Egypt’s Leader Says Israel Should Take In People Fleeing Gaza
Egypt’s leader said Israel should be the one to take in Palestinians, rejecting any idea that his country could host Gazans displaced by the fighting between Israel and Hamas.
Mukesh Ambani’s UK Real Estate Bet Gets HSBC Financing Boost
HSBC Holdings Plc has nearly doubled the size of a loan arrangement to part of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s business empire, bolstering its bet on Asia’s richest person.
Chile Peso Gains as Central Bank Says It Will Weigh Recent Rout
Chile’s peso gained at the start of trading Wednesday after the central bank said it will consider the currency’s “very important” depreciation, which currently ranks among the world’s worst, at next week’s monetary policy meeting.
Xi, Putin Hail Benefits of Alternative to US-Led World Order
Xi Jinping portrayed his signature Belt and Road Initiative as a sweeping alternative to the US-led world order, a vision for global economic cooperation endorsed in person by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In London, Jews Hide Their Faith While Islamophobic Graffiti Targets Muslims
At the New London Synagogue in North London, Rabbi Jeremy Gordon says some regular congregants have stopped attending services, while some Jewish schools have told pupils not to wear outward identifiers of their religion.
U.S. Bancorp Profits Fall as the Bank Boosts Credit Provisions
U.S. Bancorp said profit fell in the third quarter as the biggest US regional lender increased its provisions for credit losses.
Decision Near on East African Pipeline, Standard Bank Says
A controversial $4 billion crude oil pipeline to link Uganda and Tanzania has overcome a key hurdle that delayed a final decision, according to Standard Bank Group Ltd.
India, UK Likely to Push Trade Deal Talks Into Next Month
India and the UK are still in tough negotiations over a free trade deal and as positions harden, talks are likely to slip into November, two people familiar with the discussions said.
Austria’s Ex-Wunderkind Sebastian Kurz Tried for Perjury
Austria’s former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz faced perjury charges on Wednesday in a trial set to rake over events that triggered the political downfall of Europe’s then-youngest leader and a rising star on the center-right.
Bill Ford Says Electric Vehicles Are Being Politicized Like the Vaccine
Ford Motor Co.’s executive chair pointed to polarization in US politics as one of the reasons the automaker is slowing production of its first electric pickup.