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China's official manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for September came in at 51.5 on Wednesday as compared to 51.0 in August, according to the country's National Bureau of Statistics.

The World Bank said as many as 38 million more people could fall below the poverty line this year, defined as income of $5.50 per day.

The stock grant suggests that Cook's performance over the past decade is viewed highly by Apple's board, which wants to make sure that he will be paid competitively through 2025 if he continues to be the CEO of Apple. 

Industrial and construction material stocks will be among the sectors that will benefit as U.S. markets hit fresh highs over the next year, JPMorgan Private Bank's Grace Peters told CNBC on Tuesday.

Executives at both companies are expected to extend the talks, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.

Palantir is scheduled to debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday in a direct listing of its shares.

More than a third of young people in the U.K. believe they need to give up on hopes of getting their dream job in order to get "any job" as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, research has found. 

Nikola's shares fell after CNBC reported new sex abuse allegations against founder Trevor Milton and General Motors said that it is still in discussions over a $2 billion deal with the electric truck maker, which was expected to close Wednesday.

Some analysts expect the S&P 500 to retest recent lows and find a bottom at the 200-day moving average at 3,109.

The coronavirus pandemic has reach its most grisly milestone to date: 1 million people are dead.

Solomon's moves are the latest changes he has made to Goldman's structure nearly two years into his tenure atop the bank.

Stocks were little changed on Tuesday as the market took a breather following a sharp rally in the previous session.

Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, was the oil-rich country's leader since 2006 and had been its foreign minister for 40 years, including during Saddam Hussein's invasion.

In total, 27 schools will use the solar panels and monitoring systems.

LVMH said Tuesday it had filed a countersuit against Tiffany at the Delaware Chancery Court.

Nikola founder Trevor Milton has been formally accused of sexual abuse by two women who told police he touched them when they were 15. The allegations date back more than 15 years.

Investors should be buying gold as it represents a "very good hedge" in risk events such as the U.S. election, UBS Global Wealth Management told CNBC.

Daniel Ek, the founder and chief executive of Spotify, has invested in Swedish battery firm Northvolt, which is building a Gigafactory in the Arctic Circle.

The arrival of West Africa's new flagship common currency, the eco, could now be up to five years away after being derailed by the coronavirus pandemic, Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced.

British billionaire Jim Mellon is planning to take his life extension company coupublic in the next six to 12 months.