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Oct 2 (OPTA) – Top Scorers in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday 1 V. Jensen (Utrecht) 5 2 Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) 4 F. Kovačević (NK Celje) S. Magnússon (SK Brann) J. Nsame (KP Legia Warszawa) Kevin (FC Shakhtar Donetsk) R. Zalazar (Braga) 8 C. Bayala (FK Sheriff Tiraspol) 3 D. Bîrligea (SC Fotbal ClubSB SA) D. Olaru (SC Fotbal ClubSB SA) Gabri Martínez (Braga) J. Mickels (Sabah FK) Alisson Santana (FC Shakhtar Donetsk) A. Zaroury (Panathinaikos) 15 R. Durosinmi (FC Viktoria Plzeň) 2 K. Aktürkoğlu (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü) J. Monteiro (Young Boys) K. Angielski (Larnaca) C. Bedia (Young Boys) D. Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb) L. Berg Johnsen (Malmo) N. Bilbija (HŅK Zrinjski Mostar) E. Bille (PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad) Y. Chacón (Larnaca) K. Dolberg (Anderlecht) Ángel García (Larnaca) A. Gigović (Young Boys) J. Gorby (Braga) S. Gustafson (BK Häcken) S. Hakšabanović (Malmo) S. Horemans (Utrecht) P. Hrošovský (Genk) Igor Jesus (Notts Forest) D. Miculescu (SC Fotbal ClubSB SA) Fran Navarro (Braga) Kauã Elias (FC Shakhtar Donetsk) E. Odede (FK Sheriff Tiraspol) Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Genk) D. Osorio (FC Midtjylland) D. Peretz (Maccabi Tel Aviv) Pere Pons (Larnaca) P. Ņafranko (Sabah FK) I. Shahar (Maccabi Tel Aviv) A. Şimşir (FC Midtjylland) S. Sinyan (SCS CFR 1907 Cluj) M. Smit (Go Ahead Eagles) K. Świderski (Panathinaikos) V. Tusha (KF Drita) Pau Víctor (Braga) N. Viergever (Utrecht)
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By Sinéad Carew and Niket Nishant (Reuters) -The benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq indexes were up slightly on Thursday afternoon, as investors monitored private labor market data in the second day of a U.S. government shutdown. While the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq had hit intraday records earlier in the day, they pared gains on uncertainty about the U.S. shutdown and the jobs market. The benchmark index's valuation was still around its highest levels since 2020. And with no official government data available because of the shutdown, investors were monitoring information from other souces. A report from global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said U.S. employers announced fewer layoffs in September that but hiring plans so far this year were the lowest since 2009. It followed the previous day's weaker-than-expected ADP National Employment Report. "The market is looking at all of that against the backdrop of what was already weak job data in recent months to try to gauge the real path forward for the labor market from here," said Jim Baird, chief investment officer with Plante Moran Financial Advisors. While the shutdown was not a shock and investors have been soothed by the knowledge that such closures have typically not hurt the market in the past, Baird noted that it still caused worries. "Given how polarized the two (political) parties are right now, and both seem to be staking out their respective positions, it wouldn't be surprising if this one drags out a little bit longer," he said, adding that "in the absence of earnings data and broad economic data, there's not been a catalyst to drive a move higher or a selloff." At 2:14 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 109.82 points, or 0.24%, at 46,550.92, the S&P 500 gained 8.17 points, or 0.12%, to 6,719.37 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 90.81 points, or 0.40%, to 22,845.46. Meanwhile, it did not help that Tesla was down 3.8%. The electric vehicle maker gave up initial gains after a strong quarterly deliveries report, as some analysts flagged risks to sales in the upcoming quarters due to the withdrawal of the $7,500 federal tax credit. The S&P 500 healthcare sector fell 0.4%, on track to break its four-day streak of gains. Earlier in the session, the S&P and the Nasdaq indexes hit their intraday record highs of 6,731.94 and 22,900.60, respectively. The S&P 500's forward price-to-earnings ratio has climbed to 23.1. The tech sector, up 0.6%, was the biggest boost to the S&P 500, with Nvidia and Broadcom leading the charge. The stocks catapulted the broader semiconductor index to a record high. It was last up close to 2% and helped boost the Nasdaq. Consumer discretionary stocks fell 0.4% and were the biggest drag on the S&P 500 due to Tesla's selloff. Shares of credit bureaus Equifax and TransUnion were down 7.7% and 9.7%, respectively, after FICO launched a program that could allow mortgage lenders to gain access to credit scores without relying on the bureaus. FICO surged 19.6% to top the benchmark index. Occidental Petroleum said it would sell its petrochemical division to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway for $9.7 billion. Shares of the oil and gas producer fell 7.6%. Declining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.05-to-1 ratio on the NYSE where there were 420 new highs and 82 new lows. On the Nasdaq, 2,441 stocks rose and 2,122 fell as advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.15-to-1 ratio. The S&P 500 posted 33 new 52-week highs and 11 new lows while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 125 new highs and 64 new lows. (Reporting by Sinéad Carew in New York and Niket Nishant and Sukriti Gupta in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri and Matthew Lewis)
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By Krystal Hu (Reuters) -Artificial intelligence (AI) startup DualEntry has raised $90 million in a Series A round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Khosla Ventures to take on established enterprise resource planning (ERP) software providers, the company said. GV (Google Ventures) also participated in the round, valuing the New York-based company, launched a year ago, at $415 million. The deal underscores investor appetite for AI-driven enterprise software and for startups that have found early product-market fit. DualEntry targets a segment long dominated by Oracle's NetSuite, Sage and Acumatica. The company argues that many legacy systems rely on outdated technology, are costly to implement and often require months-long, expensive migrations that can lock in customers. Its core product is an AI-native platform designed to automate financial workflows. The startup says it enables "NextDay Migration", which can transfer a company's historical financial data from an old system to DualEntry's platform within 24 hours, a process that can otherwise take months and incur significant consulting fees. Rapid implementation is central to DualEntry's go-to-market strategy. The company is focusing on mid-market firms that have outgrown entry-level accounting software such as QuickBooks but are reluctant to undertake a large-scale migration to a traditional ERP. CEO Santiago Nestares told Reuters his own experience of attempting an ERP migration at his previous company highlighted the burden of legacy systems. The "clunky" process, he said, inspired him to build a platform that could get businesses "live in 24 hours." DualEntry said it has signed customers ranging from startups to a publicly listed company. It plans to use the new capital to expand its roughly 40-person team and speed up product development, as well as expand internationally. Investors see AI as a key enabler in what they estimate is a $500 billion ERP market, which has largely remained unchanged since the sector shifted from on-premise to cloud-based software. Many incumbents rely on networks of third-party implementation consultants paid by the hour. The push toward automation also comes amid a looming talent crunch in the accounting industry. "It takes understanding of what this complex process of migration is and training AI technology to essentially act as the data consultants that would perform the migration to drastically accelerate the process," said Ravi Mhatre, partner at Lightspeed. (Reporting by Krystal Hu in San Francisco; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark said Thursday that she supports fellow WNBA player Napheesa Collier ahead of upcoming labor negotiations and that league- wide, players are headed toward a moment they need "to capitalize on." Clark claimed she was unaware of explosive comments Collier made earlier this week when the Minnesota Lynx star blasted WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert. The most scathing criticism from Collier was that the WNBA has "the worst leadership in the world." Collier is also president of the WNBA players union and will play a critical role in upcoming labor negotiations as the league's collective bargaining agreement is set to expire. "First of all, I have a lot of respect for 'Phee and I feel she made a lot of very valid points," Clark said in her season-ending exit interview Thursday. "I think what people need to understand is we need great leadership in this time across all levels. This is straight up the most important time in this league's history. This league has been around 25 years, and this is a moment we have to capitalize on. … 'Phee said it all." Collier delivered her criticisms in her own end-of-season interview Tuesday while reading from a written statement. "I want to be clear this conversation is not about winning or losing," Collier read. "It's about something much bigger. The real threat to our league isn't money, it isn't ratings or even missed calls or even physical play. It's the lack of accountability from the league office." Collier and the Lynx were eliminated from the WNBA semifinals amid criticisms of game officials that led to Minnesota head coach Cheryl Reeve being suspended for what ended up being the team's final game of the season. Collier also missed the final game after she was injured in Game 3. On Tuesday, Collier also revealed a purported interaction with Engelbert that referenced Clark. "I also asked how she planned to fix the fact that Caitlin, Angel (Reese) and Paige (Bueckers), who are clearly driving massive revenue for the league, are making so little for their first four years," Collier said. "Her response was, ‘Caitlin should be grateful she makes $16 million off the court because without the platform the WNBA gives her, she wouldn't make anything.' "And in that same conversation, she told me players should be on their knees thanking their lucky stars for the media rights deal that (she) got them. That's the mentality driving our league from the top. We go to battle every day to protect a shield that doesn't value us." Clark's salary with the Fever this season was $78,006 in the second year of a four-year $338,000 contract. Some players in the 3-on-3 Unrivaled league, which made its debut last winter, will make more in salary for one season than Clark will make in four on her WNBA deal. "I want the (WNBA) to be something kids and adults — everyone — can be proud of," Clark said. "I hope that's what my legacy can be." Clark's Fever teammate Sophie Cunningham followed Collier's lead with strong criticisms of the commissioner. "I'm just tired of our league," Cunningham said. "Our leadership from top to bottom needs to be held accountable. … I think there are a lot of people in position of power in the WNBA who — they might be really great business people — but they don't know s… about basketball." –Field Level Media
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SOCHI, Russia, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin joked on Thursday that he would not fly drones over Denmark any more, referring to incidents last week that forced the closure of Danish airports. Russia has denied responsibility for the incidents, which have prompted European countries to discuss plans for a "drone wall". Separately, Poland and its NATO allies shot down Russian drones in Polish airspace last month. Putin said the "hysteria" about Russian drones over Europe was contrived to distract from problems in the West. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Writing by Lucy Papachristou; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Alphabet's Google said hackers are sending extortion emails to an unspecified number of executives from various companies, claiming to have stolen sensitive data from their Oracle business applications. In a statement, Google said a group claiming affiliation with the ransomware gang cl0p was sending emails to "executives at numerous organizations claiming to have stolen sensitive data from their Oracle E-Business Suite." Google cautioned that it "does not currently have sufficient evidence to definitively assess the veracity of these claims." Cynthia Kaiser, the head of cybersecurity firm Halcyon's Ransomware Research Center, said her company had seen extortion demands "in the seven or eight figure range," with the highest coming in at "$50 million." Kaiser noted some dispute over the connection to cl0p but said there are early indications that the perpetrators are potentially connected to the group. "There's so much overlap amongst all these groups, and there are copycats across the ecosystem," Kaiser said, adding that additional information in the coming days will help paint a clearer picture. Messages seeking comment from cl0p and Oracle were not returned. Google described the email campaign as "high-volume" but declined to share further details. (Reporting by Raphael Satter in Washington and AJ Vicens in Detroit, Michigan.Editing by Shri Navaratnam and Diane Craft)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Alphabet's Google said hackers are sending extortion emails to an unspecified number of executives from various companies, claiming to have stolen sensitive data from their Oracle business applications. In a statement, Google said a group claiming affiliation with the ransomware gang cl0p was sending emails to "executives at numerous organizations claiming to have stolen sensitive data from their Oracle E-Business Suite." Google cautioned that it "does not currently have sufficient evidence to definitively assess the veracity of these claims." Cynthia Kaiser, the head of cybersecurity firm Halcyon's Ransomware Research Center, said her company had seen extortion demands "in the seven or eight figure range," with the highest coming in at "$50 million." Kaiser noted some dispute over the connection to cl0p but said there are early indications that the perpetrators are potentially connected to the group. "There's so much overlap amongst all these groups, and there are copycats across the ecosystem," Kaiser said, adding that additional information in the coming days will help paint a clearer picture. Messages seeking comment from cl0p and Oracle were not returned. Google described the email campaign as "high-volume" but declined to share further details. (Reporting by Raphael Satter in Washington and AJ Vicens in Detroit, Michigan.Editing by Shri Navaratnam and Diane Craft)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 2 (Reuters) – BP will seek a partner to evaluate its discovery at Brazil's Bumerangue block, and it could reach potentially reach a deal before it makes a decision on investing in the project, the oil major's Brazil chief Andres Guevara de la Vega said on Thursday. The British company had in August announced that Bumerangue marked its largest oil and gas discovery in 25 years. (Reporting by Marta Nogueira; Writing by Isabel Teles; Editing by Sarah Morland)
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PUTIN: THE HYSTERIA ABOUT RUSSIAN DRONES IN EUROPE IS CONTRIVED TO DISTRACT FROM PROBLEMS IN THE WEST
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