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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
Commodities trading giant Gunvor is renaming itself Centalion and plans to redomicile its corporate headquarters from Cyprus to Singapore www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Gunvor Renames Itself Centalion in Shift Under New Ownership
Commodities trader Gunvor Group renamed itself Centalion Group Ltd. and plans to redomicile its corporate headquarters to Singapore, a shift for the firm’s new owners after historic ties to Russia dre...
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
The US and Australia suspended consular services in Brazil, citing “security concerns” ahead of the country’s general elections on Sunday www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
US, Australia Halt Brazil Consular Services Before Election
The US and Australia suspended consular services in Brazil, citing “security concerns” ahead of the country’s general elections on Sunday.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
🤣😃😃 Trump Says Inflation Will Pay Off The $40 Trillion Debt "Very Rapidly" www.zerohedge.com/political/tr...
zerohedge.com
Trump Says Inflation Will Pay Off The $40 Trillion Debt "Very Rapidly"
The president who says he inherited "the greatest inflation in history" now says some of it would help.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
The hard fought combination of Paramount and Warner Bros. gets a new name and executive changes ahead of the $81-billion deal’s close. www.wsj.com/business/med...
wsj.com
David Ellison Won Warner Bros. Now He Has to Make the $81 Billion Deal Work.
The closing of Paramount’s hard-fought acquisition marks the beginning of a complex undertaking: combining two sprawling media companies, cutting billions of dollars in costs and managing nearly $80 b...
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
A convicted fraudster has become a hero to Sweden’s young men. His appeal reveals a generation increasingly obsessed with getting rich. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Sweden’s Young Men Have Found Their Wolf of Wall Street
Convicted fraudster Alexander Ernstberger, Sweden’s answer to Jordan Belfort, appeals to a generation increasingly fixated on wealth and financial freedom.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
There is a possible pneumonic plague outbreak in Siberia after an accident at a BSL-3 lab One lab worker, Daria Shipilova, is confirmed to have died after coming into contact with the bacteria. FSB units were seen accompanying ambulances to quarantine those who had been in contact with her.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
Malaysia has launched its first 3,300-tonne MPMS mothership in Türkiye, advancing plans for longer South China Sea patrols
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
Ahead of a protest march by the country's largest opposition party led by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan's federal government is preparing countermeasures in the capital that include placing more than 1,000 shipping containers to block roads
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
"Consular Services in the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Brazil will be suspended starting today, October 2 due to security concerns. U.S. citizens seeking emergency assistance during this time should not come to the Embassy, the Consulates, or other U.S. diplomatic facilities." - U.S. Embassy
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
🇺🇸An Air Ambulance carrying 6 people has gone missing off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Search operations are underway.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
Overnight 3 missiles and 2 drones entered Moldova and impacted across multiple districts.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
🇷🇺🇺🇦🇷🇴 A drone impacted in Tulcea County, Romania causing a fire but no casualties. Romanian Ministry of Defense said they did not detect the drone on it's radar.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
🇮🇹 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is urging Brussels to allow more fiscal flexibility to help households and companies cope with rising energy prices, arguing that EU fiscal rules are too restrictive amid inflation
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
🇬🇧 UK diesel prices hit a record £2 per litre amid global supply disruptions. The transport minister says the UK is not facing a diesel shortage, despite rising fuel costs and concerns over disrupted crude and refined-product supplies.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
🇷🇴 Supporters of former Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu have set up tents outside the detention center in Bucharest. Several hundred people spent the night yesterday near the facility, demanding the release of the detained politician.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 2h
The Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has exceeded 4,000, the Congolese National Public Health Institute reported.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 3h
Kim Yo Jong Confirms Intermediate-Range Missile Test Featuring Advanced Trajectory and AI Guidance, — Reuters.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 3h
🇷🇺 The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again warns foreign citizens, including personnel of diplomatic missions, against being in Kiev.and in the vicinity of military facilities in Ukraine.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 3h
The US and Ukraine have concluded their first deal in the mining sector. The agreement involves investments of approximately $30 million in the development of uranium, beryllium, zirconium, and rare earth metal deposits. Ukraine will allocate half of the revenue from these projects to a joint fund.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 3h
FlyDubai co-pilot who tried to crash the plane was banned by Oman over radicalization fears — report Omani national Hamam al-Hammami had been banned from flying by Oman over concerns he had adopted radical ideological views, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 3h
Riyadh is weighing two options: a focused coastal push around Bab el-Mandeb or a broader multi-front campaign across Yemen, with more than 100,000 Yemeni troops potentially mobilized and Saudi air power in support, Reuters reports, citing regional and Western officials.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 11h
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open.substack.com
After the Leopard Changed Its Spots - Two Years After China’s Great Policy Shift
Before today’s post — applications are still open for the 2026 Autumn Baiguan China Tour:
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
A Lebanese official source stated that a Lebanese-U.S. military meeting with the Israeli side will be held in Tampa, Florida, under the supervision of U.S. Central Command, with the meeting scheduled to begin on the 20th of the month and continue through the 22nd. — Al Mayadeen.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
Pentagon hits cyber troops with $1,000-a-month pay cuts Many US military cyber specialists could lose up to $1,000 a month in incentive pay under a new Pentagon compensation system, Bloomberg reported.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
The president’s disapproval rating is also higher than George W. Bush’s rating on the economy during the financial crisis. www.newsweek.com/trump-disapp...
newsweek.com
Trump’s cost-of-living disapproval rating exceeds Bush’s on Iraq War
President’s 82 percent disapproval rating is also higher than George W. Bush’s rating on the economy during the financial crisis.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
Apple says it will flag AI requests for Mac data after Meta's Muse draws complaints www.reuters.com/business/ret...
reuters.com
Apple says it will flag AI requests for Mac data after Meta's Muse draws complaints
Apple said on Friday that it plans to change its Mac operating system to make it more obvious when AI agents ask ​to access all of the data on Macs.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
Hedge funds quietly placing short bets as midterms loom nypost.com/2026/10/02/b...
nypost.com
Hedge funds quietly placing short bets as midterms loom — here’s who they’re targeting
Wall Street is the ultimate nonpartisan animal when it comes to making money, and the shorts are making their moves.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
The yield on 10-year US Treasuries advanced 4 bps to 5.28%. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.2%. Spot gold fell 0.8%. WTI crude fell 1.5%. Bitcoin fell 0.2%.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
Interest-rate swaps showed traders priced in a less than 25% chance that the Fed lifts benchmark borrowing costs at its October meeting, compared to nearly 30% prior to the report. They briefly ceased to fully price in a hike by the end of the year.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
BBG - US stocks rose on Friday as key jobs data came in below expectations, taking pressure off the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates later this month.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
G7 to release diesel stocks as wars in Europe, Middle East constrain fuel supplies www.cnbc.com/2026/10/02/d...
cnbc.com
G7 nations to release diesel stocks as wars in Europe and Middle East constrain fuel supplies
EU countries are set for crisis talks on soaring diesel prices, with officials warning a U.S. export ban could hurt Europe’s economic outlook.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
Following the G7 meeting led by French president Emmanuel Macron, the G7 have agreed to release "up to 100 million barrels of oil from their strategic reserves within the next four months".
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
Taiwan has received the first two of 66 new F-16V Block 70 fighters ordered from the United States, marking the beginning of deliveries from the $8 billion program after years of delays.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
The US is deploying roughly 500 additional troops to the Rio Grande Valley after Coast Guard personnel exchanged fire with cartel members shooting from the Mexican side of the border.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
The Tigray Defense Forces have withdrawn from the entire southwestern Tigray region, retreating to the Samre highlands and Mekele, the regional capital.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
🇸🇦/🇾🇪 Yemeni ballistic missiles struck Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, for the second consecutive day
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
— 🇮🇷/🇮🇶 NEW: After discussions with the Iranian government, Iraq has decided to allow a maximum of 40 daily flights to and from Iran through Najaf International Airport – Reuters
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
India has confirmed Akash air defence exports to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, widening its missile customer base and opening potential support relationships
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
Pakistan has been aiding both Saudi Arabia and the PLC in their fight against Ansarullah (the Houthis) in Yemen, Reuters reported citing Western and Middle Eastern sources.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
AI infrastructure companies account for 40% of the S&P 500’s market capitalization. Just 3 chipmaker firms represent 28% of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. AI-related companies account for 49% of investment-grade bond issuance so far in 2026.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
The UAE believes the Flydubai incident is being used for political purposes, saying Israel’s description of «rescue flights» for Israelis creates the impression of a country facing war or a crisis, and claiming that Israel is currently the party stopping Flydubai flights
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
UKMTO reports that an oil tanker approximately 4 nautical miles east of Oman was struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
Over the past 24 hours, Saudi warplanes conducted 94 air raids and missile strikes targeting civilian areas in the governorates of Sana'a, Sa'ada, Taiz, Hajjah, Amran, and Ibb, resulting in civilian casualties.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
Israeli institute unveils AI ‘mind-reading’ tool, vows to push its powers further A new AI tool developed by Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science can determine what a person is looking at simply by analyzing their brain scans and reconstruct the image.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 16h
'Handful' of G20 countries reject US stance on excess industrial capacity reut.rs/4zxmpsT
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'Handful' of G20 countries reject US stance on excess industrial capacity
A "handful" of G20 trade ministers rejected US calls to curb excess industrial capacity and "non-market" policies, the US Trade Representative's office ​said on Friday, exposing divisions within the group of major ‌economies.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
Sweden’s parliament speaker has asked Magdalena Andersson to attempt forming a government again, despite her earlier inability to secure enough support. Her centre-left bloc narrowly won (176 seats to 173) the September 13 election, but internal disagreements persist.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
Protesters in Spain plan to continue demonstrations and encampments after parliament rejected government measures addressing the housing crisis. The rejected decrees aimed to ban evictions of vulnerable tenants until 2030, extend rent freezes, and regulate short-term rentals.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
Japan has unveiled new anti-Russian sanctions. Thirty-three companies and nine individuals from Russia and four companies from Turkey and the UAE were added to the special designations list. Tokyo also imposed restrictive measures on 35 ships said to be associated with Russia.
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Ravi @cravi75.bsky.social · 15h
⚡🇾🇪🇸🇦 Ansarullah's missile and drone attack, explosions are heard in Aseer, Najran and Jizan, in southwestern Saudi Arabia
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