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chronic concerns about the Fed continuing to hike interest rates, as it battles to crush inflation, had pushed stock benchmarks to fresh lows.

However, selling is contained by FT report that the BoE privately says it may continue to bolster the gilt market if necessary.

Seadrill was forced to delist from NYSE in mid-2020 after its shares closed below the minimum threshold of $1 over a period of 30 consecutive days.

The U.K. economy declined 0.3% in August, against expectations for flat growth, raising fears a recession could be around the corner.

The company said that although it expects a better second half, it sees supply-chain disruptions continuing and a worsening of the macro environment.

Biden administration questioned a Saudi analysis that the price of oil was about to plunge and urged a one-month delay to better gauge the market. If the price did collapse, U.S. officials told their Saudi counterparts, OPEC+ could react as needed.

The stock market rout isn’t over yet, even with the S&P 500 down about 25% from its peak on Tuesday, according to Mizuho Securities.

Intel reports quarterly results on Oct. 27. Its last big layoff round, comprising 12,000 job cuts, was announced in tandem with first-quarter earnings in 2016.

Striking Facebook janitors returned to work this week after their unions reached an agreement with their employer, a vendor for Meta Platforms Inc., late Sunday night.

Gabbard is a former Democratic House member and presidential candidate, but has denounced the party as an ‘elitist cabal.’