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THE MOAT as it stood at 13 October 2026, 12:17 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

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)

  1. Orbital Data Centers Risk Becoming Military Targets in Space

    Gerry Doyle and Sana Pashankar / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Estados reagem com regulação à expansão dos data centers (pt)

  2. Chip stocks slide as fears mount over scale of AI investment

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Cracks Grow Across the AI Trade as Memory-Chip Stocks Tumble, The New York Times Chip Stocks Tumble on A.I. Spending Fears and Rising Chinese Competition

  3. European gas hits Iran wartime high

    Financial Times /

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

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Bloomberg IMF Forecasts 2027 Global GDP Boost, But Risks Remain, The Japan Times AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says, France 24 IMF upgrades 2026 global growth forecast but war and debt threaten outlook

  5. 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

  6. Business backlash over sweeping halal rules in world’s biggest Muslim nation

    Financial Times /

  7. How a scandal engulfing Brazil’s top court could return the Bolsonaros to power

    Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro / The Guardian /

  8. Nirmala Sitharaman: RBI trying to curb rupee volatility, not fix its value; fiscal discipline should not worry investors

    Mint /

    Also: Bloomberg India's Sitharaman on Rupee Stabilization Efforts

  9. China’s Young People Are Losing Faith in the Promise of Hard Work

    Emma Tucker / The Wall Street Journal /

  10. IMF's bullish call: Why is India sprinting when the world stumbles?

    The Economic Times /

  11. LVMH sales miss growth forecasts as China luxury demand slows

    Euronews /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico China prejudica vendas da LVMH no trimestre (pt)

  12. Saudi Arabia faces economic contraction as war woes mount

    Al-Monitor /

  13. Qatar's government revenue fell 42% in first half due to Iran war, Emir says

    Aarti Nagraj and Amr Mostafa / The National /

  14. IMF raises India’s FY27 growth forecast to 7%

    The Economic Times /

    Also: The Japan Times IMF raises Japan’s growth forecast for 2026 to 0.7%

  15. How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’

    Julia O’Malley / The New York Times /

  16. They Came to Russia for Work. Now They Are Under Fire.

    Showkat Nanda / The New York Times /

  17. AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: ‘We’re creating alien beings. I’m willing to be selfish and choose humans’

    Leyland Cecco / The Guardian /

  18. Former DRC president Kabila forms new force with M23 armed group

    The Africa Report /

  19. Solar industry spends to flip control of Georgia utility commission

    Julian Spector / Canary Media /

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

    The Guardian /

    Also: 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

    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)

  21. ‘People just don’t care’: why fintech sovereignty won’t work in Europe

    Sifted /

  22. Who are the Iran-backed Houthis and why are they attacking Saudi Arabia?

    The Telegraph /

    Also: Bloomberg Ukraine, Saudi Strikes and Soaring Oil Risks, Sky News Message of defiance from Iran-backed Houthis | The World with Yalda Hakim

    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 +++: Mehrere Fluggesellschaften streichen Flüge nach Saudi-Arabien (de)

  23. SpaceX Buys More Spectrum, Musk and Market Structure, Distributed Cellular

    Ben Thompson / Stratechery /

  24. Stellantis, Filosa: "Too much capacity in Europe", strikes deals to avoid closures

    Euronews /

Earlier today

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

    Al-Monitor /

  2. Trump faces Russia diesel deal blowback

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

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

    Riley Griffin and Sarah Frier / Bloomberg /

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

    The Japan Times /

  5. How the AI Boom Is Fueling Global Financial Risks

    Shawn Donnan / Bloomberg /