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02/11/2022 06:00

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    TOP STORIES
    GLOBAL
    NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/
        North Korea missile lands off South Korean coast for
first time; South responds with own launches
  
    SEOUL, Nov 2 (Reuters) - A North Korean ballistic missile
landed less than 60 kilometres off South Korea's coast on
Wednesday, the first time an apparent test had landed near the
South's waters, and South Korea responded with missile launches
of its own, officials said.
    ISRAEL-ELECTION/
        Netanyahu set for comeback, says on brink of "big"
election win
  
    JERUSALEM, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Israel's former premier
Benjamin Netanyahu appeared set to return to power on Wednesday,
saying his right-wing camp was on the cusp of a great election
win, after exit polls predicted his bloc gaining a slim
parliamentary majority.
    U.S.
        USA-FED/JOLTS 
        Jump in U.S. job openings may jolt Fed yet again
  
    WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A jump in U.S. monthly job
openings has thrown the Federal Reserve another confounding bit
of data for its policy meeting this week, with more evidence
that rapid interest rate increases have yet to bite hard in the
real economy. 
    USA-PELOSI/HUSBAND
        Pelosi attack suspect told police he was on 'suicide
mission,' prosecutors say
  
    SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The man charged with
breaking into U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home and
clubbing her husband with a hammer later told police he was on a
"suicide mission" and had planned to target more politicians,
according to court documents prosecutors filed on Tuesday.
    BUSINESS
    USA-OPIOIDS/ 
        CVS, Walmart, Walgreens agree to pay $13.8 bln to settle
U.S. opioid claims - sources
  
    Nov 1 (Reuters) - CVS Health Corp, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Inc WBA.O and Walmart Inc have tentatively agreed to pay about
$13.8 billion to resolve thousands of state and local government
lawsuits accusing the chains of mishandling opioid painkillers,
according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
    SONY GROUP-STOCKS/ 
        Sony shares jump 9% after profit forecast hike
  
    TOKYO, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Shares in Sony Group Corp leapt 9%
on Wednesday morning after the entertainment conglomerate hiked
its full-year profit forecast in contrast to lacklustre
projections by many peers.
    ENTERTAINMENT
    USA-SHOOTING/MIGOS
        Takeoff of rap group Migos shot dead at Houston party
  
    Nov 1 (Reuters) - Rapper Takeoff, a member of the
influential, Atlanta-based rap group Migos, was shot and killed
at a party held at a Houston bowling alley early on Tuesday.
    MUSIC-TAYLOR SWIFT/ 
        Taylor Swift announces first U.S. stadium tour in five
years
  
    Nov 1 (Reuters) - Global pop sensation Taylor Swift on
Tuesday announced that she was launching a tour for the first
time in five years, with several U.S. stadium concert dates
confirmed for 2023 and international stops to be revealed later.
    SPORTS
    TENNIS-PARIS/
        Djokovic starts Paris defence with win, Rublev and
Hurkacz also through
  
    Nov 1 (Reuters) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic opened
his Paris Masters campaign with a routine 7-6(1) 6-4 win over
Maxime Cressy on Tuesday, while Andrey Rublev and Hubert Hurkacz
stayed in the hunt for a place at the ATP Finals with
straight-sets victories.
    SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-VPL-FCB/REPORT
        Barcelona cruise past Viktoria Plzen 4-2 in Champions
League
  
    PLZEN, Czech Republic, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Ferran Torres
scored in each half as Barcelona eased past Victoria Plzen 4-2
in the Champions League on Tuesday but both sides were already
eliminated from the competition.
    UPCOMING
    BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
    USA-CORN/TOXINS (PIX)
    U.S. corn plant toxin proves latest farmer headache
    A fungus that causes "vomitoxin" has been found in some U.S.
corn harvested this fall, forcing ethanol plants and grain
elevators to closely vet their grain deliveries and causing
headaches for growers and livestock producers.
    2 Nov 06:00 ET / 06:00 GMT
    TURKEY-ECONOMY/
    Turkish finance minister speaks to businessmen in Istanbul
    Turkey's Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati will attend
opening ceremony of a business expo in Istanbul.
    2 Nov 07:00 ET / 07:00 GMT
    PARAMOUNT-RESULTS/
    Paramount Global Q3 Results
    Paramount Global is expected to report a rise in revenue in
the third quarter driven by return of audience to its cinemas
and new deals to expands its streaming offering. Analysts will
be looking for its outlook on advertising growth.
    2 Nov 07:00 ET / 07:00 GMT
    GERMANY-ECONOMY/
    German industry group DIHK briefs press on autumn forecast
survey
    Germany's DIHK Chambers of Industry and Commerce holds a
press briefing ahead of the Thursday release of its autumn
economic forecast based on a survey of over 24,000 companies.
    2 Nov 08:30 ET / 08:30 GMT
    BOEING-INVESTORS/ (PIX)
    Boeing investors seek clarity, realistic goals after a
series of setbacks
    A series of production delays, cuts in jet delivery outlook
and mounting losses at its defense business have damaged Boeing
Co's credibility among investors, who want realistic forecasts
from the company.
    2 Nov 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
    CENOVUS ENERGY - RESULTS/
    Q3 2022 Cenovus Energy Inc Results
    Cenovus Energy to report its results on Nov. 2. Energy
companies are posting record third-quarter profits on the back
of higher energy prices and a global surge in demand.
    2 Nov 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
    USA-FED/ (PIX)
    Fed set for another big rate hike, may tamp down future
tightening
    The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by
three-quarters of a percentage point for the fourth straight
time on Wednesday, but open the door to a future slowdown in its
policy tightening as it balances the risk of stubbornly high
inflation against the economic strains of tighter credit.
    2 Nov 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
    MICROSOFT-CLIMATE/
    Microsoft's president warns of talent shortage for tackling
climate change
    Thousands of businesses will fail to meet pledges to combat
climate change unless they start training employees on
sustainability, Microsoft Corp's President Brad Smith told
Reuters.
    2 Nov 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
    CVS HEALTH-RESULTS/ (GRAPHIC)
    CVS Health Corp Reports Q3 2022 Earnings
    CVS Health will report its third quarter earnings before
market opens on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Investor focus is expected to
be on managmenet commentary on the impact  of lower Star Rating
on its health insurance business, loss of Centene's pharmacy
benefit management contract and M&A outlook.
    2 Nov 10:30 ET / 10:30 GMT
    HUMANA - RESULTS/
    Humana reports third-quarter results
    Health insurer Humana Inc is expected to report
third-quarter earnings on Wednesday before market open, with
investors' focus on Medicare Advantage memberships, comments on
non-COVID treatments costs, recession fears and the company's
home health initiatives.
    2 Nov 10:30 ET / 10:30 GMT
    CANADA GOOSE-RESULTS/
    Canada Goose Holdings Inc Q2 Earnings Release
    Canada Goose Holdings is expected to post a rise in
second-quarter revenue helped by steady demand for its luxurious
parkas and jackets from affluent customers unaffected from
decades-high inflation.
    2 Nov 10:45 ET / 10:45 GMT
    VENEZUELA-INDUSTRY/ (PIX) (TV)
    Venezuela's long-suffering manufacturers face new challenge:
Colombian imports
    Michele Tini has kept his shoe factory in Caracas afloat for
more than 50 years despite economic turmoil, hyperinflation and
smuggled goods which have long-beleaguered manufacturers in
Venezuela. Now Tini faces a new challenge: expanded trade with
Colombia.
    2 Nov 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
    CANADIAN NATURAL-RESULTS/
    Q3 2022 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd Earnings Release
    Canadian Natural Resources would report its third quarter
earnings on Thursday. Oil and gas companies have benefitted from
higher energy prices this year as the Russian invasion of
Ukraine hit the supply-chain. Though crude prices had fallen
from their March-peak in the third quarter, they still remained
higher than last year.
    2 Nov 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
    ESTEE LAUDER-RESULTS/
    Estee Lauder Companies Inc Q1 2023
    Estee Lauder is expected to post a decline in first-quarter
revenue on Wednesday hurt by lockdowns due to COVID-19 in major
market China hurting sales of its skincare and cosmetic brands.
Investors will lookout for comments on supply chain disruptions,
pressure due to a strong dollar and inflationary pressures on
consumer spending.
    2 Nov 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
    USA-BONDS/REFUNDING
    Treasury to detail funding plans for coming quarter
    The U.S. Treasury Department will give details on its
funding plans for the coming quarter.
    2 Nov 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
    USA-TREASURY/ANNOUNCEMENT
    Treasury Dept. announces sales:  3- and 10-year notes,
30-year bonds.
    Treasury Dept. announces sales of 3- and 10-year notes,
30-year bonds.
    2 Nov 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
    BOEING-INVESTORS/
    Boeing holds investor day to discuss strategy, financial
objectives
    Boeing will host an investor day, during which it will
discuss strategy and financial objectives.
    2 Nov 14:30 ET / 14:30 GMT
    LATAM-IMF/ECONOMY
    Chilean Central Bank holds conference with IMF to discuss
LatAm economic perspectives
    Chilean central bank holds a press conference with IMF
officials to discuss economic perspectives for Latin America,
launch of the Regional Economic Outlook.
    2 Nov 14:30 ET / 14:30 GMT
    CANADA-CENBANK/
    Bank of Canada advisor to speak on payment regulation
    Ron Morrow, executive director for retail payments at the
Bank of Canada, will give a speech on payment supervision.
    2 Nov 15:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
    USA-AAR/LOADINGS
    AAR issues weekly traffic of major railroads
    Association of American Railroads issues its weekly traffic
of major railroads data.
    2 Nov 16:00 ET / 16:00 GMT
    USA-FED/ (PIX) (TV)
    United States-Fed policy decision
    The Federal Reserve is expected on Wednesday to announce
that it is speeding up the end of its pandemic-era bond
purchases and signal a turn to interest rate increases next year
as a guard against surging inflation.
    2 Nov 18:00 ET / 18:00 GMT
    EBAY-RESULTS/
    eBay reports Q3 results
    eBay is expected to report a fall in quarter revenue, in the
face of an increasingly challenging competitive landscape and
macro environment.
    2 Nov 20:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
    ALBEMARLE-RESULTS/
    Q3 2022 Albemarle Corp Earnings Release
    Albemarle Corp, the world's largest lithium producer, is
expected to post a jump in quarterly profit thanks to surging
demand from the electric vehicle industry.
    2 Nov 20:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
    QUALCOMM-RESULTS/
    Qualcomm Inc Reports Fourth Quarter Results
    Qualcomm Inc is expected to report a rise in quarterly
revenue as strong demand for internet connected devices and from
automotive sector offset weakness in the handset chips business.
    2 Nov 20:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
    GREEN THUMB-RESULTS/
    Q3 2022 Green Thumb Industries Inc Earnings Release
    Pot producer Green Thumb Industries Inc is expected to post
a lower third-quarter profit as recession fears during the
reported quarter curbed the demand for cannabis products as
consumers looked to cut spending while companies had to cope
with cost and pricing pressure, amid rising inflation. Analysts
will also watch for commentary on Joe Biden's recent review of
drug classification.
    2 Nov 20:02 ET / 20:02 GMT
    CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
    UKRAINE-CRISIS/POLAND-RUSSIA
    Poland to announce additional measures on Russia border
    Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak is due to announce
new measures to protect Poland's border with Russia.
    2 Nov 08:15 ET / 08:15 GMT
    POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
    USA-ELECTION/VOTES
    EXPLAINER-How America casts and counts its votes in the
November midterms
    Misinformation online and false claims of election fraud by
former President Donald Trump and his allies have sharply eroded
public trust in the integrity of U.S. elections. How Americans
vote %u2014 and the equipment they use %u2014 varies widely, and
some methods are more vulnerable to efforts to shake that trust.
    2 Nov 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
    USA-IMMIGRATION/VENEZUELA (PIX)
    Venezuelans approved in hours or days for U.S. humanitarian
entry
    U.S. sponsors applying to bring Venezuelans into the United
States under a new humanitarian program aimed at reducing
illegal border crossings are receiving approvals in hours or
days, a lightning-fast rate that could soon force the Biden
administration to decide whether to expand it to more people.
    2 Nov 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
    BRITAIN-POLITICS/PMQS (PIX) (TV)
    PM takes questions in parliament
    British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes questions in
parliament.
    2 Nov 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
    AUSTRIA-POLITICS/
    Weekly Austrian cabinet meeting
    Ministers hold a news conference after Austria's weekly
cabinet meeting.
    2 Nov 11:15 ET / 11:15 GMT
    GERMANY-FINANCE/LINDNER
    Statement by German Finance Minister Lindner
    German Finance Minister Christian Lindner gives statement
following cabinet meeting.
    2 Nov 11:15 ET / 11:15 GMT
    USA-MUTUALFUNDS/ICI (PIX) (TV)
    ICI reports weekly fund flows
    The Investment Company Institute reports weekly flows into
mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
    2 Nov 16:00 ET / 16:00 GMT
    CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
    FLORIDA-SHOOTING/GUNMAN (PIX) (TV)
    Parkland gunman to be sentenced
    A judge sentences Parkland shooter Nickolas Cruz after a
jury spared him the death penalty, recommending life in prison.
    2 Nov 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
    SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
    HEALTH-USA/DRUG PRICING
    Prices for new cancer drugs rise 50% in 5 years-report
    The annual price of a newly-launched cancer drug in the
United States averaged $283,000 last year, a more than 53%
increase from 2017, according to a new report.
    2 Nov 15:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
    CLIMATE-UN/PAKISTAN-CHILI (PIX) (TV)
    WIDER IMAGE- Pakistani farmers fight a losing battle to save
chili crop
    As Pakistan experienced record monsoon rainfall, farmers in
southern Pakistan’s small town of Kunri and adjoining areas put
up a losing battle to save their chili crop pumping water out to
cotton fields securing around 30% chili crop, as they struggle
to survive weather extremes of heatwaves and rains, locals said.
    2 Nov 23:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
    CLIMATE-UN/GLACIERS (PIX) (TV)
    The battle to save World Heritage site glaciers
    Glaciers in one third of World Heritage Sites will disappear
by 2050 due to climate change - under any temperature rise
scenario. The rest can be saved by keeping global temperature
rise below 1.5°C relative to pre-industrial levels.
    3 Nov 23:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
    ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
    ART-AUCTION/JEWELS-CHRISTIES (PIX) (TV)
    18,18 carat fancy vivid pink diamond diamond could fetch 30
millions CHF at Christies auctions
    Preview of Christie's auction highlight Fortune Pink
Diamond, a 18,18 carat fancy vivid diamond estimated between 25
to 30 millions CHF.
    2 Nov 15:00 ET / 15:00 GMT