ...