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Trump faces Russia diesel deal blowback

Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

Also: Sky News Trump defends Russia diesel deal

In other languages: Børsen Trumps aftale med Putin handler om meget mere end diesel (da)

  1. Visa Approved to Prepare Domestic Payments Business in China

    Paige Smith / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 40년 만에 만리장성 넘은 비자…102억장 카드시장 열렸다 [차이나 워치] (ko), Jornal de Negócios China abre porta para americana Visa entrar no mercado de cartões bancários (pt)

  2. Bulgaria to Summon Russian Ambassador as Drones Hit More Ships

    Slav Okov / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Guardian Two ships hit by drones of unknown origin off Bulgarian coast – Europe live

  3. 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?, Sky News Message of defiance from Iran-backed Houthis | The World with Yalda Hakim

    In other languages: Handelsblatt +++ Iran-Krieg +++: Mehrere Fluggesellschaften streichen Flüge nach Saudi-Arabien (de)

  4. AI Debt Binge Risks Crowding Out EM Nations From Global Markets

    Mpho Hlakudi and Selcuk Gokoluk / Bloomberg /

  5. Cyber attack on French retailers raises alarm over food security

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack, Semafor Cyberattack destroys food at hundreds of French grocery stores, The Japan Times Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food, Le Monde A disastrous day for French supermarkets after massive cyberattack targets refrigeration systems · 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), Le Temps Une cyberattaque inédite paralyse les installations frigorifiques de centaines de supermarchés français (fr)

  6. Premier Inn owner urges investors to resist pressure from activist hedge fund

    Financial Times /

  7. RBI's rupee rescue faces test from oil, inflation and outflows

    Mint /

  8. ​​Latin American organised crime ‘may operate in 16 European countries’

    Andrei Netto / The Guardian /

  9. NIIF plans $600 mn e-mobility platform Avega, 40% stake sale in AnantGrid power: MD & CEO Sanjiv Aggarwal

    Mint /

  10. Katayama to be first Japanese chair of IMF-World Bank development panel

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Katayama to Be First Japanese Chair of IMF-WB Development Panel

    In other languages: Asahi Shimbun 片山財務相、世銀・IMF合同開発委員会の議長に 日本から初めて (ja)

  11. IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’

    Heather Stewart / The Guardian /

  12. AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: The Japan Times AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says

  13. South Africa: The Paris airport gamble behind Cape Town’s global catamaran triumph

    Marianne Merten / The Africa Report /

  14. Meta is back on the AI leaderboard with its new family of Wonder models

    Christine Ji / MarketWatch /

    Also: Bloomberg Muse Wonder Puts Meta's Aggressive AI Push in Focus, Semafor Meta has reached AI ‘frontier,’ Zuckerberg says

    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)

  15. 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, Le Monde Economics Nobel Prize awarded to Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, who rebuilt the macroeconomic analytical framework

    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), Valor Econômico Nobel premia estudos sobre efeitos das expectativas no consumo, inflação e juros, diz professor da PUC-Rio (pt), Jornal de Negócios Nobel para o “manual de instruções” da economia moderna (pt), Brazil Journal Como estabilizar uma economia? Os vencedores do Nobel têm a fórmula (pt) · see all

  16. Energy and AI - the two forces shaping world economy

    Sky News /

  17. Card surcharge ban used as ‘cover’ for larger price increases by Australian businesses, experts say

    Patrick Commins and Jonathan Barrett / The Guardian /

  18. After Koko’s collapse, Circle Gas faces Kenya’s carbon-credit test

    Kenn Abuya / TechCabal /

  19. Qcells aims to build a giant factory for next-gen tandem solar

    Julian Spector / Canary Media /

  20. IMF raises India's growth forecast for FY27 and FY28 amid strong domestic demand, credits AI for helping world economy

    Mint /

  21. The Andaman Islands could be India's next big trade trump card

    The Economic Times /

  22. Zambia’s $1.5bn IMF reset: The fiscal slippage behind Hichilema’s new deal

    Leanne de Bassompierre / The Africa Report /

  23. Why Haidilao’s US$14.9 million credit line to founder is fuelling China tax speculation

    Daisy Wu / South China Morning Post /

  24. Oxfam sues French state over tax inequality: 'Wealthiest buy privilege of not following same rules'

    Le Monde /

Earlier today

  1. Modi Touts India as Trusted Partner as Supply Chains 'Weaponized'

    Bloomberg /

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

    Financial Times /

  3. The diesel crisis is testing the limits of globalisation

    Financial Times /

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

    Edith Hancock / The Wall Street Journal /

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

    Daniel Michaels / The Wall Street Journal /