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  1. Bank of America Fined $1.21B Over AML Failures

    OCCRP /

    Also: South China Morning Post What does the historic Bank of America fine mean for US-China capital streams?, The Guardian Bank of America fined $1.2bn for money laundering failures

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Segundo maior banco dos EUA é multado em US$ 1,95 bilhão por falhas no combate à lavagem de dinheiro (pt), Het Financieele Dagblad Bank of America moet boete van $1,2 mrd betalen wegens gebrekkig antiwitwasbeleid (nl), Expansión Una multa antiblanqueo de más de 1.000 millones lastra los resultados de Bank of America (es), Handelsblatt +++ Geschäftszahlen +++: Strafe für Geldwäsche-Verstöße drückt Gewinn der Bank of America (de) · see all

  2. Sudden Starlink Restrictions Hamper Ukraine Just as Russia Escalates

    Constant Méheut / The New York Times /

    In other languages: Aftenposten Starlink-begrensninger i Ukraina – går ut over militæroperasjoner, ifølge myndighetene (no), Rzeczpospolita Ukrainie ograniczono działanie Starlinków. Ucierpiała armia (pl), Handelsblatt Ukraine: Polens Außenminister attackiert Musk wegen Starlink-Drosselung: „Spielst du wieder Politik mit deinen Produkten?“ (de)

  3. Netflix to Cut 6% of Global Staff, About 1,000 Jobs, WSJ Says

    Dawn C. Chmielewski / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Netflix to cut 1,000 jobs as growth concerns mount

    In other languages: Dagens industri Netflix kapar personalstyrkan med 6 procent (sv), E24 Netflix sparker 1000 ansatte (no)

  4. Lufthansa to become new TAP shareholder, Portuguese government says

    Euronews /

    Also: Financial Times Lufthansa wins battle to buy stake in Portugal’s TAP

    In other languages: Der Spiegel Lufthansa gewinnt Bieterrennen um portugiesische TAP (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Business-Ticker: Lufthansa gewinnt Bieterrennen um Airline TAP (de), Der Standard AUA-Mutter Lufthansa kann bei Portugals Airline Tap einsteigen (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Portugese TAP deels naar Lufthansa, Air France-KLM heeft het nakijken (nl), Le Figaro Air France-KLM évincé, Lufthansa remporte la course à la privatisation partielle de TAP Air Portugal (fr), Jornal de Negócios Lufthansa ganha privatização da TAP com oferta de 1.201 milhões por 49,9% (pt), Handelsblatt Teilprivatisierung: Lufthansa gewinnt Bieterrennen um Portugals Tap (de), Süddeutsche Zeitung Luftfahrt: Lufthansa steigt bei TAP Air Portugal ein (de) · see all

  5. He linked Saudi Arabia to Silicon Valley. Then OpenAI found a bug wrapped in toilet paper

    Financial Times /

  6. China’s exports surge 36% as AI-related shipments boom

    Financial Times /

    Also: The New York Times China’s Exports Soar, Putting Its Trade Surplus on Track for a Record, The Wall Street Journal Chinese Exports Accelerated in September

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Excedente comercial da China volta a crescer em setembro. Exportações sobem 36% (pt), Dagens industri Oväntat kraftigt lyft för Kinas export (sv), Handelsblatt Welthandel: Chinas Exporte stark gewachsen - Überschuss auf Rekordkurs (de)

  7. Ukraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions and intelligence gaps during Russian attack

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt +++ Ukraine-Krieg +++: SpaceX schränkt Starlink-Nutzung für ukrainisches Militär ein (de)

  8. US Treasuries Slump as Hot Inflation Lifts Fed Rate-Hike Bets

    Michael MacKenzie / Bloomberg /

    Also: The New York Times Trump’s Latest Effort to Fire a Fed Official Underscores Political Motives

    In other languages: Le Temps La gouverneure de la Fed, Lisa Cook, repousse la convocation de Donald Trump, éloignant une possible révocation (fr), Valor Econômico Bowman, do Fed, diz que inflação está acima da meta, mas não há urgência para agir (pt), Dagens industri Svettig siffra för Fed (sv)

  9. Saudi national arrested over alleged planting of recording device at OpenAI

    Rohan Goswami / Semafor /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: Verstecktes Abhörgerät: FBI verhaftet OpenAI-Mitarbeiter (de)

  10. The fierce fintech race for financial loyalty in South Africa goes beyond payments

    Phathisani Moyo / TechCabal /

  11. Surging Inflation Complicates Trump’s Final Push to Sell Voters on Strong Economy

    Tony Romm / The New York Times /

  12. Rising Costs Push Necessities Out of Reach for Nearly Half of Americans

    Sydney Ember / The New York Times /

  13. Failure to activate Hormuz fertilizer plan could trigger food crisis, UN official says

    Al-Monitor /

  14. Locking UK out of ‘Made in Europe’ law will ‘hurt’ carmaking across EU, says Mercedes-Benz boss

    Lisa O’Carroll / The Guardian /

  15. Commissioners Kubilius and Lahbib strengthen global disaster risk management through space technologies

    European Commission /

  16. Asia is world's largest producer of ‘zombie' firms, IMF warns

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

    Also: Bloomberg UK Needs to Slash Spending to Fund Defense Buildup, IMF Warns, The Guardian IMF sounds alarm on rising government borrowing costs – business live, Mint Why IMF’s growth upgrade for India doesn’t tell the full story, Al-Monitor IMF calls for US to cut deficits amid bond woes, China to shift away from exports, Le Monde Higher borrowing costs an 'alarm signal' for France, says finance minister, South China Morning Post IMF warns higher borrowing costs are straining public finances worldwide, The Japan Times U.K. and Indian economies set to overtake Japan, IMF says, Financial Times Asia has become the largest producer of zombie companies, IMF warns · see all

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 아시아 기업부채 21.4%가 좀비기업에…IMF 금융위험 경고 (ko), Jornal de Negócios FMI vê fatura com juros a subir para 10% da receita pública (pt), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Der Währungsfonds warnt vor einer «gespaltenen Weltwirtschaft»: Nur ein Teil der Länder könne vom KI-Boom profitieren (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Staatshaushalte: IWF warnt vor Schuldenfalle für Industrieländer (de), Le Figaro Budget de la France: «Il faudra du temps» avant de retrouver «l'entière confiance» des marchés, prévient la cheffe du FMI (fr), El País ¿Son efectivas las ayudas generalizadas ante una crisis inflacionaria? El FMI recela de esa receta (es), Valor Econômico Juros pressionam contas públicas e exigem ação de países, diz FMI (pt) · see all

  17. Tunisian journalists fear jail again as freedoms erode

    Al-Monitor /

  18. ‘Board of directors is expanding’: Jaishankar pitches bigger role for ‘middle powers’ in changing global order

    Mint /

    Also: Bloomberg India Is a Power in the Middle: Jaishankar

  19. AI in your oven? Anthropic warns models ‘months away’ from self-replication on smart devices

    Dara Kerr / The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg Anthropic Asks Appeals Court to Rehear Fight Over Security Risk, Semafor Anthropic issues warning on self-replicating AI

    In other languages: Asahi Shimbun AIがスマート家電乗っ取り増殖? アンソロピックが研究成果で警告 (ja)

  20. It’s BlackRock vs. Apollo in war to bank corporate America

    Liz Hoffman / Semafor /

  21. Centre set to cross Rs 80000 cr disinvestment target for first time since FY19 after IDBI Bank stake sale

    The Economic Times /

  22. Ultra-short-term borrowing costs spike; premium over policy rate hits 4-year high

    The Economic Times /

  23. Bank of America hit with $1.2bn fine for money laundering failings

    BBC /

    Also: Financial Times Bank of America fined $1.2bn over money laundering failures, The National Bank of America fined $1.2bn over claimed sanctions breaches, Bloomberg Bank of America Fined More Than $1.2 Billion for Money-Laundering, Euronews Money laundering failures land Bank of America with a $1.2 billion fine · see all

    In other languages: Expansión (México) Sanciona Departamento del Tesoro a Bank of America con 1,210 mdd por permitir lavado de dinero de China (es), Expansión Bank of America, multado con 1.210 millones de dólares por violar las leyes de blanqueo y sanciones (es), Der Spiegel Bank of America: Finanzministerium ahndet laxe Geldwäschekontrollen mit Milliardenstrafe (de), Handelsblatt US-Großbank: Über 1,2 Milliarden Dollar Strafe für Bank of Amerika (de), Estadão EUA aplicam multa de US$ 1,2 bi ao Bank of America e alegam falha em combate à lavagem de dinheiro (pt), Le Temps Etats-Unis: Bank of America sanctionnée de 1,2 milliard de dollars pour manquement à ses obligations anti-blanchiment (fr), Frankfurter Allgemeine Finanzkriminalität: Über 1,2 Milliarden Dollar Strafe für Bank of America (de), Jornal de Negócios Reguladores dos EUA multam Bank of America em 1,2 mil milhões de dólares (pt), Dagens industri Bank of America bötfälls för penningtvätt (sv) · see all

  24. Yemen fighting overwhelms hospitals, cuts aid to 800,000 people, relief agencies say

    Al-Monitor /

Earlier today

  1. Saudi Arabia strikes strategic oil depots near Yemen capital

    Patrick Wintour / The Guardian /

  2. AI demand to exceed supply for 2 more years, says ASML

    Financial Times /

  3. Nvidia to announce $2B in European investments

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

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

    Max Colchester / The Wall Street Journal /

  5. Televisa, Fintech Holdings to Buy AT&T Mexico for $2 Billion

    Andrea Navarro / Bloomberg /