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IMF urges infrastructure investment to boost post-coronavirus growth

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

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

Google defers Indian in-app fees by 6 months after angry startups complain

Startups were upset about the commission fee and also criticised several other Google Play Store policies for hurting their businesses

Netflix India releases 3 episodes of Bad Boy Billionaires amid legal tussle

The "Bad Boy Billionaires: India" documentary series about liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, Subrata Roy of Sahara group, IT executive Ramalinga Raju and jeweller Nirav Modi was set for release last month

Japan Sep service activity shrinks at slowest pace since pandemic's start

Activity in Japan's services sector contracted for the eight straight month in September but at the slowest pace since the coronavirus pandemic started wreaking havoc on the economy

Global stocks rise as signs of Trump's improving health calm markets

Australian stocks jumped 2.37% for the biggest daily gain in almost two weeks. Japan's Nikkei rose 1.39%

Food firms urge Britain to adopt tougher rules to protect tropical forests

Companies say they would prefer clear direction from governments that would create standard rules rather than navigating the existing maze of voluntary intiatives

Oil prices claw back 2% after upbeat signals from Donald Trump doctors

Prices had slumped more than 4% on Friday amid uncertainty surrounding Trump's health