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Anthropic Stands Alone as Rest of US IPO Market Slows to a Crawl

Anthony Hughes and Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg /

Also: Exponential View 🚨 Anthropic: The agony and the ecstasy, Euronews Anthropic revenue jumps 46% to $16.8bn as AI firm eyes record $2 trillion IPO valuation

  1. Unicredit cleared by ECB to take control of Commerzbank

    Euronews /

    In other languages: Der Spiegel EZB erlaubt UniCredit offenbar Übernahme von Commerzbank-Anteilen (de), Handelsblatt Banken: EZB gibt Unicredit grünes Licht für volle Commerzbank-Übernahme (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Bankenaufsicht: EZB genehmigt Commerzbank-Übernahme durch Unicredit (de), Jornal de Negócios BCE dá luz verde ao aumento da participação do Unicredit no Commerzbank (pt) · see all

  2. France and Germany to allow UK in EU car policy if it aligns on China tariffs

    Financial Times /

    Also: POLITICO Europe EU leaders’ summit descends into 3-hour argument over taxing car emissions, Le Monde France, Germany reach deal on future of car industry, Bloomberg Jeff Yan Plans to Bring the Entire Financial Industry onto Hyperliquid, Kyiv Post EU Will Need to Increase Ukraine Funding to Plug Gap: Merz, The Guardian France drops opposition to UK being included in ‘Made in Europe’ legislation · see all

    In other languages: Handelsblatt EU-Gipfel: Unterstützung für Merz und Macron: Europa bereitet „Zweitschlagskapazität“ gegen China vor (de), Der Spiegel Friedrich Merz und Emmanuel Macron einigen sich auf Aufweichung von Verbrenner-Aus (de), Süddeutsche Zeitung EU-Regeln: Merz und Macron wollen das Verbrenner-Aus abschaffen (de), Le Figaro Automobile : la France et l'Allemagne trouvent un accord pour préserver l’avenir de l’industrie européenne (fr), Frankfurter Allgemeine Merz und Macron einig: Durchbruch beim Verbrennerverbot (de) · see all

  3. EXPLAINED: Ukraine’s Military, Elon Musk’s Starlink Slowdown

    Stefan Korshak / Kyiv Post /

    Also: Ukraine: The Latest Elon Musk denies restricting Starlink in Ukraine

    In other languages: Svenska Dagbladet Därför är Starlink viktigt för Ukraina (sv), NRC Waarom satellietnetwerk Starlink cruciaal is voor de drone-oorlog van Oekraïne (nl), Jornal de Negócios Ucrânia: Ministério da Defesa diz que foi restabelecido funcionamento do Starlink (pt)

  4. Meta and Apple team up on AI model tailored for Mac computers

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Meta Releases Open AI Model While Keeping Its Best Tech Closed

    In other languages: Dagens industri Meta och Apple i AI-samarbete (sv)

  5. How the Houthis are helping Iran turn Saudi Arabia into a pressure point

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Bloomberg Yemen Government Says Houthis Strike Presidential Palace in Aden

    In other languages: Aftenposten Houthiene angrep presidentpalasset i Jemen – statsministeren skal ha vært til stede (no)

  6. Inside Blackstone’s Massive Bet on the AI Boom

    Bloomberg /

  7. IMF warns attacks on Saudi Arabia could hurt global economy after strike on Aramco headquarters

    Euronews /

    Also: bne IntelliNews IMF raises sub-Saharan Africa growth forecast to 4.5% but warns of rising inflation, Mint India to overtake Japan as 4th-largest economy in 2027 with $4.52 trillion GDP: IMF, Semafor IMF raises sub-Saharan Africa growth outlook

    In other languages: Le Temps L'Inde devrait devenir la quatrième puissance économique mondiale en 2027 (fr), Le Figaro L’Inde devrait supplanter le Japon comme quatrième économie mondiale en 2027, selon le FMI (fr), Valor Econômico IA sustenta crescimento global de 3,1%, diz FMI (pt)

  8. Healey Plans to Raise UK Taxes on Banks at Budget This Month

    Joe Mayes / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Healey signals bank tax raid in UK Budget, The Guardian John Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budget

  9. The cost of insuring against AI company defaults spikes

    Ellen DiMauro / Semafor /

  10. Trump weighs easing restrictions on Russian and Iranian ‘shadow fleet’

    Financial Times /

  11. Israel says commercial goods no longer entering Gaza after merchants suspend coordination

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Financial Times Commercial goods blocked from entry into Gaza

  12. EU member states set for budget clash

    Kate Moody / France 24 /

  13. Thames Water asks for £2.4bn more to avoid going bust this year or early 2027

    Jasper Jolly / The Guardian /

  14. Ukraine Strikes Russian Refinery After Moscow Breaks Trump’s Energy Ceasefire

    Anastasiia Malenko / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Financial Times Ukraine to resume strikes on Russian refineries, Zelenskyy says, bne IntelliNews Ukraine strikes Ryazan refinery as Zelenskiy ends three-day pause, Kyiv Post ‘We’re Done’: Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Resume Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries, The Guardian Russia and Ukraine resume energy strikes despite Trump warnings, Semafor Ukraine to restart strikes on Russian refineries · see all

    In other languages: Rzeczpospolita Ostateczny koniec energetycznego rozejmu. Rosyjska rafineria stanęła w płomieniach po nalocie ukraińskich dronów (pl), Valor Econômico Rússia acusa Ucrânia de contrariar esforços de paz dos EUA após ataques a refinarias (pt)

  15. India-US trade pact in last leg of legal drafting, says Piyush Goyal

    The Economic Times /

  16. Traders pile into bonds and defensive stocks as the ‘tech wreck’ picks up steam

    Isabel Wang / MarketWatch /

    Also: Bloomberg Bond Traders Eclipsed by Equities in a Rare Reversal

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Inversionistas se refugian en bonos del Tesoro ante dudas sobre la IA (es)

  17. Romania Holds Russia Responsible as Attacks on 4 Black Sea Merchant Ships Kill 8

    Kyiv Post /

  18. Panama removed from EU’s tax haven ‘blacklist’ a decade after the Panama Papers

    Isabella Cota / ICIJ /

  19. Israeli firm used online ads to run vast spy operation, researchers say

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Financial Times New ‘zero-click’ spyware hacked phones using targeted ads, POLITICO Europe Millions of phones exposed to Israeli spyware operation through online ads, researchers say, The Guardian Israeli firm’s digital ads enabling installation of ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers say · see all

  20. EXTREME WEATHER : Agriculture Minister sounds ‘super El Niño’ warning bell and calls for water restrictions

    Ed Stoddard / Daily Maverick /

  21. Ukraine Exhausts Patriot Interceptor Stocks, Leaving It Exposed to Russian Ballistic Missiles

    Kyiv Post /

  22. US extends sanctions waiver on Russia's Lukoil until 2027

    Kyle Fitzgerald / The National /

  23. BUSINESS IN AFRICA: Zoning in – African countries pair factories, logistics and ports to boost investment

    Bonface Orucho / Daily Maverick /

  24. How a midterm sweep by Democrats could turn this tech selloff into a tech crash

    Joseph Adinolfi / MarketWatch /