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US inflation jumps to 3.7% as Iran war drives up prices

Financial Times /

Also: The Guardian US inflation rose to 3.7% in September, figures show, Bloomberg US Consumer Prices Rises by Most Since April, BBC US inflation rises more than expected ahead of midterm elections

In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 美 9월 소비자물가 3.7% 상승 예상치 상회…"금리인상 압력" (ko), Expansión La inflación se dispara al 4,9% en septiembre y los precios de los alimentos suben un 2,7% (es), Asahi Shimbun 米消費者物価、9月3.7%上昇 燃料高でインフレ加速、予想上回る (ja), Valor Econômico EUA: Inflação ao consumidor sobe 0,6% em setembro ante agosto (pt), Jornal de Negócios Inflação nos EUA fica acima do previsto. Acelera para 3,7% com gasolina a disparar (pt), Dagens Næringsliv Kraftig rentehopp etter nytt inflasjonshopp (no), Dagens industri Högre inflationstakt än väntat i USA – börsen tappar fart (sv), Estadão Inflação acelera nos EUA por conta das pressões persistentes no setor de energia (pt), Le Temps L'inflation américaine continue de grimper en septembre, tirée par la flambée de l'énergie liée au conflit avec l'Iran (fr) · see all

  1. 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: Valor Econômico Lufthansa vence disputa e levará 44,9% da portuguesa TAP, por US$ 1,3 bilhão (pt), 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

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

    OCCRP /

    Also: 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

  3. 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)

  4. Diesel shortage to persist into 2027 as Iran war disrupts supply, IEA warns

    Jennifer Gnana / The National /

    Also: Financial Times Global diesel prices set to rise again, warns IEA

    In other languages: Der Spiegel Diesel bleibt laut IEA bis 2027 knappes Gut (de)

  5. 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: Diario Financiero Netflix recortará 1.000 puestos de trabajo ante la creciente preocupación por su crecimiento (es), Dagens industri Netflix kapar personalstyrkan med 6 procent (sv), E24 Netflix sparker 1000 ansatte (no), Jornal de Negócios Netflix elimina cerca de mil postos de trabalho, o maior corte desde 2022 (pt)

  6. Who is Abdulrahman Alfozan, Saudi national charged in bugging OpenAI meetings?

    Beatrice Farhat / Al-Monitor /

    Also: Semafor Saudi national arrested over alleged planting of recording device at OpenAI

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

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

    Financial Times /

  8. UAE-backed GlobalFoundries to run two chip plants under $21bn US-Japan deal

    Kyle Fitzgerald / The National /

    Also: Bloomberg GlobalFoundries Gets $21 Billion to Run Plants in US-Japan Deal

  9. Two Cargo Ships Sink Near Hormuz, as Iranian Attacks Spike

    Benoit Faucon / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Al-Monitor Two Singapore-registered vessels struck in Strait of Hormuz; one sinks

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

    Michael MacKenzie / Bloomberg /

    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)

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg China's Trade Surplus Nears $1T as Exports Surge, 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)

  12. One of Turkey’s last pro-opposition TV stations raided, placed under control of government trustee

    Akin Nazli / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Al-Monitor Turkey seizes opposition Halk TV as crackdown widens: What to know

  13. AI’s Biggest Risk: Debt-Fueled Growth

    Bloomberg /

  14. Ucrania presiona a EEUU y la OTAN por sorpresivas restricciones a Starlink tras ataque ruso

    Diario Financiero (Spanish) /

  15. EU admits its Georgia policy is failing as Tbilisi doubles down on confrontation

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

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

    Phathisani Moyo / TechCabal /

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

    Tony Romm / The New York Times /

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

    Sydney Ember / The New York Times /

  19. How Australia’s Gambling Lobby has Successfully Avoided Any Reform

    Charles Livingstone and Jenn Lacy-Nichols / The Diplomat /

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

    Al-Monitor /

  21. Nigeria’s Dangote refinery earns $2.9bn in third quarter, outstripping entire first half

    bne IntelliNews /

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

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

    Also: 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, The Guardian IMF sounds alarm on rising government borrowing costs – business live, Financial Times Asia has become the largest producer of zombie companies, IMF warns · see all

    In other languages: 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

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

    Lisa O’Carroll / The Guardian /

  24. Deadly drone strikes in NATO waters raise stakes for Black Sea trade

    Martina Sapio / POLITICO Europe /

Earlier today

  1. Bank of America fined $1.2bn over money laundering failures

    Financial Times /

  2. Saudi Arabia strikes strategic oil depots near Yemen capital

    Patrick Wintour / The Guardian /

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

    Financial Times /

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

    Financial Times /

  5. Nvidia to announce $2B in European investments

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /