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By Tatiana Bautzer and Prakhar Srivastava Oct 13 (Reuters) – Citigroup beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by stronger investment banking revenue and transactions with multinational companies as well as higher earnings from wealth management. Trading profits gained only 2% over a year ago and fell 27% against the previous quarter, mainly due to a drop in equity trading revenue.

Oct 13 (Reuters) – Agilent Technologies said on Tuesday it would acquire pathology software maker Proscia ​for $240 million in cash, ‌plus up to $30 million tied to future performance targets, as the laboratory equipment maker expands its push into ‌AI-enabled ​diagnostics.

By Andrea Shalal BANGKOK, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The United Nations Development Programme on Tuesday announced new initiatives to help attract investors and jobs to developing countries, which are being rocked by crises outside their control amid a sharp drop in official development aid.

Oct 13 (Reuters) – The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has ​risen above 9,000, government data ‌showed on Tuesday, as responders struggle to slow transmission in multiple hotspots. The latest situation report from Congo’s public health institute put the ‌number ​of cases at ⁠9,066 and deaths at ⁠4,381.

By Amy-Jo Crowley LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The London Stock Exchange Group has held talks with Octus and its private equity owner Permira over a possible bid for the New ​York-headquartered financial data provider, two people familiar with the ‌matter told Reuters. London-based Permira is working with advisers to evaluate interest in Octus, the people said, adding that there is no certainty a deal with LSEG will materialise.

Senate District 4 incumbent candidate Sen. Rob Kupec and challenter Austin Peterson take part in a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Red River Valley on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at the Moorhead Public LIbrary. Credit: Anna Paige for MinnPost MINNESOTA (KFGO) – Ads from groups like Renew Minnesota and New Fund LLC claim DFL State Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead helped pass nearly $10 billion in higher taxes and fees.

WARSAW, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Polish retailers have begun removing some Halloween-themed products such as fake knives from shelves following three recent stabbing attacks at schools, company representatives ​said on Tuesday. Thousands of police officers have been ‌deployed to schools since the end of last week after two stabbing incidents involving teenagers on consecutive days.

Oct 13 (Reuters) – US online gambling operator BetMGM on Tuesday reported a 7% rise in ​third-quarter revenue, driven by strong ‌betting during the World Cup and a revamped sportsbook ahead of the NFL season.

By Michael Holden LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Iran is ramping up attempts to hit harder targets such as military sites in Britain while Russia is escalating its hybrid warfare ​as it lashes out against Ukraine’s allies, the UK’s ‌domestic spy chief said on Tuesday. In his annual speech on wide-ranging threats to Britain, MI5’s Director General Ken McCallum also said the greatest concern about the misuse of AI was terrorists being able to develop bioweapons ‌or ​even create new novel pathogens.

Oct 13 – OPEC on Tuesday raised its forecast for world ​oil demand growth ‌in 2027, citing the need for the world to rebuild inventories that ‌have ​been depleted ⁠by the Iran ⁠war. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries also lowered its forecast ​for 2026 oil demand growth, the ⁠report on ⁠OPEC’s website showed, ​marking the sixth straight ​downward revision. OPEC also reported a ‌jump in oil production by the wider OPEC+ producer group ⁠in September, led by Saudi Arabia.