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Brazil's right embraces election betting odds amid polls skepticism

Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market, may be banned in Brazil, but right-wing figures have embraced its election odds as an accurate litmus test of voter intent, amid distrust of opinion polls.

Leaders weigh 'huge benefit', risks of AI for global economy

The artificial intelligence boom has been a key driver of global growth, but also poses economic risks should investment in the technology falter, experts and policymakers said this week at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok.

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Gas, health care, utilities: high costs squeeze US midterm voters

Former US steelworker Denise Barber retired three years ago, but steep gasoline prices and family healthcare needs are making the Ohio resident consider returning to part-time work to make ends meet.

Epique Realty COO Chris Miller Wins 2026 Gold Globee(R) Award for Transformational Leader in 14th Annual Leadership Awards

Christopher Miller receives top Gold recognition for directing operations for the unprecedented operational infrastructure that crowned Epique Realty the #1 Fastest-Growing Real Estate Company in America.

Make "Made In America" Great Again: How Material Efficiency Can Strengthen U.S. Industry

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 8, 2026 / For American industry, material efficiency is no longer a secondary sustainability talking point. In a post-war world shaped by geopolitical conflict, supply-chain disruption, tariff pressure and rising compliance demands, it is becoming a strategic economic imperative. The ability to get more value, more certainty and more productivity out of every material stream is increasingly tied to national strength. That is the larger case now being made by SMX (Security Matters), whose work on material identity, traceability and digital infrastructure has evolved into a broader argument: material efficiency is crucial to maintaining American dominance in manufacturing, trade and resource security. Markets are moving away from vague claims and toward systems built on proof, verification and auditable data. It is not just an environmental or operational benefit, but a new economic model for how materials are identified, financed, traded and reused.

Ecrypt: Creators Are Becoming Merchants, and Payments Infrastructure Must Evolve with Them

Company CFO Felix Danciu outlines "Creator Commerce 2.0," Calling for Payments Providers to Support Creators as Durable, Compliant Businesses Rather than Treating them Primarily as Platform Payees

With Oil Prices Surging, Investors Gravitate to Physical Assets Like Silver; SMX Provides Digital Technology to Certify

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 8, 2026 / As silver pushes toward $70 an ounce and investors seek assets they can physically own, SMX is giving the precious metal something increasingly valuable: a persistent digital identity embedded directly into the material. Through its molecular marking technology, SMX can mark silver at the molecular level, creating an invisible, tamper-resistant identity designed to remain with the metal through refining, melting, manufacturing, transportation, storage, recycling and resale. That identity can be connected to a secure digital record documenting the silver's composition, origin, provenance and chain of custody, creating a new layer of certification that travels with the asset itself.

Fortun Holdings, Corp. to Present at the 20th Annual LD Micro Main Event

Management to Present at 11:30 a.m. PT on October 20 and Participate in One-on-One Meetings with Investors

Stagwell Schedules Webcast to Discuss Financial Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 8, 2026 / Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW), the global challenger network transforming marketing through AI, will report financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, on Thursday, October 29, 2026, before market open.

The New Luxury Standard Is Proof; SMX Certifies the Label

Luxury has always sold more than product.

First Breach Expands Hiring Initiative to Support Ammunition Production Growth and Planned Drone Manufacturing Operations

Management to attend AUSA 2026 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., October 12-14

MBA Search Fund Alliance Launches Anonymous Discord Community, Begins Fall ETA Club Outreach

Long-awaited initiative grows out of overwhelming support from searchers, students, operators, and former CEOs who have shared experiences, raised concerns, and helped build a more candid community around entrepreneurship through acquisition

EU trade chief seeks to dial down China tensions

The European Union's top commerce official was due in China on Thursday for talks aimed at bringing both sides back from the brink of a mutually damaging trade war.

French PM denies police ordered to confront student protesters

French security forces do not have orders to "confront" protesting high school students, the prime minister said Wednesday, as allegations of police brutality mounted following days of protests that have shaken the country.

Rubio touts US power, calls on Europe to emerge from 'slumber'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday flexed American power and called on Europe to shake off its "long slumber" in a rousing speech delivered beneath the Acropolis in Athens.

Rubio says West must choose between national power or decline

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday insisted on the US right to flex its "national power" in a fiery speech in Athens and said that Europe had to "awaken from its long slumber."

French luxury giant to fund redevelopment of two Paris streets: city hall

French luxury giant Louis Vuitton, part of the LVMH conglomerate of France's richest person Bernard Arnault, is to fund the redevelopment of two streets in central Paris around its future Champs-Elysees superstore, the Paris city hall announced Wednesday.

UK court quashes five ex-traders' Libor rate rigging convictions

The Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday quashed the criminal convictions of five former financial traders for manipulating the Libor and Euribor interest rate benchmarks, the latest twist in the long-running rigging scandal.

Guinea caps bottled water prices after sachets banned

Guinea capped prices on bottled water on Wednesday amid a shortage after a plastic ban scuttled the selling of pocket-sized drinking water sachets used by a large part of the population.

XM Receives “Global Customer Experience Leader Award 2026” at the TrustFinance Performance Awards

The recognition highlights XM’s established global customer experience infrastructure and its continued focus on supporting traders across international markets.

Stocks slide as oil climbs on Mideast flareup

Oil prices rose Wednesday on fresh concerns about Middle East supplies following a warning that Iran appeared to be stepping up attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, weighing on stock markets.

Kyiv 'cannot agree' to EU membership limiting food exports: minister

Ukraine's agriculture minister on Wednesday said his country would not agree to EU membership if that would entail permanent restrictions on farm subsidies and exports of agricultural products.

Shell refining margins reach record highs as wars hit supply

British energy giant Shell said Wednesday that its refining margins surged 75 percent in the third quarter compared with the second, as the Middle East and Ukraine wars hit supplies.

Spotify expands audiobooks to more than 180 markets

Streaming giant Spotify announced Wednesday it is expanding access to its audiobook service to more than 180 markets, up from 22 currently, as the format continues to gain popularity.

Germany factory production at highest level for 18 months

German industrial production rose to its highest level for a year and a half in August, according to data released Wednesday, but officials warned that the economy's recovery was still fragile.

Rubio in Greece to urge against Western civilisation 'decline'

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio was in Athens on Wednesday ahead of a "strategic dialogue" with the NATO member on regional and energy security, the State Department said.

Micron workers at Taiwan plant vote in favour of strike

Hundreds of workers at a Micron Technology plant in Taiwan have voted to strike, their union said Wednesday, after talks with the US memory chip giant over bonus reforms collapsed.

Chip industry activists call for South Korea to recognise cancer cases

South Korean activists campaigning for workplace safety in the nation's booming semiconductor industry called on the government on Wednesday to recognise the cancer diagnoses of three former SK hynix employees as work-related illnesses.

Indian central bank hikes rates for first time since 2023

India's central bank hiked interest rates Wedneday for the first time since 2023 as the Middle East conflict stokes inflation in Asia's third-largest economy and batters a weakened rupee.

Famine-scarred southern Madagascar braces for El Nino

With scrawny arms and bellies swollen by malnutrition, a dozen children waited for a meal at a World Food Programme centre in an arid area of southern Madagascar scarred by famine and bracing for the looming El Nino.

Hotel Blacklist Launches New Accommodation Industry Risk Assessment Tool

Hotel Blacklist has launched a new free online resource designed to help hotels and accommodation providers identify high-risk guests and prevent potential financial losses, property damage, fraud, and disruptive behaviour. The service, available at hotelblacklist.org, provides a shared guest-risk database that supports the hospitality industry’s existing “Do Not Rent” (DNR) practices.

Oil rises and stocks fall as Hormuz worries flare

Oil prices rose Wednesday and stocks fell amid fresh concerns about Middle East supplies following a warning that Iran appeared to be stepping up attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.

Africa launches own credit agency in bid for cheaper borrowing

Africa will launch its own credit rating agency on Wednesday, aimed at countering what many see as unfair assessments by global institutions that make it more expensive for African nations to borrow money.

US, China, EU: three paths to regulating AI

The United States, China and the European Union are taking different paths to govern artificial intelligence, as calls grow worldwide to rein in its most powerful systems.

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