THE MOAT

The business of the world.

THE MOAT Daily with the world's top business stories. Subscribe

THE MOAT as it stood at 21 October 2026, 02:49 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

SpaceX Swings to a Profit, as A.I. Business Grows

Ryan Mac and Kate Conger / The New York Times /

Also: Financial Times SpaceX and Tesla boards explore potential merger

In other languages: Expansión (México) La “Superinteligencia” ya es el negocio más grande de SpaceX; creció 830% y superó a Starlink y sus cohetes (es), Expansión SpaceX dispara un 161% su facturación y entra en beneficios en el trimestre (es), Dagens Næringsliv Space X og Tesla ser på muligheten for sammenslåing (no), Jornal de Negócios SpaceX surpreende com receitas e lucros acima das estimativas (pt), Der Spiegel SpaceX verdoppelt Umsatz und prüft laut Elon Musk Zusammenschluss mit Tesla (de), Asahi Shimbun スペースＸとテスラが統合協議、委員会設置 マスク氏「多くの利点」 (ja), Handelsblatt Potenzieller Megadeal: Musk bestätigt: Tesla und SpaceX prüfen Zusammenschluss (de), Valor Econômico SpaceX reverte prejuízo e lucra US$ 4,4 bilhões no 3º trimestre (pt), Rzeczpospolita Musk może stracić SpaceX. W USA wrócił pomysł przejęcia jego imperium (pl), Diario Financiero Elon Musk prepara su mayor apuesta: fusionar Tesla y SpaceX en un gigante de la IA (es), Frankfurter Allgemeine Musk-Imperium: SpaceX und Tesla prüfen Fusion (de) · see all

  1. Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine

    Alexander Ward / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Bloomberg Musk Gave Order to Slow Down Ukraine’s Starlink, WSJ Reports, Semafor Elon Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, WSJ reports

    In other languages: Svenska Dagbladet Uppgifter: Musk beordrade strypning av Starlink (sv), Dagens industri Uppgifter: Musk beordrade strypning av Starlink (sv)

  2. US regulators certify Boeing 737 Max 10 after years of delay

    Yuka Royer / France 24 /

    Also: Financial Times Boeing wins approval for Max 10 jet in boost for turnaround efforts, The New York Times Boeing’s Large 737 Max Jet Secures U.S. Approval

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Flugzeugbauer: US-Luftfahrtbehörde erteilt Boeing 737 MAX 10 die Zulassung (de), Valor Econômico Após anos de atrasos, Boeing obtém aprovação de regulador para o jato 737 Max 10 (pt)

  3. Britain says it will carry out defensive air missions over Saudi Arabia

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Semafor UK fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi strikes, The Guardian UK to deploy fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks, The New York Times UK to Send Fighter Jets to Help Defend Saudi Arabia From Houthi Attacks, POLITICO Europe UK to deploy fighter jets to help Saudis against Houthi attacks, Sky News UK to send jets to Saudi Arabia to fly defensive missions | Michael Clarke analysis · see all

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Reino Unido mobilizará caças para defender Arábia Saudita de ataques dos houthis (pt)

  4. Power outage hits Google Cloud services disrupting UK banks

    Euronews /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Cloud-Dienste gestört: Großausfall bei Google führt zu Störungen bei Banken (de), Expansión (México) Una falla eléctrica en Google Cloud afecta a miles de clientes de bancos como HSBC y Revolut (es), Expansión Una caída de Google Cloud interrumpe servicios de Revolut y otros bancos europeos (es), Rzeczpospolita Wielka awaria chmury Google. Revolut, DPD i banki mają problemy (pl) · see all

  5. Britain Is Said to Approve New Gas Drilling in the North Sea

    Lisa Friedman / The New York Times /

    Also: Sky News To drill or not to drill: How North Sea oil and gas fields have divided politicians, The Guardian Andy Burnham faces climate revolt after approval of North Sea gas drilling, Financial Times UK to approve development of Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea, BBC UK government to make Jackdaw gas field announcement · see all

  6. US bans use of China’s DeepSeek AI tools by government agencies

    Agence France-Presse / The Guardian /

    Also: Semafor Washington bans DeepSeek from government agencies

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios EUA proíbem a utilização da DeepSeek nas agências governamentais civis (pt), Handelsblatt KI: China kritisiert US-Verbot der KI-App DeepSeek in Bundesbehörden (de)

  7. Foreign investors pull $31.7bn from Asian bonds and stocks in September as South Korea bears the brunt

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  8. A Russian satellite shadows a US one for days in an unprecedented manoeuvre

    MercoPress /

    Also: Bloomberg Russian Satellite Raises Space Warfare Fears

  9. OpenAI Says Its Agents Weakened System That Flags AI Misbehavior

    Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg /

  10. US Restores Intelligence to Ukraine as Witkoff Carries Peace Proposals to Putin

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Guardian US has resumed sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Ukraine-Krieg: Neuer Ort, neue Hoffnung? Selenskyj trifft Witkoff in Oslo (de)

  11. More Oil Is Now Coming Out of the Persian Gulf Than Before the Iran War

    Benoit Faucon / The Wall Street Journal /

  12. Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa

    The Guardian /

    Also: Daily Maverick Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda

  13. No Talks on Ukraine’s Future Without Kyiv at the Table – Zelensky on Possible Trump-Putin-Xi Meeting

    Kyiv Post /

  14. Ukrainian forces reportedly strike energy infrastructure in occupied Donetsk Oblast, Luhansk telecom site

    Volodymyr Ivanyshyn / The Kyiv Independent /

  15. China’s Economy in Six Charts: Growth, Exports and the Property Slump

    Lucille Liu and Yujing Liu / Bloomberg /

  16. BEYOND THE GREEN BOOK: Inside South Africa’s revolutionary leap into the digital identity system

    Lindsey Schutters / Daily Maverick /

  17. Investment screening reshapes rather than shrinks foreign investment

    Feicheng Wang and Vera Eichenauer / CEPR /

  18. Zelensky confirms ballistic missile early warning systems operational after skipped alerts

    Volodymyr Ivanyshyn / The Kyiv Independent /

  19. Amazon Pledges €16 Billion in Germany on Data Centers, Prime

    Mark Bergen / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Investitionsgipfel: „Ich will euer Geld“: Bundesregierung buhlt um Investoren – Amazon sagt 16 Milliarden Euro zu (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Cloud und Satelliten: Amazon will 2027 16 Milliarden Euro in Deutschland investieren (de), Der Spiegel Amazon: Versandhändler will rund 16 Milliarden Euro in Deutschland investieren (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Opsteker voor Berlijn: Amazon komt met nieuwe miljardeninvestering (nl) · see all

  20. Chinese tech firms purchase more than $35 billion of Nvidia chips: Reuters

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Technologie: Tech-Riesen ordern Nvidia-Chips für 35 Milliarden Dollar (de), Süddeutsche Zeitung Künstliche Intelligenz: China bestellt bei Nvidia KI-Chips für 35 Milliarden Dollar (de)

  21. Taiwan export orders hit record $114bn on AI demand

    IntelliNews - New Taipei Bureau / bne IntelliNews /

  22. Anthropic and Nscale in talks for second multibillion-dollar deal

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Anthropic in Talks for $45B Nscale Cloud Computing Deal

    In other languages: Expansión Anthropic perdió 72.000 millones entre enero y junio (es), El País Anthropic registra unas pérdidas históricas de 80.000 millones de dólares antes de su salida a Bolsa (es)

  23. Wall Street’s AI Rout Ends, But Debt Fears Remain

    Alexander C. Kaufman / Heatmap /

    Also: Bloomberg Wall Street's AI Debt Fears Deepen

  24. Lower capital requirements are no shortcut to European competitiveness

    Suzanne Vissers and Henrik Zaunbrecher / CEPR /

Earlier today

  1. Iran Strikes More Ship Engine Rooms in Ramp-Up of Hormuz Attacks

    Weilun Soon / Bloomberg /

  2. Macron secures Gulf diesel supplies as France grapples with fuel costs, unrest

    Jack Dutton / Al-Monitor /

  3. Musk Says ASML and Others Are Expediting Chipmaking Gear for Terafab

    Ed Ludlow / Bloomberg /

  4. Navy Halts New Orders of Aevex Drone Boats on Performance Issues

    Katrina Manson / Bloomberg /

  5. AI-powered personal assistants could reshape the digital economy

    The Economist /