* Still sees slight disconnect between markets, real economy. * Stimulus, monetary policy helping markets. * Fund returned +3.4% in Q3. By Gwladys Fouche. Norway's $1.16 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, reported a third-quarter gain of 412 billion crowns on Thursday, fuelled partly by rises in U.S. technology stocks during the coronavirus crisis.
California air regulators on Wednesday urged automakers and engine manufacturers to disclose any unapproved hardware or software programs that impact emissions control systems by the end of 2020.
* Goldman Sachs (GS) jumps as profit nearly doubles. * Wells Fargo (WFC), Bank of America (BAC) drop after results. * Concho surges on report of deal talks with ConocoPhillips (COP). * Indexes up: Dow 0.19%, S&P 0.33%, Nasdaq 0.53% By Medha Singh and Shivani Kumaresan.
Canada's main stock index rose on Wednesday, helped by energy stocks, as oil prices gained despite renewed fears about fuel demand recovery due to surging coronavirus cases.
The coronavirus pandemic appears to be negatively affecting safety within Norway's oil and gas industry, which has seen a sharp rise in accidents at offshore fields, onshore plants and yards this year, its regulator said on Wednesday.
Bankruptcies in the North American energy industry surged in the third quarter as companies struggled with weak fuel demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic, lower crude prices and a dearth of available credit, according to law firm Haynes and Boone.
* Apple (AAPL) gains ahead of expected new iPhone launch. * Amazon (AMZN) rises as two-day 'Prime' shopping event gets underway. * JPMorgan (JPM), Citigroup (C), BlackRock (BLK) rise after results. * Disney (DIS) jumps as it turns around its media business. * Futures: Dow down 0.38%, S&P dips 0.06%, Nasdaq up 0.96% By Medha Singh.
* Miners fall on reports China halted coal imports. * New Zealand rises to record close, up 0.8% By Nikhil Subba. Australian shares settled higher on Tuesday for the seventh straight session, as financials jumped on some economic optimism and dividend hopes, and technology stocks tracked Wall Street higher.
* October manufacturers' sentiment index -26 vs September -29. * Service-sector index -16 in October vs September -18. * Factory-, service-sector gloom seen stabilising. By Daniel Leussink. The pessimism hanging over Japan's manufacturers lifted slightly in October, suggesting businesses were emerging from the coronavirus pandemic's heavy blow to activity and earnings but at a glacial pace.
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