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Apple (AAPL.O): The redesigned Health app now supports 11 languages, including Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese.
According to the New York Times: US President Trump is negotiating an agreement with Venezuela regarding the US military.
The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $427 million from three counterparties in its fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.
ECB Governing Council member Nagel: September inflationary pressures were higher than expected; approaching an adverse scenario.
ECB Governing Council member Nagel: We can and must prevent soaring energy prices from triggering widespread inflation.
ECB Governing Council member Nagel: A rate hike in December is very likely.
American Honda (HMC.N): October electric vehicle sales were 33,760 units.
According to the New York Times: Israel shared intelligence claiming that Iran is considering using chemical weapons. U.S. officials are divided on the Israeli report, with some comparing it to intelligence regarding Iraq's weapons of mass destruction in 2002; some U.S. and Gulf officials suspect Netanyahu is trying to force Trump back into war.
Fitch Ratings: France's sovereign rating outlook revised, narrowing the buffer for French bank ratings.
According to Russian media, Russia demands that Norway unconditionally comply with international law, including all provisions of the Svalbard Treaty.
According to Russian media, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Russia will seek to lift the sanctions imposed by Norway on Russian assets.
US President Trump: Naming the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool "Trump" was just a joke and a distortion of the Daily Mail's report.
Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Prime Minister of Qatar spoke with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Karas Kalas, discussing Qatar's cooperative relationship with the EU and ways to strengthen cooperation. They also exchanged views on the latest situation in the region, diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the situation, and coordination to enhance regional security and stability.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that in the past day, Russian air defense forces shot down 13 Ukrainian drones in several regions of the Russian Federation.
US President Trump: Guam has always been considered a Democratic stronghold, but the Republicans have just declared victory in the gubernatorial election. Congratulations to Tony Ada! Furthermore, the Republicans have also secured a majority in the Guam Senate. This is truly amazing, and hopefully, this foreshadows more good news to come!
According to Politico: The European Commission will abandon reforms to the energy tax directive.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: Sometimes we don't even understand how powerful we are. Europe is very powerful. Yes, there are internal problems, but in any case, Europe is united. With this unity, Europe is many times stronger than Russia is today.
Ukrainian President Zelensky: If 100% of the sanctions really work, and if no one plays tricks like lifting sanctions on certain oligarchs, Russia will not be able to survive.
Market news: The United States and Venezuela are negotiating a new round of aluminum trade recovery.
Lufthansa: The investment will be fully financed by available liquid funds. The combined market share with TAP on the Europe-Latin America route will be approximately 20%.