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A wild week for global earnings kicks off today seemingly in a cautious fashion as profit revisions slow down while inflation and supply chain pressures risk squeezing margins in a season that could set the direction of travel in the weeks ahead.

The value of Saudi Arabia's imports from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in August increased by about 31% month on month, official data showed on Monday, jumping back from a steep decline in July after the kingdom imposed new rules on imports from other Gulf countries.

Britain's Co-operative Bank confirmed on Monday that it expressed interest in potentially buying TSB from Spanish lender Banco de Sabadell.

* Chinese property stocks slip, onshore and HK benchmarks steady

German online pet shop chain Zooplus said on Monday U.S. private equity company Hellman & Friedman has partnered with EQT Private Equity to sweeten its final voluntary tender offer for Zooplus to 480 euros ($558.62) per share.

Oct 25 - COP26 climate talks in Glasgow starting next Sunday may be the world's best last chance to cap global warming at the 1.5-2 degrees Celsius upper limit set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

The European Central Bank should tighten the rules governing personal investments by its policymakers if it wants to steer clear of controversies like that embroiling the Federal Reserve, lawmakers, academics and transparency activists say.

The dollar slipped on Monday, as traders weighed the prospect of inflation hastening the pace of rate hikes outside the United States, with a wary eye on commodity prices, U.S. growth data and central bank meetings ahead in Europe, Japan and Canada. The dip pu

German online pet shop chain Zooplus said on Monday U.S. private equity company Hellman & Friedman has partnered with EQT Private Equity to sweeten its final voluntary tender offer for Zooplus to the price of 480 euros ($558.62) per share.