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Hall, Woodford win Nobel prize for work on how to stabilise economies

Al-Monitor /

Also: The Guardian Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises, Financial Times Two economists who transformed crisis management win Nobel Prize, Bloomberg Nobel Economics Prize Goes to Academics for ‘Stabilization’ Work, The New York Times Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford Awarded Nobel for Economics, Le Monde Economics Nobel Prize awarded to Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, who rebuilt the macroeconomic analytical framework · see all

In other languages: El País Michael Woodford y Robert E. Hall ganan el Nobel de Economía por sus propuestas para suavizar crisis y burbujas (es), Expansión (México) Nobel de Economía 2026 distingue a analistas de modelos en hogares y empresas que ayudan a gobiernos a enfrentar crisis (es), Valor Econômico Nobel premia estudos sobre efeitos das expectativas no consumo, inflação e juros, diz professor da PUC-Rio (pt), Jornal de Negócios Nobel da Economia 2026 atribuído aos norte-americanos Robert E. Hall e Michael Woodford (pt), Frankfurter Allgemeine Auszeichnung: Robert E. Hall und Michael Woodford erhalten Wirtschaftsnobelpreis (de), Handelsblatt Nobelpreis: US-Forscher Robert E. Hall und Michael Woodford gewinnen Wirtschaftsnobelpreis (de), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Die Träger des Wirtschaftsnobelpreises heissen Robert E. Hall und Michael Woodford (de), Der Spiegel Wirtschafsnobelpreis geht an US-Ökonomen Robert E. Hall und Michael Woodford (de), Der Standard Wirtschaftsnobelpreis an US-Ökonomen Robert Hall und Michael Woodford (de) · see all

  1. Houthi assault on Saudi airports strikes at MBS’s economic vision

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Telegraph Who are the Iran-backed Houthis and why are they attacking Saudi Arabia?, Semafor Saudi plans to expand oil export routes to cut Hormuz reliance, Bloomberg Ukraine, Saudi Strikes and Soaring Oil Risks, Al-Monitor Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks, Sky News Message of defiance from Iran-backed Houthis | The World with Yalda Hakim · see all

    In other languages: Het Financieele Dagblad Houthi-raketten zetten Saoedische grootmacht te kijk: ‘De grootste bedreiging sinds de oprichting van het land’ (nl), Handelsblatt +++ Iran-Krieg +++: Angriff auf Flughafen Riad – Reiche saß zeitweise in Saudi-Arabien fest (de)

  2. Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack

    The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg French Supermarket Refrigeration Sites Hit by Cyberattacks, The Japan Times Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food, POLITICO Europe French supermarkets face food crisis after cyberattack hits refrigerators · see all

    In other languages: Le Figaro Faille logicielle, frigos à 35 °C, des millions d’euros perdus : les dessous de la cyberattaque inédite qui a frappé les supermarchés français (fr), Neue Zürcher Zeitung MELDUNGEN WIRTSCHAFT - Cyberattacke stört Kühlanlagen in mehreren Supermarkt-Ketten in Frankreich (de), Le Temps Une cyberattaque inédite paralyse les installations frigorifiques de centaines de supermarchés français (fr), Frankfurter Allgemeine Business-Ticker: Cyberangriff stört Kühlanlagen französischer Supermärkte (de) · see all

  3. Meta Says New Muse Model Reaches AI Frontier After 14-Month Push

    Riley Griffin and Sarah Frier / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Zuckerberg says Meta has reached AI ‘frontier’ and rejects calls for slowdown, MarketWatch Meta is back on the AI leaderboard with its new family of Wonder models

    In other languages: Expansión Zuckerberg dice que Meta ha alcanzado la "frontera" de la IA y rechaza frenar su desarrollo (es), Valor Econômico FT: Mark Zuckerberg diz que a Meta atingiu a 'fronteira' da IA e rejeita pedidos de desaceleração (pt)

  4. Musk injects $275mn into Republicans’ fight to retain Congress

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt +++ USA +++: 276 Millionen Dollar – Musk ist der wichtigste Geldgeber für Trumps Republikaner (de), Le Temps Elon Musk a dépensé 276 millions de dollars en faveur des républicains pour les élections de mi-mandat (fr)

  5. The diesel crisis is testing the limits of globalisation

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Russia Can’t Export as Much Diesel as Trump Needs

  6. British airbase plot 'almost certainly directed' by Iran Guards: UK PM

    Al-Monitor /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Vorfall bei US-Militärbasis: Burnham: Iran wohl verantwortlich für Militärbasis-Vorfall (de), Dagens industri Iran varnas efter incident vid militärflygplats (sv)

  7. NATO’s Top Commander Lays Out Plan to Thwart a Russian Attack on the Alliance

    Daniel Michaels / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Financial Times Nato’s supreme commander warns Moscow against attacks in Europe, The New York Times NATO Details Plan to Shield Ukraine’s European Allies from Russia

  8. Publicly owned rail is popular. But is it making the trains run on time?

    BBC /

  9. English councils warn of ‘catastrophic’ Send debts forecast to hit £10bn by 2028

    Patrick Butler and Richard Adams / The Guardian /

  10. Detecting institutional change as it unfolds: Evidence from 120 years of reporting

    Michael Callen / CEPR /

  11. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: EU agrees largest-ever package of listings targeting almost 1600 individuals and entities in Russia’s military-industrial complex

    Council of the EU /

    In other languages: Le Temps Sanctions contre la Russie: la guerre hybride et Donald Trump compliquent la tâche de l'UE (fr)

  12. EU to Cap Chinese Hybrid-Vehicle Imports at 350,000 Units Annually, Official Says

    Edith Hancock / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: The Guardian EU deal with China limits imports of hybrid electric vehicles

    In other languages: Neue Zürcher Zeitung Die EU begrenzt chinesische Autoimporte, für die Konsumenten könnte es teurer werden (de)

  13. Microsoft Ramps Up Homegrown AI Chip Push

    Bloomberg /

  14. How China Is Changing AI

    Bloomberg /

  15. China targets Taiwan's allies with sanctions on Paraguay, Belize ministers

    Alek Buttermann / bne IntelliNews /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico China impõe sanções a ministros de Paraguai e Belize por relação com Taiwan (pt)

  16. FTAs may add $140bn to India GDP by 2035, lift exports 6.2%: Bloomberg Economics

    Mint /

    Also: Bloomberg Modi’s Free Trade Push Could Lead to $140 Billion GDP Gain for India

  17. Guidelines for developing new quality productive forces; EU-China trade talks; Combating auto involution; Food safety crackdown

    Bill Bishop / Sinocism /

  18. Why downturns can make innovation greener

    Diego Känzig / CEPR /

  19. New report shows US chip industry's reliance on China

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  20. Brazil’s Lula accuses Meta of election interference before runoff

    bne IntelliNews /

  21. Como estabilizar uma economia? Os vencedores do Nobel têm a fórmula

    Pedro Borg / Brazil Journal (Portuguese) /

  22. Taiwan's Nanya expects DRAM prices to climb further in Q4

    IntelliNews - New Taipei Bureau / bne IntelliNews /

  23. Von der Leyen pitches AI as solution to reduce reporting for European businesses

    Gerardo Fortuna / POLITICO Europe /

  24. Centre & states to draft rules for existing arrest cases under GST

    The Economic Times /

Earlier today

  1. AI less regulated than milk, Microsoft president says in warning over safety

    Lauren Almeida / The Guardian /

  2. India draws $351 billion in Greenfield FDI, outpaces China

    The Economic Times /

  3. UK announces £1 billion in new commercial deals with India

    The Economic Times /

  4. From vectors of disease to naturally resistant: How Bolivian medicine viewed Indigenous people

    Caio Ruvenal / El País /

  5. Enlargement: EU and Montenegro close accession negotiations in the areas of economic and monetary policy, statistics, and social policy and employment

    Council of the EU /