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Good morning from the newsroom of the Financial Times.

Today is Thursday, October 31st. Good morning from the Newsroom of the Financial Times.

Today is Thursday, October 31st,

and this is your F.T. news briefing.

The US Department of Justice has struck a deal

with the financier at the center of the 1MDB scandal.

Apple's wearables drive revenue in the latest quarter as iPhone sales sag, and members of

the US Congress call on Boeing Chief Executive

Dennis Mullenberg to resign.

Plus, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates

for the third time this year.

The F.T.'s Jennifer Oblon

explains what the Central Bank had to say about the health of the U.S. economy.

I'm Mark Filipino and here's the news you need to start your day.

There's a new development in a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a settlement in California with Joe Lowe.

Mr Lowe is the Malaysian Financier

at the center of the 1MDB scandal.

It's a scandal that dates back to 2009.

That's when, according to US prosecutors,

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