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UBS integration with Credit Suisse 'bang on target' in test run: IT chief

The bank will begin migrating clients booked in Luxembourg and Hong Kong in the coming weeks, and Singapore slightly later, and other countries would follow later in 2024 and next year

HSBC weighs cost-cutting plan of up to $300 million, targeting top ranks

Reported $300 million in savings would be a fraction of group costs that reached $16.3 billion in the first six months this year, 5 per cent higher than in the same period a year ago

Tesla's China-made EV sales grow 19.2% in Sept, sells over 72K vehicles

Tesla sold more than 72,000 EVs in China's domestic market, up 66 per cent year-on-year, its best month this year, according to a company statement on Thursday

Israel eliminates Hezbollah 'Golan Heights' member, airstrikes Syria

Israel, which has carried out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years, has ramped up its raids since the Oct. 7

Here's how Trump could overhaul US financial regulators if he wins on Nov 5

In 2020, the US Supreme Court handed the president more authority over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, including by empowering him or her to fire its director at will

US mourns death of industrialist Ratan Tata who 'drove India to prosperity'

Deep condolences to his loved ones and Rest in Peace Shri Ratan Tata Ji, wrote Google and Alphabet CEO Sunder Pichai

Duped into building drones for use in Ukraine: Africans working in Russia

To fill urgent labour shortage in wartime, Russia has been recruiting women aged 18-22 from places like Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, and Latin America

Airbus faces pressure as lower deliveries highlight challenging target

Airbus and Boeing supplier Senior said on Tuesday it was cutting headcount in response to challenges in commercial aerospace manufacturing, sending its shares tumbling

Monitored wildlife populations plunged 73% in 50 years: WWF report

Report said that ecological degradation with climate change, increases likelihood of reaching local and regional tipping points- beyond which changes to ecosystems can have irreversible effects

Ex Pfizer CEO, CFO not to involve in Starboard's campaign on drugmaker

Pfizer's shares have fallen more than 9% in the past year and trade at around half of their pandemic-era highs as sales of its COVID products shrink

UN warns Gaza aid efforts could disintegrate if Israeli legislation passes

UNRWA had suspended the union leader in March when allegations of his ties to Hamas emerged and launched an investigation

Turkey navy evacuates its citizens from Beirut amid Israel-Hezbollah clash

She spoke to The Associated Press before getting in line to board the TCG Bayraktar amphibious landing vessel, which along with the TCG Sancaktar will take on evacuees.

Donald Trump rejects Fox News invite to debate Harris in late October

In a statement, Fox had said a second debate 'would present an opportunity for each candidate to make their closing arguments'

Boeing workers in for 'long haul' after pay talks collapse: Union leader

Reaching an accepted deal is critical for Boeing, ratings agency S&P estimates the strike is costing it $1 billion a month and it is at risk of losing its prized investment grade credit rating

Here's what to know about Israel's ground invasion in southern Lebanon

The goal is not to destroy Hezbollah, and the army is aware that this will not remove the threat of longer-range rockets and missiles

Amazon adds Apple TV+ to US channels store, offering popular shows

Apple will begin selling TV+ subscriptions through Prime later this month, Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Amazon Prime Video said

Space startups see funding rise as investors bet on capex ventures: Report

Funding in the third quarter was up 18 per cent from a year earlier at $1.9 billion, with an average deal size of $18 million, according to the report

UK property market strengthens, pressure on renters intensifies: RICS

Tarrant Parsons, RICS' head of market analytics, said the reduction in borrowing costs in August had helped to recover buyer demand

After hurricanes now solar storms may cause disruption in US power grids

A severe solar storm is headed to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the US deals with major back-to-back hurricanes, space weather forecasters said on Wednesday.

Polluted waste from Florida's fertiliser industry in path of Milton's fury

Of particular concern from Milton is the Piney Point wastewater reservoir, which sits on the shore of Tampa Bay and has had structural issues that have caused regular leaks over the years