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Container ship sinks near strait of Hormuz amid surge in Iranian attacks

The Guardian /

Also: Al-Monitor Two ships sink near Hormuz after being hit by projectiles amid surge in attacks, Semafor Iran ramps up ship strikes in Hormuz ahead of US midterms, Bloomberg Cargo Ship Sinks in Strait of Hormuz After Strike Triggers Fire · see all

In other languages: Dagens industri Två skepp har sjunkit i Hormuzsundet senaste dygnet (sv), Valor Econômico Dois navios afundam perto do Estreito de Ormuz após ataques com projéteis (pt), Rzeczpospolita Iran nasila ataki w cieśninie Ormuz. Zatonął kontenerowiec uderzony pociskiem (pl)

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

    Kyle Fitzgerald / The National /

    Also: The Japan Times Japan to invest up to $21 billion in two U.S. chip factories to be run by GlobalFoundries, Bloomberg GlobalFoundries Gets $21 Billion to Run Plants in US-Japan Deal

    In other languages: Asahi Shimbun 対米投資第3弾で半導体工場建設へ 日米関税合意に基づき最大3兆円 (ja)

  2. Anthropic tells investors quarterly revenue up 50% to $16.8bn ahead of IPO

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Anthropic Revenue Jumps to $16.8 Billion in Quarter Before IPO

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Receitas da Anthropic disparam em trimestre antes do IPO (pt), Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: Anthropic erzielt vor Börsengang 16,8 Milliarden Dollar Quartalsumsatz (de)

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

    Michael MacKenzie / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Hot September CPI inflation keeps Fed on course for further tightening, The Guardian US inflation rose to 3.7% in September, figures show, MarketWatch Rising bond yields and higher inflation leave the Fed trapped in a rate-hike dilemma, BBC 'It's rough out here': Americans struggle with rising inflation, Semafor Inflation report raises Fed rate-hike odds · see all

    In other languages: Estadão Inflação acelera nos EUA por conta das pressões persistentes no setor de energia (pt), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 美 9월 소비자물가 3.7% 상승 예상치 상회…"금리인상 압력" (ko), 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 sorprende con un repunte del 3,7% en EEUU a las puertas de las 'midterm' (es), 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 industri Svettig siffra för Fed (sv), Diario Financiero IPC en EEUU en septiembre sube dentro de las expactivas y la inflación llega al 3,7% anual: aumentan las apuestas por una nueva alza de tasas de la Fed (es) · see all

  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: Estadão Lufthansa paga 1,2 bilhão de euros por quase 50% das ações da TAP Air Portugal (pt), Rzeczpospolita Lufthansa przejmuje niemal połowę portugalskich linii TAP. Państwo zarobi miliardy (pl), Valor Econômico Lufthansa vence disputa e levará 44,9% da portuguesa TAP, por US$ 1,3 bilhão (pt), Expansión Lufthansa compra el 44,9% de la lusa TAP y se impone a Air France-KLM (es), 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), Le Temps Lufthansa met un pied dans TAP Air Portugal (fr) · see all

  5. 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?, Bloomberg Bank of America Missed Some Bad Guys, 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), Diario Financiero Caída histórica de Bank of America: acciones se desploman tras multa récord de US$ 1.210 millones (es), Expansión Una multa antiblanqueo de más de 1.000 millones lastra los resultados de Bank of America (es), Handelsblatt US-Großbank: Milliardenstrafe zehrt am Gewinn der Bank of America (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Beleggers straffen Bank of America af voor witwasboete (nl) · see all

  6. Eight states accuse OpenAI of coaching children to harm themselves in lawsuit

    Dara Kerr and Blake Montgomery / The Guardian /

    In other languages: Aftenposten Åtte amerikanske delstater saksøker OpenAI. Mener ChatGPT skader barn. (no), Dagens industri Delstater stämmer Open AI (sv)

  7. Chip Stocks Set to Erase $1 Trillion in Value as Rout Deepens

    Subrat Patnaik / Bloomberg /

    Also: MarketWatch The AI trade is splintering as inflation fears rattle hyped-up tech stocks, Financial Times US chip stocks slide as inflation and AI debt fears unsettle investors

  8. Apple and OpenAI head to court in trade secrets battle

    Financial Times /

    Also: BBC Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer, Al-Monitor Who is Abdulrahman Alfozan, Saudi national charged in bugging OpenAI meetings?, Bloomberg Apple, OpenAI Head to Court in High-Stakes AI Trade Secret Fight, The Guardian OpenAI accuses employee who left for Apple of leaking plans for unreleased device, Semafor Saudi national arrested over alleged planting of recording device at OpenAI · see all

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: Verstecktes Abhörgerät: FBI verhaftet OpenAI-Mitarbeiter (de), Valor Econômico Juiz do caso Apple-OpenAI diz que é "muito provável" que decida a favor da fabricante do iPhone (pt), Diario Financiero Apple y OpenAI se enfrentan en tribunales por disputa sobre secretos comerciales (es)

  9. Sudden Starlink Restrictions Hamper Ukraine Just as Russia Escalates

    Constant Méheut / The New York Times /

    Also: Financial Times Ukraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions and intelligence gaps during Russian attack, The Wall Street Journal Ukraine Says New Starlink Speed Limit Is Disrupting Its Attacks, Ukraine: The Latest Ukraine accuses Musk of Starlink sabotage, The Guardian In Ukraine, civilian casualties were already rising. Restrictions on Starlink will only worsen the death toll · see all

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Ukraine: Polens Außenminister attackiert Musk wegen Starlink-Drosselung: „Spielst du wieder Politik mit deinen Produkten?“ (de)

  10. Apple gears up for AI product push in China

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

    Also: Bloomberg Apple to Release AI Platform in Mainland China

  11. Bessent Pushes IMF on ‘Distortionary’ Policies, in China Signal

    Yash Roy / Bloomberg /

    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, The Japan Times U.K. and Indian economies set to overtake Japan, IMF says, Le Monde IMF head says reducing France's debt burden will 'take time', Semafor IMF raises sub-Saharan Africa growth outlook, The Guardian IMF sounds alarm on rising government borrowing costs – business live · see all

    In other languages: Valor Econômico FMI pede que EUA reduzam déficits e cobra da China menor dependência das exportações (pt), Jornal de Negócios Custos da dívida elevados "são sinal de alarme", diz Governo francês. Lagarde afasta intervenção do BCE (pt), Le Figaro «L’ampleur du gaspillage des fonds publics est saisissante» : l’alerte du FMI sur les dettes publiques de la France et des États-Unis (fr), Diario Financiero “Hay que actuar ahora": FMI advierte que los riesgos fiscales van en aumento en el mundo (es), Estadão Brasil segue na rabeira do mundo, mostra o FMI (pt) · see all

  12. US lifts sanctions against Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly

    Patricia Vélez Santiago / El País /

    Also: Bloomberg Washington Lifts Sanctions on Venezuela’s Top Lawmaker, MercoPress US lifts sanctions on Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly

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

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

    Also: Bloomberg ASML Struggles to Keep Up With High AI 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), Handelsblatt Today: KNDS soll ein reiner Staatskonzern werden – ASML warnt vor Lieferengpässen (de), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) ASML "30% 증산해도 부족"…2030년까지 AI칩 장비 주문 (ko), Jornal de Negócios ASML diz que não consegue responder à elevada procura dos fabricantes de chips (pt) · see all

  14. Aramco HQ attack exposes Saudi defense gaps, infrastructure vulnerabilities

    Samuel Wendel / Al-Monitor /

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Ataques a Arabia Saudita agravan escenario energético (es), Valor Econômico Houthis ameaçam novos ataques a aeroportos e instalações de petróleo da Arábia Saudita (pt)

  15. US floats unfreezing some Russian assets to restart Ukraine peace talks

    Financial Times /

  16. CoreWeave sparks worry about broader credit-market stress as its bonds tumble

    Christine Idzelis / MarketWatch /

  17. Netflix, Facing Slowing Growth, Cuts 6% of Its Work Force

    John Koblin / The New York Times /

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

    In other languages: Der Spiegel Netflix streicht rund 1000 Jobs (de), 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), Diario Financiero Netflix recortará 1.000 puestos de trabajo ante la creciente preocupación por su crecimiento (es) · see all

  18. Russia's Lavrov, China's Wang discuss cooperation, Ukraine, Iran at Asia security meeting

    Al-Monitor /

  19. The AI boom is threatened by an epidemic of unreliable numbers

    The Economist /

  20. How backlash against data centres could shape the US midterm elections

    BBC /

  21. Accounting for cross-country income differences: Two decades of progress

    David Lagakos and Todd Schoellman / CEPR /

  22. Trump doubling down on Russian diesel deal as Republicans run from it

    Shelby Talcott / Semafor /

    Also: DW Trump's diesel deal with Russia is unlikely to significantly lower global fuel prices despite expectations of rapid relief

  23. Big banks see risks in financing the AI boom, but are happy to keep writing the checks

    Tomi Kilgore / MarketWatch /

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

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

    Also: Financial Times Meloni slams Trump’s diesel deal with Putin

Earlier today

  1. US inflation rises more than expected ahead of midterm elections

    BBC /

  2. Tata battle has potential to reshape India Inc

    Financial Times /

  3. China’s Backdoor Bond-Buying Talk Swirls on $600 Billion Buildup

    Ye Xie / Bloomberg /

  4. Energy Department Order Takes Aim at Mid-Atlantic Blackout Risk

    Christine Hauser / The New York Times /

  5. Starlink Suspicions and a Frantic Warning: Inside Trump’s Turn on Zelensky

    Lindsay Wise / The Wall Street Journal /