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Twitter is testing how misinformation labels can be more obvious, direct

In September, Twitter announced it would label or remove posts claiming election victory before results were certified

New pandemic wave could delay euro zone rebound, ECB's Lagarde says

A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic risks delaying the euro zone's economic recovery, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday

RBI widely expected to keep rates steady at MPC meeting ending Friday

The RBI said it will hold the MPC meeting from Oct 7 to Oct 9, having delayed it by a week in order to give the government time to appoint three new external members to the panel

Services activity improves in September, PMI at 49.8 vs 41.8 in August

The latest reading was indicative of broadly stable output across the sector

Asian stocks at two-week high as Donald Trump returns to White House

Bonds and the dollar nursed losses amid the improving risk appetite, while oil extended gains

IMF urges infrastructure investment to boost post-coronavirus growth

The full Fiscal Monitor will be presented at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings

UK court overturns Venezuela judgment in $1 billion gold tug-of-war

The BCV sued the Bank of England in May to recover control of the gold, which it says it will sell to finance Venezuela's response to the coronavirus pandemic

Wall Street gains as Trump to leave hospital, investors hope for stimulus

The S&P 500 posted 29 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 112 new highs and 16 new lows

'No isolation, few tests': Argentina has world's highest Covid-19 positive

Argentina was set to hit 800,000 confirmed cases on Monday, with an seven-day rolling average of around 12,500 new daily infections

Donald Trump may not be out of the woods but can go home, says Conley

Over the past 24 hours ... he's met or exceeded all standard hospital discharge criteria, Conley said

Oil jumps over 5% on Donald Trump health update, Norway shutdowns

Brent rose $2.02, or 5.1%, to settle at $41.29 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $2.17, or 5.9%, to settle at $39.22 a barrel

Death toll rises as Azeris, Armenians say civilian areas are under fire

Azerbaijan said Azeri cities outside Nagorno-Karabakh had been struck, taking the fighting closer to territory from which pipelines carry Azeri gas and oil to Europe.

Wall Street gains as Trump to leave hospital, investors hope for stimulus

Shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc jumped after Trump's physician said he had been treated with Regeneron's dual antibody treatment.

Cineworld brings down curtain on US, UK theaters; 45,000 jobs hit

The company said the reluctance of studios to go ahead with major releases such as the new James Bond film had left it no choice but to close theatres in the US and UK

Covid-19 impact: US commercial bankruptcy filings up 33% so far this year

Filings by individuals, however, are lower so far this year courtesy of government relief efforts.

Covid-19 pandemic can spread through airborne transmission, says CDC

Last month, the CDC published and then took down its guidance warning possible airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus

EV battery maker Romeo Systems to go public through $1.33 bn merger deal

Romeo will use the proceeds for capacity expansion and research & development to further develop battery system technologies for commercial vehicles

Six Norway oil and gas fields shut as more workers join strike over pay

Monday's escalation added 126 union members to the strike, taking the total to 169 out of the 1,003 offshore workers Lederne represents.

China says Trump govt's bans on TikTok and WeChat break WTO rules

In the same meeting, the United States defended its actions, saying they are intended to mitigate national security risks

Wall Street gains on stimulus hopes, hints of Trump hospital discharge

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 142.61 points, or 0.52%, at the open to 27,825.42