Hundreds killed in Gaza hospital after explosion; Israel denies responsibility; U.S. puts more troops on alert for potential deployment in West Asia ahead of Biden’s Israel visit; U.S. retail sales exceed all expectations in September, boosting bets of a rate hike in January; Finance Ministry cuts the windfall tax on domestically produced crude, diesel and ATF; Global equity markets are muted, bond yields move higher…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.