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Germany Could Unlock Up to €4.1 Trillion of Investment by 2035, Business Leaders Say, as Merz Urges Industry to Open Its Doors to AI

A coalition of 147 companies and investors behind the Made for Germany initiative says Germany could unlock €2.9 trillion to €4.1 trillion of investment by 2035. At the Invest in Germany Summit in Berlin on October 19, Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged businesses to adopt AI as Germany prepared an industrial AI partnership with Nvidia.

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Silgan Agrees $3.4 Billion Purchase of Trivium Packaging in Its Largest Ever Deal, Betting on Metal Cans

US packaging maker Silgan Holdings has agreed to buy European metal packaging company Trivium Packaging from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Ardagh Group in a deal valuing Trivium at $3.4 billion including debt. It is Silgan's largest ever acquisition, combining Trivium with its metal containers and closures businesses.

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Tradeweb to Buy Bond Trading Platform Trumid for $1.97 Billion as Electronic Credit Markets Consolidate

Tradeweb Markets has agreed to acquire Trumid, an electronic corporate bond trading platform, for about $1.97 billion, including $1.75 billion for the core business and about $220 million for tax assets. The deal, funded mainly from cash, is expected to close in the first half of 2027 and deepens Tradeweb's push into electronic credit trading.

Just nowBy Aravind Kumar

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Gold Holds Near $4,145 as Traders Bet Heavily on a December Fed Rate Hike

Spot gold traded around $4,145 an ounce on October 20, little changed, as traders priced an 89% chance of a US Federal Reserve rate hike in December while expecting no move at the October 27-28 meeting. Silver rose to $57.48, and analysts warned a big market move is likely whatever the Fed decides.

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Urban Company Board Clears ₹2,500 Crore Fundraise as InstaHelp Push Widens Second-Quarter Loss

Urban Company's board has approved raising up to ₹2,500 crore through a QIP, preferential issue or private placement, as its September-quarter net loss widened to ₹182.5 crore on heavy investment in its InstaHelp quick home-help service, even as revenue rose 41%.

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India's Startup Funding Holds Flat at $10.9 Billion as Investors Write Bigger Cheques to Far Fewer Companies

Venture capital investment in Indian startups reached $10.9 billion between January and mid-October 2026, up 6.8% on a year earlier, but the number of rounds fell by more than a third to 1,253 as investors concentrated capital in deeptech, AI and infrastructure, according to Tracxn data.

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China's Economy Grows 4.5% in Third Quarter, Beating Forecasts as Exports Offset a Deepening Property Slump

China's economy expanded 4.5% year on year in the July-to-September quarter, slightly ahead of the 4.4% analysts expected and faster than the 4.3% recorded in the second quarter, but weak consumption, falling fixed-asset investment and a 20.6% slump in property investment show how unbalanced the recovery remains.

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