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      <news:title>IRGC Navy says super tanker struck sea mine, exploded off Hormuz; Fars reports; tanker carried 2mln barrels of oil</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T17:08:46.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Russian Foreign Minister says Moscow is ready to renew relations with the West, but their form will no longer be the same as they were before 2022, RIA reports; will see what US envoys Witkoff and Kushner offer, but there will be no political concessions</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T17:04:16.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Qatar, Russia and Pakistan trying to mediate between US and Iran, reports The Guardian; A source close to Iran&apos;s chief negotiator Ghalibaf says reports about an imminent US-Iran deal are incorrect.</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:56:07.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Adidas (ADS GY) Q3 2026 (EUR): Operating profit 1.01bln (exp. 767.5mln), Sales 7.25bln (exp. 7.11bln); sees FY operating profit about 2.5bln (prev. 2.3bln)</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:55:19.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Newsquawk Daily US Conference Calendar - 21st October 2026</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:53:30.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>EQT reportedly to be in advanced talks to buy Qiagen (QGEN)</news:title>
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      <news:title>Israeli PM Netanyahu says there are signs that the Iranians will initiate various actions against us in the coming days - they can also do this through their proxies, i24 reports</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:48:46.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>UK government is expected to approve the Jackdaw gas field on Wednesday, according to Politico</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:47:51.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Google (GOOGL) announces new Gemini tools for small business owners</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:46:57.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Canada and Turkey set to sign joint declaration during Carney&apos;s visit to deepen ties in four areas</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:44:09.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Bank of America (BAC) issues USD 8-bln, 4-parter </news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:42:32.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Political and security sources estimate that the chance of direct escalation with Iran before the elections is low, but Tehran may try to influence their results by raising oil prices and other disruptions, reports Israel&apos;s Hayom</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:41:18.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Carrefour (CA FP) CEO says many of our stores were looted with damage considerable; helping affected stores resume operations as soon as it is safe</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:35:16.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>US certifying Boeing&apos;s (BA) largest 737 Max after years of delays, AP reports, citing a source</news:title>
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      <news:title>Iran&apos;s Parliamentary Speaker Ghalibaf says we have nothing new to say and the US cannot gain Iran&apos;s trust unless it implements the seven conditions, Mehr reports</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:28:22.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The Commander of the Pakistani Army met with Iranian President Pezhakian and discussed bilateral relations, regional developments, and mediation initiatives, Nour News reports</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/irgc-navys-observation-and-monitoring-of-traffic-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-the-southern-coastline-of-the-country-is-being-carried-out-vigorously-from-four-sources-and-the-scope-of-the-monitoring-field-has-also-increased-fars-reports-citing-sources</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:27:15.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>IRGC Navy&apos;s observation and monitoring of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and the southern coastline of the country is being carried out vigorously from four sources, and the scope of the monitoring field has also increased, Fars reports, citing sources</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/joel-kaplan-leaving-meta-meta-after-15-years-as-policy-chief-axios-reports</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:23:36.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Joel Kaplan leaving Meta (META) after 15 years as policy chief, Axios reports</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/essilorluxottica-el-fp-q3-2026-eur-revenue-75bln-exp-733bln</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:20:33.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Essilor Luxottica (EL FP) Q3 2026 (EUR): Revenue 7.5bln (exp. 7.33bln), Revenue ex-FX +7.2% (exp. +6.3%)</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/daily-us-earnings-estimates---21st-october-2026-dhr-tmo-t-pm-cme-abt-nee-meta-txn-lrcx-ibm-tsla</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Daily US Earnings Estimates - 21st October 2026: DHR, TMO, T, PM, CME, ABT, NEE, META, TXN, LRCX, IBM, TSLA</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/barclays-barc-ln-freed-up-cash-for-hedge-funds-as-it-hit-loan-limits</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:15:02.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Barclays (BARC LN) freed up cash for hedge funds as it hit loan limits,</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/carrefour-ca-fp-q3-2026-eur-revenue-227bln-prev-226bln-yy-cuts-outlook-amid-the-unrest-in-france</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:07:41.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Carrefour (CA FP) Q3 2026 (EUR): Revenue 22.7bln (prev. 22.6bln Y/Y); cuts outlook amid the unrest in France</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/michelin-ml-fp-9m-2026-eur-revenue-192bln-affirms-fy26-guidance</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:05:58.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Michelin (ML FP) 9m 2026 (EUR): Revenue 19.2bln; affirms FY26 guidance</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T15:59:16.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>US senior housing operator Discovery Senior Living explores sale, according to reports</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T15:55:34.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Small businesses file a new lawsuit to block US President Trump&apos;s tariffs on Canada</news:title>
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      <news:title>US Secretary of State Rubio, on trade deal with India, says down to some technical details that have to be worked out and anticipate seeing in a matter of weeks, not months</news:title>
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      <news:title>US sells 6-wk bills at high-rate 3.975%, B/C 2.74x</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T15:41:56.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>US Energy Secretary Wright says &quot;more to do&quot; on refining and defense production act funding</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T15:33:39.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Iran and US talks continue, and reports that the deal is close are wrong</news:title>
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      <news:title>US to sell USD 75bln of 17-wk bills on October 21st, USD 105bln of 8-wk bills and USD 110bln of 4-wk bills on October 22nd; all to settle on October 27th</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T15:09:22.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Ukraine&apos;s Kyiv Mayor says that an energy facility was hit in Kyiv</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/at-least-once-the-us-trump-administration-was-very-close-to-approving-an-attack-on-iran-i24-steins-reports-citing-sources</loc>
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      <news:title>&quot;At least once, the US Trump administration was &quot;very close&quot; to approving an attack on Iran&quot; i24 Stein&apos;s reports citing sources</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/american-electric-powe-aep-lifts-quarterly-dividend-to-usd-097shr-prev-usd-095shr-</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T15:03:42.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>American Electric Powe (AEP) lifts quarterly dividend to USD 0.97/shr (prev. USD 0.95/shr) </news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/irans-claims-about-oil-tankers-colliding-with-sea-mines-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-are-false-a-us-centcom-spokesman-says</loc>
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      <news:title>Hochtief (HOT GY) is reportedly preparing a bid for an EU AI gigafactory, with potential partners including Vodafone (VOD LN), Handelsblatt reports citing sources</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:35:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:29:01.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>US PRE-MARKET MOVERS: MMM, RTX, STLD, SOLS, MSCI, GM, CCK, EFX, HAL, AAPL, CRM/BRZE</news:title>
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      <news:title>GE Aerospace (GE) CFO says over the past few months, engine deliveries have outpaced airplane deliveries, increasing the number of GEnx engines held in Boeing&apos;s (BA) inventory</news:title>
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      <news:title>IBM (IBM) says LLM-D can reduce costs by as much as 5-10x and increase throughput by up to 3x for agent workloads requiring large context</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:21:33.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Google (GOOGL) Cloud full recovery of existing workloads should be completed, tentatively by Tuesday, 2026-10-20 14:00BST</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:21:02.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Salesforce (CRM) to acquire Braze (BRZE) for approximately USD 5.66bln in enterprise value</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:20:57.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Apple (AAPL) announces new US manufacturing program partners for iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro; all iPhone and Apple Watch cover glass to be produced at Corning (GLW) Kentucky facility by end-2026</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/pnc-pnc-files-to-sell-senior-unsecured-notes-due-2029</loc>
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        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:20:22.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>PNC (PNC) files to sell senior unsecured notes due 2029</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/hungarian-interest-rate-decision-550-vs-exp-55-prev-550</loc>
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        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Hungarian Interest Rate Decision 5.50% vs. Exp. 5.5% (Prev. 5.50%)</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:19:30.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>CATL (3750 HK) Q3 (CNY): Net income 21.25bln (exp. 26.03bln), Revenue 165.2bln (exp. 175.1bln)</news:title>
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      <news:title>Dalian Commodity Exchange says hog futures have seen large price swings; urges members to strengthen investor education and risk controls; says investors must participate rationally and in compliance</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T11:55:22.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>GE Aerospace (GE) says demand remains solid across the business</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/boeing-ba-says-dataliner-was-built-in-partnership-with-microsoft-using-azure-ai-foundry</loc>
    <news:news>
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        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T11:53:36.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Boeing (BA) says Dataliner was built in partnership with Microsoft using Azure AI Foundry</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/micron-mu-plans-to-invest-up-to-usd-3bln-to-strengthen-us-semiconductor-supply-chain</loc>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T11:53:16.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Micron (MU) plans to invest up to USD 3bln to strengthen US semiconductor supply chain</news:title>
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      <news:title>UKMTO has received a report of an incident involving a tanker and military forces approximately 121NM east of Duqm, Oman</news:title>
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      <news:title>RTX (RTX) Q3 2026 (USD): Adj. EPS 2.26 (exp. 1.78), Revenue 25bln (exp. 24.11bln). Guides FY26 Adj. EPS between 7.65-7.75 (exp. 7.26)</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T11:11:22.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Qualcomm (QCOM) to cut jobs across the globe in ‘performance-focused reduction’ after yearly reviews, according to reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>Iran&apos;s Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces says that if a new war against Iran is started, it will engulf everyone, Ilna reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>Kroger (KR) affirms FY26 outlook; Targets FY29 comparable sales growth of c. 3%, Adj. EBITDA CAGR 3-6% and Adj. EPS CAGR 7-11%</news:title>
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      <news:title>Halliburton (HAL) Q3 2026 (USD): Adj. EPS 0.60 (exp. 0.58), Revenue 5.70bln (exp. 5.58bln)</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T10:53:07.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Prudential (PRU) to sell its Brazilian and Mexican units for USD 4.025bln in cash</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T10:49:38.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Goldman Sachs raises its year-end copper forecast to USD 14.7k/t (prev. USD 13.735k/t) and 2027 average of USD 15.4k/t (prev. USD 13.8/t)</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T10:47:41.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>US Secretary of State Rubio says they will discuss with Reliance (RIL IN) about producing oil in Venezuela</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T10:46:49.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Senior Iranian Officials say that Iran is prolonging talks with the US to try and weaken US President Trump&apos;s politically ahead of the midterms, Reuters reports citing sources</news:title>
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      <news:title>GE Aerospace (GE) Q3 2026 (USD): adj. EPS 2.25 (exp. 2.01), adj. Revenue 13.3bln (exp. 12.88bln). Current FY EPS 8.00-8.10 (exp. 7.94)</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T10:41:23.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Codelco sets European copper premium at USD 350/tonne</news:title>
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      <news:title>Tesla (TSLA) is said to have signed a cooperation agreement with Alipay (BABA) on in-car assistant project, Jiemian reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>IEA Chief Birol says we will consider releasing more emergency stocks if needed</news:title>
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      <news:title>Google Security (GOOGL) says &quot;We are investigating an ongoing incident affecting Google Security Operations SIEM and SOAR services in the europe-west2 region&quot;</news:title>
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      <news:title>Pakistan&apos;s Army Chief Munir arrives in Tehran, Mehr news reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>Russia&apos;s Kremlin says Russia has been a reliable supplier of energy resources and always will be</news:title>
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      <news:title>Russia&apos;s Kremlin says Russia highly values the efforts of US negotiators, negotiators can inform Russian President Putin of the positions of Ukraine and European countries</news:title>
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      <news:title>Walmart (WMT) launches combined Walmart+ and Sam&apos;s Club Plus membership for USD 120/yr, effective today</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T09:37:27.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Samsung (005930 SK) has reportedly started looking for new customers for its 5nm process, Chosun reports; negotiations have begun on 2nm process, though are reportedly taking longer than initially expected</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T09:35:25.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Amazon (AMZN) announces plans to invest EUR 16bln in Germany in 2027, pledging to build more sustainable infrastructure across Germany and to strengthen water-resource management</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T09:27:39.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Google Cloud (GOOGL) says that &quot;Multiple services are experiencing issues in the europe-west2 region&quot;</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T09:24:20.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The UK sell GBP 4.25bln 4.875% 2036 Gilt: 3.61x (prev. 3.34x), Average Yield 5.418% (prev. 5.383%), Tail 0.2bps (prev. 0.5bps)</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/bytedance-alibaba-baba-and-tencent-0700-hk-have-reportedly-ordered-in-excess-of-3mln-nvidia-nvda-rtx-pro-5500-workstation-gpus-with-a-combined-value-of-more-than-usd-35bln-sources-suggest</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T09:23:51.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>ByteDance, Alibaba (BABA) and Tencent (0700 HK) have reportedly ordered in excess of 3mln NVIDIA (NVDA) RTX Pro 5500 workstation GPUs, with a combined value of more than USD 35bln, sources suggest</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T09:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>European ZEW Economic Sentiment Index (Oct) 18.5 vs. Exp. 23.6 (Prev. 25.8)</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T09:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>European Construction Output (Aug YY) 1.4% (Prev. -1.7%)</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T09:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>German ZEW Economic Sentiment Index (Oct) 28.1 vs. Exp. 30 (Prev. 34.7)</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/german-zew-current-conditions-oct--359-vs-exp--45-prev--471</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T09:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>German ZEW Current Conditions (Oct) -35.9 vs. Exp. -45 (Prev. -47.1)</news:title>
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    <news:news>
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      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] Crude benchmarks indecisive as Pakistan&apos;s Army Chief travels to Tehran</news:title>
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      <news:title>&quot;Pakistan Army Chief Munir&apos;s visit to Tehran was almost certainly uncertain until Sunday evening, but was later confirmed on Monday&quot;, Naya reports citing sources; &quot;coinciding with oil prices rising to&quot; USD 110/bbl</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/iranian-foreign-ministry-says-that-at-the-current-time-they-do-not-believe-the-pakistani-army-chief-is-in-tehran</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T09:07:44.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Iranian Foreign Ministry says that at the current time, they do not believe the Pakistani Army Chief is in Tehran</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/iranian-foreign-ministry-says-the-us-response-to-the-proposal-from-iran-was-incomplete-and-insufficient</loc>
    <news:news>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T09:05:05.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Iranian Foreign Ministry says the US&apos; response to the proposal from Iran was incomplete and insufficient</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/market-analysis-european-bourses-continue-to-fall-with-tech-resuming-last-weeks-selloff</loc>
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      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] European bourses continue to fall, with tech resuming last week&apos;s selloff</news:title>
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      <news:title>Saudi Civil Defence says the danger has passed following earlier air sirens</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T08:32:33.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Saudi Civil Defence issues an early warning threat in Riyadh</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/marsh-mrsh-is-to-sell-eur-denominated-6--10-year-notes</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T08:25:59.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Marsh (MRSH) is to sell EUR-denominated 6-, 10-year notes</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/ukrainian-president-zelensky-says-ukraine-supports-a-mutual-energy-ceasefire</loc>
    <news:news>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T08:25:15.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Ukrainian President Zelensky says Ukraine supports a mutual energy ceasefire</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/spanish-trade-balance-aug--598b-prev--522b</loc>
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      <news:title>Japanese PM Takaichi says she does not expect to seek a mandate after the two-year tax cut</news:title>
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      <news:title>European Pre-Market Summary 20th October 2026: European bourses set for a weaker open; ABBN SW slips post-earnings</news:title>
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      <news:title>BoJ is reportedly likely to keep rates unchanged in October, but could signal that a rate hike could come in December; the Bank may also raise its FY27 inflation forecast slightly, sources say </news:title>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T06:01:03.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Newsquawk Daily European Equity Opening News - 20th October 2026</news:title>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T05:50:08.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>French PM Lecnornu says this evening, curfews can be imposed wherever required</news:title>
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      <news:title>French President Macron and German Chancellor Merz got behind agreeing a EU budget before end-2026, Politico reports citing officials. However, a German source said no landing zones of specific numbers have been agreed</news:title>
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  </url>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T05:43:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Newsquawk Daily European Opening News - 20th October 2026</news:title>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T05:34:53.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Alberta votes to reject separatism and remain part of Canada</news:title>
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        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T05:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Finnish Unemployment Rate (Sep) 10.4% (Prev. 9.1%)</news:title>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:title>UK Treasury is expected to be asked to assess the economic benefits of closer ties with the EU, including a potential customs union, single market return or full EU membership, ahead of the November 20th Brussels summit, FT reports</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
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      <news:title>Japan sells JPY 700bln 20yr JGB; b/c 5.84x (prev. 4.01x). average yield 3.7230% (prev. 3.8560%), tail 0.07 (prev. 0.15)</news:title>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T03:51:12.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi says Iran-Russia cooperation is closer than ever, with talks covering regional developments and expanding economic and nuclear cooperation, IRNA reports</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/australia-is-set-to-sue-facebook-meta-and-tiktok-over-alleged-breaches-of-its-social-media-ban</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T03:31:59.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Australia is set to sue Facebook (META) and TikTok over alleged breaches of its social media ban</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T03:22:33.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>PRE-MARKET INDIAN STOCKS NEWS: Bajaj Finance (BAF IS) Q2 profit rose 28.7% Y/Y; Hindustan Zinc (HZ IS) profit more than doubled and it cut its FY27 production cost forecast</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/irans-irgc-says-it-intercepted-and-destroyed-a-us-mq-9-drone-over-the-strait-of-hormuz-using-its-new-advanced-air-defence-system</loc>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T03:15:16.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Iran&apos;s IRGC says it intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz using its new advanced air defence system</news:title>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T02:55:34.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>China&apos;s NDRC says it will introduce additional policy measures as needed to keep economic activity within a reasonable range</news:title>
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  <url>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T02:50:42.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET UPDATE] Modest DXY weakness seen in recent trade to fresh APAC lows despite a lack of news flow; G10 pairs edge to session highs; markets stable elsewhere</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/pboc-will-conduct-overnight-reverse-repos-from-october-21st-to-november-2nd-via-fixed-rate-quantity-based-tenders-capped-at-cny-1tln-daily-and-will-include-foreign-invested-rmb-settlement-banks-among-eligible-counterparties</loc>
    <news:news>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T02:24:36.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>PBoC will conduct overnight reverse repos from October 21st to November 2nd via fixed-rate, quantity-based tenders, capped at CNY 1tln daily, and will include foreign-invested RMB settlement banks among eligible counterparties</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/market-analysis-crude-marginally-firmer-following-reported-attacks-on-saudi-arabia-gold-dips</loc>
    <news:news>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T01:59:31.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] Crude marginally firmer following reported attacks on Saudi Arabia; gold dips</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T01:57:49.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] T-notes steady after Monday&apos;s selloff; JGB futures track UST weakness</news:title>
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  <url>
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    <news:news>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T01:57:33.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title> [MARKET ANALYSIS] DXY holds near 102 in quiet trade; G10s largely uneventful</news:title>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T01:54:18.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] APAC stocks fail to follow Wall Street&apos;s AI rebound; KOSPI extends October rout</news:title>
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    <news:news>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T01:37:12.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>PBoC sets USD/CNY midpoint at 6.7200 vs exp. 6.6813 (prev. 6.7208)</news:title>
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  </url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T01:35:38.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Japanese Finance Minister Katayama says no decisions have been made on funding defence spending increases, but measures to secure stable funding will be considered while maintaining fiscal sustainability</news:title>
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      <news:title>PRE-MARKET CHINESE STOCKS NEWS: Hansoh Pharma (3692 HK) struck an ADC licensing deal with Roche worth up to over USD 15bln in milestones; CSRC approved 18 actively managed ETFs to support the stock market</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T01:23:54.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>US President Trump posts that American incomes have reached record highs, employment and exports are at all-time highs, and the US is now the &quot;hottest&quot; country in the world.</news:title>
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  </url>
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      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T01:20:30.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Japan&apos;s Economy Minister Kiuchi said he hopes to attend this month&apos;s BoJ policy meeting if his schedule allows</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/chinese-loan-prime-rate-5y-oct-35-vs-exp-35-prev-35</loc>
    <news:news>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T01:20:11.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Chinese Loan Prime Rate 5Y (Oct) 3.5% vs. Exp. 3.5% (Prev. 3.5%)</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/chinese-loan-prime-rate-1y-30-vs-exp-3-prev-30</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T01:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Chinese Loan Prime Rate 1Y 3.0% vs. Exp. 3% (Prev. 3.0%)</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/an-explosion-was-reportedly-heard-in-irans-southern-city-of-bandar-abbas-sabereen-news-reports-details-light</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T01:07:46.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>An explosion was reportedly heard in Iran&apos;s southern city of Bandar Abbas, Sabereen News reports [Details light]</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/pboc-is-expected-to-set-usdcny-mid-point-at-66813-prev-67208</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T00:44:19.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>PBoC is expected to set USD/CNY mid-point at 6.6813 (Prev. 6.7208)</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/us-president-trump-urged-european-countries-to-close-their-borders-and-deport-migrants-trump-criticising-europe-for-failing-to-support-the-us-over-iran-and-suggesting-washington-could-reconsider-its-support-for-europe-via-truth-social</loc>
    <news:news>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T00:43:23.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>US President Trump urged European countries to close their borders and deport migrants; Trump criticising Europe for failing to support the US over Iran and suggesting Washington could reconsider its support for Europe, Via Truth Social</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/pre-market-taiwan-and-singapore-stocks-news-asus-2357-tt-secured-a-usd-2bln-hsbc-arranged-loan-to-support-its-ai-push-singapore-issued-three-new-legal-notices-to-firms-responsible-for-haze-fires</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T00:39:58.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>PRE-MARKET TAIWAN AND SINGAPORE STOCKS NEWS: Asus (2357 TT) secured a USD 2bln HSBC-arranged loan to support its AI push; Singapore issued three new legal notices to firms responsible for haze fires</news:title>
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      <news:title>Sweden Parliament Speaker says it has asked Centre Party Leader to explore new government formation</news:title>
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      <news:title>US President Trump says France must close its borders as migrants take over</news:title>
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      <news:title>French PM says intelligence agencies have briefed of risk that extreme-left could seek to disrupt Presidential election</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T11:28:19.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Tesla (TSLA) vehicles deliveries reach over 10mln; Model Y on track to be the best-selling vehicle this year of any kind</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T11:20:17.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Bristol‑Myers Squibb (BMY) to present oncology data at the ESMO conference</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T11:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Brazilian IGP-10 Inflation (Oct MM) 1.76% vs. Exp. 1.44% (Prev. 1.47%)</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T11:11:20.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title> French PM says that if declaration of a state emergency is a necessary move, he would do that</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T11:10:45.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>KKR (KKR) confirms that it is to sell Infinity Transportation to Ares for USD 2.9bln </news:title>
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      <news:title>Unite union warns that a 24-hour strike by oil workers in the North Sea could bring down the Forties pipeline, the Guardian reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>&quot;A breakthrough is expected to be announced this week to halt the escalation between Washington and Tehran&quot;, Al Araby/Al Jadeed citing a source</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T10:53:01.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>French PM Lecornu has given permission for partial curfews to be implemented. Furlough measures available from Tuesday, for businesses impacted.</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T10:43:45.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>India&apos;s NMDC has reportedly delayed plans to develop overseas nickel mines and to acquire nickel assets, according to sources</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T10:27:33.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Russia&apos;s spokesman Peskov says the topic of a possible meeting between Russian President Putin, US President Trump and Chinese President Xi, was taken into account at the APEC summit in China, but no substantive proposals were put up</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T10:26:34.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>A military source told Al-Akhbar that Sanaa will continue to deal with Saudi actions in the border areas; adds that foreign mercenary forces have come to carry out hostile missions, and they will become legitimate targets inside and outside the borders</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T10:25:17.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>JPMorgan (JPM) CEO Dimon says  the US economy is booming</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T10:20:44.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>KKR (KKR) to sell Infinity Transportation to Ares (ARES) for USD 2.9bln</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T10:20:35.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Cleveland Cliffs (CLF) Q3 2026 (USD): adj. EPS 0.28 (exp. 0.21), revenue 5.6bln (exp. 5.7bln)</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T10:18:31.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Israeli PM Netanyahu says they are ready to strike at any moment, Sky News Arabia reports</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T10:09:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Newsquawk Daily US Opening News - 19th October 2026</news:title>
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  <url>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T09:50:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>South African SACCI Business Confidence (Aug) 135.1 (Prev. 123.5)</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/market-analysis-oats-underperform-after-a-weekend-of-unrest-and-ahead-of-moodys-on-friday</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T09:40:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] OATs underperform after a weekend of unrest and ahead of Moody&apos;s on Friday</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/market-analysis-usd-mildly-firmer-whilst-eur-digests-regional-unrest-aud-benefits-from-strong-chinese-data</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T09:38:06.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Ukraine&apos;s Foreign Minister says Russia, China and the US summit would only encourage Russian President Putin to continue the war</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T09:28:19.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Brazil&apos;s Bolsonaro and Lula tied in the latest Presidential runoff poll, Bloomberg reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>PBOC Governor China says the open market overnight reverse repo rate will correspondingly become the main policy rate; will pilot further facilitation of RMB purchases and sales by overseas financial institutions in the onshore foreign exchange market.</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T09:05:07.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Eli Lilly&apos;s (LLY) Omvoh meets the primary endpoint of clinical remission in a Phase 3 paediatric ulcerative colitis trial, becoming the first IL-23p19 inhibitor to report one-year Phase 3 results in this patient population</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T08:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] Crude futures fall as Trump waives Russian energy sanctions, while Russia-Ukraine strikes continue</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T08:49:07.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>PBOC Governor says that &quot;we will launch a liquidity support tool for large scale redemptions by non-bank institutions&quot;</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T08:32:18.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>UBS expects the ECB to hike rates by 25bps in March 2027, following a December hike vs (prev. saw rates at terminal in December)</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T08:21:43.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>ExxonMobil (XOM) discloses emission at its Joliet oil refinery (275k BPD)</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/swiss-weekly-sight-deposits-we-oct-16-total-45701bln-prev-15639bln-domestic-43536bln-prev-43259bln</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T08:21:01.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Swiss Weekly Sight Deposits (w/e Oct 16) Total: 457.01bln (prev. 156.39bln); Domestic 435.36bln (prev. 432.59bln)</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/market-update-bout-of-usd-strength-weighs-on-g10-peers-with-eurusd-falling-beneath-11200-to-a-recent-low-of-11187-no-clear-driver</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T08:19:31.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET UPDATE] Bout of USD strength weighs on G10 peers, with EUR/USD falling beneath 1.1200, to a recent low of 1.1187; no clear driver</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/spacex-spcx-ceo-musk-says-i-will-give-one-of-my-spacex-shares-to-every-kid-in-america-next-year</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T08:15:49.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>SpaceX&apos;s (SPCX) Musk says &quot;I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America next year&quot;</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/treasury-block-trades-rolling-headline-19th-october-2026</loc>
    <news:news>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T08:13:27.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Treasury Block Trades [Rolling Headline, 19th October 2026]</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
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  <url>
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  <url>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T02:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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  <url>
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  <url>
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      <news:title>Chinese Retail Sales (Sep YY) 1.1% vs. Exp. 0.5% (Prev. 0.4%)</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:title>Explosions reportedly heard in Saudi Arabia&apos;s Jizan following an attack by Yemeni armed forces, Sabereen News reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>Chinese House Price Index (Sep YY) -2.8% (Prev. -3.0%)</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:title>US embassies in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan issued security warnings to American citizens over potential attacks on US interests amid escalating regional tensions, Tasnim reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>Japanese PM Takaichi says the government has no predetermined plans on whether to compile a supplementary budget;  A robust economy can boost market confidence in the JPY</news:title>
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      <news:title>PBoC is expected to set USD/CNY mid-point at 6.6897 (Prev. 6.7220)</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T00:28:15.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>BoJ Governor Ueda says Japan is experiencing a positive cycle of rising wages and recovering prices, while anchoring core inflation near 2% is becoming increasingly important</news:title>
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      <news:title>RBA Assistant Governor Kent said there is reasonable evidence that neutral interest rates are rising in Australia and abroad</news:title>
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      <news:title>Russian President Putin has proposed a meeting with US President Trump and Chinese President Xi next month to discuss ending the Ukraine war, WSJ sources say; Kremlin suggesting holding talks on the sidelines of the APEC summit in China (Nov 18th-19th)</news:title>
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      <news:title>A flight from Tel Aviv has made an emergency landing in Bulgaria after a bomb threat, Sky News reports </news:title>
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      <news:title>PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCK NEWS: Woodside Energy (WDS AT) suspended pre-commissioning at its Scarborough gas project after Greenpeace activists boarded the offshore platform</news:title>
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      <news:title>Explosions were reportedly heard in Saudi Arabia&apos;s Jeddah, Tasnim reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>Explosions reported in Saudi Arabia&apos;s Jeddah, disrupting flight operations at King Abdulaziz International Airport, according to Naya for Iraq, while Houthi forces reportedly launched an attack on Saudi Arabia, Sabreen News reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>New Zealand Trade Balance (Sep) -1.971B vs. Exp. -0.775B (Prev. -1.536B)</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:title>New Zealand Imports (Sep) 8.44B (Prev. 8.02B)</news:title>
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  <url>
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