Daily News of 25-10-2024

Australia
Inside the portfolios of the nation’s 690,000 rich investors

An extra 55,000 people joined the ranks of the high net worth investors this year, bringing the total number of rich Australians to 690,000. This is what their portfolios look like. The Australian Financial Review

Reserve Bank’s COVID losses hit $51 billion – and keep growing

The Reserve Bank is facing a sea of red ink that will affect its operation and the federal budget bottom line for years. Sydney Morning Herald

France
Pourquoi des «milliers» de soldats nord-coréens ne changeraient pas le cours de la guerre en Ukraine

DÉCRYPTAGE - D’abord mentionnée par les Ukrainiens et les Sud-Coréens, l’hypothèse de la formation militaire de Nord-Coréens en Russie se renforce, avec désormais des déclarations américai... Le Figaro

Paris Games Week 2024 : cinq choses à faire dans le salon parisien du jeu vidéo

Le plus grand salon français du jeu vidéo a ouvert ses portes mercredi 23 octobre et les refermera dimanche, au parc des expositions de la porte de Versailles à Paris. Le Monde

Germany
Schwaches China-Geschäft lässt Mercedes-Gewinn abstürzen

Der wichtige und weltweit größte Automarkt ließ in den vergangenen Jahren den Profit sprudeln. Jetzt ist er ein Bremsklotz. Süddeutsche Zeitung

Krankenstände auf Rekordniveau: Sind wir alle Drückeberger geworden?

Krankenstände auf Rekordniveau: Sind wir alle Drückeberger geworden? Handelsblatt

Israel
Mother sues AI company after 14-year-old son commits suicide for romantic interest chatbot

Sewell Setzer, 14, committed suicide believing it would allow him to be in the world of his AI girlfriend Dany, his mother claims. The Jerusalem Post

How Israel plans to intercept Hezbollah and Iran's elusive drones

Israel's Defense Ministry and Private Security Firms Are Promoting a New Solution to Combat Kamikaze Drones: Small, Agile Drones That Intercept With Direct Hits or Deploy Nets Haaretz

Singapore
Indonesia wants to join Brics

Indonesia said the process of joining the group has begun The Straits Times

Singapore’s private home prices down 0.7% in Q3, less than estimated; rents rise 0.8%

PRICES of private residential property fell 0.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2024, figures released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) showed on Friday (Oct 25). Read more at The Business ... The Business Time

Spain
Rebelión empresarial contra el 'impuestazo' que pone en riesgo hasta 66.000 millones

La banca y el sector energético se sublevan en bloque contra la intención del Gobierno de perpetuar el "impuestazo". La AEB y CECA, principales patronales del sector financiero, expresaron ayer su "... El Economista

Abu Dabi congela 3.000 millones de inversión de Cepsa por el impuestazo

El consejo de administración de Cepsa, la segunda petrolera española tras Repsol, ha ordenado a la dirección de la compañía que frene las inversiones en nuevos proyectos de... Expansión

United Kindom
King says ‘we cannot change the past’ but we can tackle ‘inequalities’ amid reparations row

In his first speech as Head of Commonwealth the King urges countries to find the ‘right language’ The Telegraph

Private healthcare boom fuelled by NHS waiting lists

UK market rose to all-time high of £12.4bn last year, with NHS paying for nearly £3.5bn of procedures to ease backlog The Guardian

China and Russia are already playing the new Great Game

Victory for the Taliban is redrawing the strategic map in central Asia. The West risks being left behind by its rivals, writes Catherine Philp

 The Times

United States
Exclusive | Americans Who Want to Do Business in China Need to Meet This Man

Exclusive | Americans Who Want to Do Business in China Need to Meet This Man  The Wall Street Journal

Enigmas Seen With James Webb Space Telescope May Be Stellar Bullying Victims

Astronomers offered a new hypothesis for what created pairs of objects nicknamed JuMBOs, while other scientists argue they may not really exist. The New York Times