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

Financial Times /

Also: BBC US inflation rises more than expected ahead of midterm elections, The Guardian US inflation rose to 3.7% in September, figures show, Bloomberg US Consumer Prices Rises by Most Since April, The New York Times Surging Inflation Complicates Trump’s Final Push to Sell Voters on Strong Economy · see all

In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 예상 웃돈 CPI 여파에 美국채 투매…주가 하락·달러 연중최고 (ko), Estadão Inflação acelera nos EUA por conta das pressões persistentes no setor de energia (pt), 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), Le Temps L'inflation américaine continue de grimper en septembre, tirée par la flambée de l'énergie liée au conflit avec l'Iran (fr), Expansión La inflación se dispara al 4,9% en septiembre y los precios de los alimentos suben un 2,7% (es), Valor Econômico EUA: Inflação ao consumidor sobe 0,6% em setembro ante agosto (pt), Dagens Næringsliv Kraftig rentehopp etter nytt inflasjonshopp (no), Dagens industri Högre inflationstakt än väntat i USA – börsen tappar fart (sv), Jornal de Negócios Inflação nos EUA fica acima do previsto. Acelera para 3,7% com gasolina a disparar (pt) · see all

  1. 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)

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

    Rohan Goswami / Semafor /

    Also: Al-Monitor Who is Abdulrahman Alfozan, Saudi national charged in bugging OpenAI meetings?, BBC Saudi national charged with secretly planting recording device in OpenAI office

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

  3. SpaceX throttles Ukraine's military Starlink without warning, Kyiv says

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  4. 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

  5. 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)

  6. Ataques a Arabia Saudita agravan escenario energético

    Diario Financiero (Spanish) /

    Also: Al-Monitor Missile hits headquarters of Saudi Aramco, source says, as Houthi conflict escalates, Bloomberg Saudi Aramco’s New China Refinery Venture Gets First Crude Cargo, Financial Times Military briefing: Houthis expose limits of Saudi Arabia’s vast arsenal, The National Houthi attack hits Aramco's historic nerve centre in Saudi Arabia, The Wall Street Journal Houthi Strike Hits Building at Saudi Aramco Headquarters · see all

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Ataque atingiu sede da petrolífera saudita Aramco e provocou incêndio (pt), Handelsblatt +++ Iran-Krieg +++: Angriff auf saudischen Ölkonzern Aramco löst Brand aus (de), Valor Econômico Prédio da Saudi Aramco em Dhahran é atingido em ataque de míssil (pt), Frankfurter Allgemeine Business-Ticker: Firmenzentrale von Saudi Aramco von Huthi-Rakete getroffen (de) · see all

  7. Netflix to cut 1,000 jobs as growth concerns mount

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Netflix to Cut 6% of Global Staff, About 1,000 Jobs, WSJ Says

    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)

  8. 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), Frankfurter Allgemeine Nächster Zukauf: Lufthansa setzt sich im Bieterduell um TAP durch (de), Der Spiegel Lufthansa gewinnt Bieterrennen um portugiesische 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

  9. ASML CEO confident AI demand will outstrip supply for years to come

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

    Also: Financial Times AI demand to exceed supply for 2 more years, says ASML, Bloomberg Aramco Headquarters Attacked, ASML Struggles to Keep Up with Demand, MarketWatch Chip bellwether ASML says customers are already asking to place orders — for 2030, Euronews ASML posts record €11.7 billion in sales but warns it can’t keep up with AI demand · see all

    In other languages: Valor Econômico ASML eleva projeções pela 3ª vez no ano com ‘boom’ de IA e negocia pedidos até 2030 (pt), Expansión ASML dispara el resultado por los chips para IA y reforzará su producción (es), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) ASML "30% 증산해도 부족"…2030년까지 AI칩 장비 주문 (ko), Handelsblatt Technologie: Europas wertvollster Konzern ASML rechnet mit jahrelangem Boom (de), Jornal de Negócios ASML diz que não consegue responder à elevada procura dos fabricantes de chips (pt), Dagens industri EU vill att Kina lättar på sanktioner mot ASML-leverantör (sv), Frankfurter Allgemeine Chipkonzern ASML: Die größte Gefahr für Europas teuersten Konzern lauert in den USA (de) · see all

  10. 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

  11. CoreWeave Bonds Tumble Into Distress, Drawing ‘Yikes’ From Musk

    Rachel Graf and Katherine Schwartz / Bloomberg /

  12. Five Arrested in 1 Million Euro Fraud Against NATO

    OCCRP /

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

    Financial Times /

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

    Bloomberg /

  15. ¿Discriminación al descubierto? Más del 90% de los reclutadores reconoce que empresas les han pedido excluir a candidatos mayores de 55 años

    Diario Financiero (Spanish) /

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

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

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

    Benoit Faucon / The Wall Street Journal /

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

    Martina Sapio / POLITICO Europe /

  19. Houthis say targeted Saudi oil giant Aramco, vow more attacks

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Akin Nazli / bne IntelliNews /

  21. China’s Exports Soar, Putting Its Trade Surplus on Track for a Record

    Keith Bradsher / The New York Times /

    Also: Bloomberg China’s Producer Prices Jolted by Oil as Inflation Rebounds, Financial Times China’s exports surge 36% as AI-related shipments boom, 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)

  22. Houthis reportedly strike Saudi national oil company headquarters

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

  23. OPay’s $1.28 lending problem in Nigeria

    Temitayo Jaiyeola / TechCabal /

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

    Phathisani Moyo / TechCabal /

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

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  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 /