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Oil Prices Climb Above $110 as Middle East Supply Fears Persist

Crude oil prices ticked higher earlier today, extending gains from Tuesday as traders continued to worry about the stability of flows out of the Middle East. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $110.30 per barrel, with West Texas Intermediate at $99.12 per barrel, both up by over 1% from Tuesday. The latest inventory report out of the U.S. contributed to the bullish sentiment with…

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Regulators Challenge Solidigm's Nasdaq IPO, Fueling SK hynix Shareholder Backlash

South Korea's financial regulators have said that SK hynix's plan to list its U.S. subsidiary Solidigm on the Nasdaq raises concerns over duplicate listing rules.

Financial watchdogs challenge Solidigm's Nasdaq IPO, citing duplicate-listing concerns.
Listing could create unprecedented five-tier duplicate listings structure.

2h ago ·businesskorea.co.kr

Money Market Operations as on October 19, 2026

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS @ --> Money Markets @ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 7,00,613.28 5.56 4.85-6.00 I.

RBI reported ₹8,67,080.44 crore volume in money market operations on October 19, 2026.
Overnight segment saw ₹7,00,613.28 crore volume with 4.85%-6.00% average rate.
Term segment recorded ₹966.00 crore volume with 5.70%-6.20% average rate.

2h ago ·rbi.org.in

Result of the Overnight Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction held on October 21, 2026

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 93,241 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 50,007 Cut off Rate (%) 5.52 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.52 Partial…

2h ago ·rbi.org.in

Swiss Franc weakens as US Dollar holds gains on oil-driven inflation

USD/CHF gains ground after posting losses the previous day, trading around 0.8260 during Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair appreciates as the US Dollar (USD) receives support safe-haven demand amid…

2h ago ·fxstreet.com

TWICE Leader Jihyo Leaves JYP Entertainment After 21 Years

Jihyo joined JYP in 2005 at only eight years old. Her and JYP Entertainment have had one of the longest artist-agency relationships in the industry.

2h ago ·forbes.com

Starbucks China Will Require Purchases to Sit in Its Cafes

Starbucks Corp. will require customers to make a purchase to sit in its China cafes, part of a push to revive its fortunes in the competitive mainland market.

2h ago ·bloomberg.com

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