Headlines – October 30/17

  • World stocks hit new high as Spain relief, tech rally boost European trading. Read story
  • Euro-area economic confidence surges to highest in 17 years. Read story
  • Trump’s former campaign head indicted on conspiracy charges. Read story
  • Catalan president Puigdemont faces up to 30 years in prison. Read story
  • US consumer spending rises most since 2009 on car buying. Read story
  • China bond sell-off spreads to stocks as deleveraging risks mount. Read story
  • WSJ: Trump likely to name Powell as Fed chair. Read story
  • What’s behind the rise of Asia’s stock markets? Read story
  • Kevin Spacey apologizes after accusation of sexual misconduct, comes out as gay. Read story
  • American girl dolls are dying, taking Mattel with them. Read story
  • Apple engineer reportedly fired over daughter’s viral video of iPhone X. Read story
  • California clears first hurdle to breaking into three states. Read story
  • China’s planning a 1,000km tunnel to divert water away from one of India’s largest rivers. Read story
  • Who will take care of you when you are old? It’s probably not who you think. Read story
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