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Bhanu Baweja, chief investment strategist at UBS Investment Bank, tells Bloomberg Television that the equity markets rally is at risk from a slowdown in consumer spending as real disposable income growth nears zero and fiscal support fades.

The Republican-led US Senate signaled rising opposition to continuing the Iran war in a procedural vote Tuesday. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, whose re-election bid President Donald Trump thwarted in a Republican primary Saturday, joined three other GOP senators voting to clear the hurdle and move toward a final vote on a resolution to cease hostilities. Kate Ackley of Bloomberg Government has more.

Donald Trump's hand-picked candidate for a congressional seat in Northern Kentucky, Ed Gallrein, was victorious in one of the most expensive primaries on record, defeating the president's nemesis and longtime GOP House member Thomas Massie. Kate Ackley of Bloomberg Government has more.

Meta is alerting thousands of employees that they're being laid off, part of a previously announced restructuring aimed at reducing costs while the company invests heavily in artificial intelligence. The company began notifying workers around the world Wednesday morning, starting with employees across Asia, who got the note at 4 a.m. Singapore time. US-based staff are also expected to receive word during their morning, according to an internal memo. Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie reports.

UK inflation fell to its lowest rate in more than a year, prompting traders to bet on fewer Bank of England interest-rate hikes even though economists expect price pressures to return. Bloomberg's Sam Unsted reports.

Rufaro Chiriseri, head of fixed income for UK and Europe at RBC Wealth Management, discusses the outlook for Treasuries as 30-year yields climbed to levels not seen since the global financial crisis. "We're actually happy to be sort of on the shorter end," Chiriseri tells Bloomberg Television. "But at the same time, it starts to look a lot more interesting with 30-year real yields at levels that we haven't seen since the GFC."

Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."

OncoSil Medical (ASX:OSL) shares surge as the TGA approves its Class III pancreatic cancer device for commercialisation in Australia.

Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) will consider matching an offer from Inpex to buy PetroChina's 10.67% stake in the Browse gas fields.

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for an international response to the Ebola outbreak at a meeting of the WHO's emergency committee in Geneva on Tuesday. Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja reports.

Siren Gold (ASX:SNG) has received a regulatory setback in New Zealand after its application for a crucial mining permit was rejected.

AustralianSuper has appointed Sarah Carney as its first head of artificial intelligence and automation to spearhead human-machine collaboration at scale.