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On today's podcast:

(1) Israeli soldiers killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the Oct. 7 attack, in a death that leaves a huge hole at the top of the militant group and spurred fresh US pressure for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war in the Gaza Strip.

(2) China’s central bank moved to support markets just as data showed the economy expanding the least in six quarters, signaling the government’s intent to continue a stimulus push to draw a line under the slowdown.

(3) European Central Bank officials reckon another interest-rate cut in December is highly likely, with inflation to settle at 2% faster than envisaged, according to people familiar with the matter.

(4) Traders at some of the world's biggest banks have allegedly been misled by cold callers dangling the prospect of jobs at the likes of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley in exchange for details about their salaries, the make-up of their teams and even their desk’s confidential profit and loss statements. But often the jobs don’t exist. Neither does the named caller. Even their supposed employer — firms like Omertion Group or AMO Search — aren’t real.

(5) Netflix added more than 5 million customers in the third quarter and eclipsed Wall Street’s expectations on every major financial metric despite a new programming slate constrained by last year’s strikes in Hollywood.

(6) City firms publicly say they’re still committed to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Their staff don’t agree.

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(1) Billionaire investor Stan Druckenmiller said markets are pricing in a Donald Trump victory ahead of next month’s US presidential election.

(2) Vice President Kamala Harris sought to deflect criticism over the administration’s handling of the border crisis, her stance on transgender rights and her ties to President Joe Biden in a combative interview Wednesday on Fox News.

(3) China’s economy likely grew at its weakest pace in six quarters, prompting Beijing to roll out a swath of stimulus measures in late September to draw a line under the slowdown.

(4) Europe should use the challenges posed by an increasingly fragmented world order and geopolitical conflicts as an opportunity to strengthen the foundations of its domestic market, according to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde.

(5) UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves could raise £15 billion ($20 billion) a year from the wealthiest Britons by targeting capital gains and inheritance without triggering an exodus of millionaires, according to two think tank reports.

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On today's podcast:

(1) UK inflation slipped below the Bank of England’s 2% target for the first time in more than three years, spurring investors to bet on a quicker pace of interest-rate cuts in the coming months.

(2) ASML shares plunged the most in 26 years after it booked only about half the orders analysts expected, a startling slowdown for one of the bellwethers of the semiconductor industry.

(3) LVMH’s sales of fashion and leather goods fell for the first time since the pandemic as the industry’s biggest player was hammered by a slump in demand from Chinese consumers whose appetite for high-end purchases once seemed insatiable.

(4) Chinese stocks dipped after early fluctuations, in a sign of growing disappointment over the pace of stimulus rollout.

(5) The European Union has prepared a list of American goods it could target with tariffs if former President Donald Trump wins the US election and follows through on his threat to hit the bloc with punitive trade measures.

(6) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s political aides plan to confer with advocates for the nation’s so-called non-dom population of wealthy foreigners amid concerns his Labour Party’s intended tax hikes may end up costing money.

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