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German business morale improved unexpectedly in October, hitting its highest level in 2-1/2 years, suggesting company executives have become more optimistic about the growth prospects for Europe's largest economy. Sonia Legg reports
German business morale improved unexpectedly in October, hitting its highest level in 2-1/2 years, suggesting company executives have become more optimistic about the growth prospects for Europe's largest economy. Sonia Legg reports
U.S. stocks closed sharply higher with a rally in technology stocks sending the Nasdaq to a 15-year high. Bobbi Rebell reports.
"I still have more high probability for 2024 to break the record," explains the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) chief of climate monitoring, Omar Baddour, during a presentation of the annual State of the Climate report. "January was the warmest January on record (...) we have already signs of going through a very warm year in 2024," he adds. SOUNDBITE
The US Federal Reserve has voted to hold interest rates at a 22-year high for a second straight meeting. "Today we decided to leave our policy interest rate unchanged," announces Fed chair Jerome Powell. SOUNDBITE
Security in Haiti, where violent gangs control large swathes of the country, has deteriorated even further, with the number of major crimes hitting "record highs," the UN representative to the impoverished nation warns. "The security situation on the ground continues to deteriorate as growing gang violence plunge(s) the lives of the people of Haiti into disarray and major crimes are rising sharply to new record highs," Maria Isabel Salvador tells the UN Security Council. SOUNDBITE
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