THE MOAT

The business of the world.

THE MOAT Daily with the world's top business stories. Subscribe

THE MOAT as it stood at 13 October 2026, 17:18 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

U.K. Spy Agency Confronts Escalating Hybrid War With Russia and Iran

Max Colchester / The Wall Street Journal /

Also: Al-Monitor Iran and Russia are stepping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief says, The Guardian Rightwing extremists increasingly likely to consider terrorist attacks, MI5 chief says, The New York Times MI5 Chief Warns of Growing Iranian and Russian Threats to U.K.

  1. Bulgaria suggests Russia behind ship attack that left 11 sailors missing

    Financial Times /

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

  2. Visa Approved to Prepare Domestic Payments Business in China

    Paige Smith / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Visa gets approval for China card business ahead of Trump-Xi summit

    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), Estadão Visa obtém aprovação para atuar na China e disputar mercado de pagamentos do país (pt)

  3. Anthropic warns rogue AI agents may ‘self-replicate’ to hijack everyday devices

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Dagens industri Anthropic varnar: Snart kan AI föröka sig (sv), Valor Econômico Modelos de IA poderão em breve se ‘autorreplicar’ sem acesso a centros de dados, alerta Anthropic (pt)

  4. 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 Guardian Chip stocks slide after Broadcom boss likens AI investing to ‘casino’

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Investir na IA é como apostar num casino? CEO da Broadcom afunda fabricantes de "chips" (pt)

  5. Bank Profits Face New Challenges

    Bloomberg /

  6. Kimberly-Clark, Kenvue Win Conditional EU Approval for $40 Billion Tie-Up

    Edith Hancock / The Wall Street Journal /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Após concessões, UE aprova aquisição da Kenvue pela Kimberly-Clark (pt)

  7. Can Infrastructure Keep Pace With AI?

    Bloomberg /

  8. China's Deposit Insurance Fund is strikingly underfunded

    Tianlei Huang / Peterson Institute (PIIE) /

  9. IMF sees Saudi Arabia, UAE and Gulf neighbours shrinking in 2026 as Hormuz stays shut

    bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Semafor The IMF cuts its 2026 growth forecasts across the Gulf, The National Manus on Markets: IMF warns of global economic risks as Gulf recovery hinges on Hormuz

  10. War Collides With Saudi Ambition at a Gathering of Oil Powers

    Lisa Friedman / The New York Times /

  11. The WHO searches for a new leader as US funding dries up and trust in science wanes

    Patricia R. Blanco / El País /

  12. Nigerians used 90% of 2025’s internet data volume in eight months

    Progress Godfrey / TechCabal /

  13. Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back

    Taylor Telford / The Guardian /

  14. UAE and Saudi Arabia account for almost 90% of $2.98 billion of startup capital raised in 2026

    Ed Clowes / Semafor /

  15. Lubetkin warns Flávio Bolsonaro that “it is not easy to leave Mercosur”

    MercoPress /

  16. Botswana reportedly nears deal for 25% De Beers stake as Anglo American sale advances

    bne IntelliNews /

  17. MI5 to step up on AI threats amid bioweapon risk

    Mason Boycott-Owen / POLITICO Europe /

  18. 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, Semafor AI spending to drive global growth higher, IMF forecasts, The Guardian IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’, Bloomberg Surging Bond Yields Are Top Risk to Financial System, IMF Says, MarketWatch This one chart from the IMF tells the entire story of the world economy this year · see all

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios FMI: Correção no mercado da IA pode ter impacto significativo nas ações e “spreads” do crédito (pt), Der Standard Internationaler Währungsfonds: Weltwirtschaft wird erst 2027 wieder stärker zulegen (de), Het Financieele Dagblad AI-revolutie kan de wereldeconomie maken of breken, stelt het IMF (nl), Valor Econômico Boom da IA está concentrando crescimento global em menos países, diz FMI (pt), Dagens industri IMF pekar ut riskerna mot marknaden – AI, räntan och cyberhot (sv) · see all

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

    The Economic Times /

  20. Lights, bells and liability: Europe’s privacy regulators crack down on smart glasses

    Ellen O'Regan / POLITICO Europe /

  21. From Data Localization to Digital Openness: Uzbekistan’s Regulatory Shift

    Elnora Anvarova / The Diplomat /

  22. PM GatiShakti: over 400 infra projects worth Rs 20.23 lakh cr recommended for approval

    The Economic Times /

  23. US transport secretary’s war on ‘woke’ could make roads even deadlier, experts warn

    Ryan Fonseca / The Guardian /

  24. U.K. and Europe Recoil From Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin

    Michael D. Shear and Jeanna Smialek / The New York Times /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal The Morning Risk Report: Trump’s Diesel Deal With Russia Faces Questions From Lawmakers on Legality

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

    Financial Times /

  4. Orbital Data Centers Risk Becoming Military Targets in Space

    Gerry Doyle and Sana Pashankar / Bloomberg /

  5. European gas hits Iran wartime high

    Financial Times /