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The Nasdaq fell 1%, SK Hynix (SKHY.O) fell more than 5%, and SanDisk (SNDK.O) fell 4%.

Italian Prime Minister Meloni's office: Italy and the European Commission have reached an agreement on a natural gas price cap.

German Chancellor Merz: There is still room for maneuver in the EU summit's discussion of restrictions on visa issuance to Russians.

German Chancellor Merz: It would be understandable if Ukraine attacked targets within Russian territory that hinder its military operations, including communications and energy infrastructure.

German Chancellor Merz: (Regarding Ukraine) The EU will assess in the coming weeks how much financial assistance Ukraine actually needs; the €90 billion loan will not be enough.

German Chancellor Merz: The ban on internal combustion engines is now a thing of the past after the agreement was reached.

German Chancellor Merz: Italy has largely agreed to the Franco-German proposal to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2035.

German Chancellor Merz: The European budget must be further reduced.

German Chancellor Merz: I hope to reach a budget agreement by the end of this year, but I'm not sure if it will happen.

German Chancellor Merz: An additional European Council meeting is expected in November.

The Australian government has advised its citizens against traveling to Saudi Arabia.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 5.0 magnitude earthquake in the Auckland Islands of New Zealand.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy, Grigory Dmitriev: We will soon announce other initiatives with the United States, in addition to the diesel trade. We will implement other projects before the end of Russia's special military operations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy Grigory Dmitriev: Russia and the United States are discussing a joint data center project, including the use of Russian nuclear power plants.

Alcoa shares extended gains to 8.1%, marking the biggest intraday gain since June.

Russia claims it hit a cargo ship in the Black Sea.

American Airlines will launch a new route to Venezuela in January.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy Grigory Dmitriev: (Regarding the sanctions bill of the late Senator Graham) The bill hindered Russian-American investment cooperation, and more and more people in the United States are realizing that it was a mistake.

EU science and technology chief Jan Verkoführer will meet with Bill Gates on Wednesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the 16th requested EU leaders to provide Ukraine with an additional 70 billion euros in funding next year to help the country continue its confrontation with Russia.