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Microsoft to let clients build AI agents for routine tasks from Nov

Other big technology companies such as Salesforce have also touted the potential of such agents

Sovereign bond yields end higher as sentiment cautious after RBI comments

The benchmark 10-year bond yield ended at 6.8293% on Monday, compared with its previous close of 6.8193%

Boeing's new proposal may lead to $1 bn in wage-related costs over 4 years

About 33,000 workers will vote on the contract proposal after a more than month-long work stoppage, which has halted production of models including its best-selling 737 MAX narrowbody jets

Norwegian bank DNB to buy Sweden's Carnegie from Altor for $1.14 bn

DNB said in a statement it expected to finalise the all-cash acquisition, which is subject to official approvals, in the first half of 2025

Rupee slips to record closing low on outflows, avoids sharper losses

The dollar index has risen nearly 3% in October, boosted by expectations of shallower rate cuts by the Federal Reserve

Prosus targets $400 mn e-commerce profit in 2025, more IPOs in India

Prosus, majority-owned by South Africa's Naspers, is a major shareholder in Indian food delivery firm Swiggy, which is preparing for what could be one of India's biggest IPOs this year

As weak economies' default wave peaks, cash shortage may take its place

The U.S. Treasury's top economic diplomat has called for new ways to provide short-term liquidity support to low- and middle-income countries to head off debt crises

US envoy Hochstein to hold ceasefire talks with Lebanese officials

While Hochstein is likely to push for calm after a year of fighting during which Israel killed leaders of both Hezbollah in Lebanon

UAE supermarket chain Lulu to offer 25% stake in IPO, list on Adx

Lulu plans to offer more than 2.582 billion shares in the IPO, which will run from Oct. 28 to Nov. 5

US military says THAAD anti-missile system is 'in place' in Israel

THAAD, or the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, is a critical part of the US military's layered air defense systems

What's on agenda at COP16 nature summit in Colombia: All you need to know

COP16 host country Colombia has put the inclusion of Indigenous and traditional communities at the center of its agenda in Cali

IEA forecasts surplus oil supply, weak demand from China despite stimulus

China, which has accounted for more than 60 per cent of global oil demand growth in the last decade

IMF, WB meetings clouded by wars, slow economic growth, US election

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings are scheduled to draw more than 10,000 people from finance ministries, central banks and civil society groups

European banks under investor pressure to keep earnings growth alive

Bank share prices have broadly delivered a double-digit rise this year, driven by stock buyback programmes

As poor nations' sovereign default wave peaks, cash shortage may follow

The US Treasury's top economic diplomat has called for new ways to provide short-term liquidity support

Harris campaign spends $270 mn in Sept, surpassing Trump's outlay of $78 mn

The campaigns are racing the final stretch of an extremely tight presidential contest, with many polls showing the two candidates neck-and-neck

China cuts benchmark lending rates in bid to boost economic recovery

The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was lowered by 25 basis points to 3.10 per cent from 3.35 per cent,

Trump hands out fries in Pennsylvania, Harris visits Georgia churches

Both candidates were scrambling for votes in the most competitive states, with Harris

Lebanese flee amid blasts, Israel warns of strikes on Hezbollah finance arm

Panicked crowds clogged the streets and caused traffic jams in some parts of Beirut as they tried to get to neighbourhoods thought to be safer, witnesses said

US statements on readiness for nuclear talks 'deception': Sergei Lavrov

The call to talk about strategic stability, about control over nuclear weapons without preconditions is a deception, Lavrov said