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Mexican officials confirm arrest of Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, leader of Juarez cartel, AP reports
British man suspected of having Ebola dies in Macedonia
A British man suspected of having contracted Ebola has died in Macedonia, Macedonian officials have said.
UK will introduce enhanced Ebola screening for arrivals from affected countries - BBC
Downing Street says that passengers arriving at Gatwick, Heathrow and on Eurostar from countries affected by Ebola - Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea - will face "enhanced screening", the BBC reports.
ECB's Draghi not so sure good times ahead without reforms
Central bankers’ trips around the globe sometimes seems the best hint that something is afoot.
Aversion to Ebola already affecting global economies - World Bank
Risk aversion related to Ebola is already affecting the behaviour of economic agents, impacting economies around the world.
Weekly jobless claims fall 1k to 287k, below consensus of 295k
US jobless claims fell by 1,000 to 287,000 in the week to 4 October, according to the Labor Department.
Eurozone at risk of falling back into recession, warns Osborne
"The Eurozone is slipping back into crisis", making this a "critical moment" for the British economy, Chancellor George Osborne has warned in an interview with the BBC.
Production of larger-screen Apple iPhones delayed - reports
MPC keeps interest rate and size of APF unchanged
At today's policy meeting the Monetary Policy Committee decided to maintain Bank Rate unchanged at 0. 5%, as expected.
New Britain Palm Oil rockets 73% after Sime Darby bids for entire company
Sime Darby Bhd has offered to acquire all of New Britain Palm Oil for £7. 15 a share, valuing the Papua New Guinea-based plantation company at £1. 07bn.
London Underground unveils new faster and cooler tube train design
Queensland nurse hospitalised with suspected Ebola
An Australian nurse has been hospitalised after reporting symptoms of the deadly Ebola virus.
HSBC and Numis upgrade Randgold Resources to overweight
German exports contract sharply in August
Sales of German goods overseas dropped by 5. 8% in August in seasonally adjusted terms, according to the Federal Statistics Office.
Old Mutual to raise $308m from asset management IPO
Investment, savings and insurance group Old Mutual said it hopes to make $308m from the initial public offering (IPO) of its asset management arm in New York on Thursday.
N Brown lowers full-year profit guidance
While interim results were in line with reduced expectations, clothing retailer N Brown lowered guidance for full-year profits after the second half started weakly due to mild weather.
Alcoa reports sharp rise in profits on 8% sales increase
Aluminum producer Alcoa kicked off the third quarter US corporate earnings season overnight, reporting a rise in operating earnings to $245m for the latest three months, versus $8m a year ago.