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French Bond Risk Nears Biggest Weekly Rise as Crisis Deepens

Georgia Hall / Bloomberg /

Also: Financial Times How nervous are bond markets about France?, Euronews France's bond drama takes centre stage ahead of ECB rate decision

In other languages: Handelsblatt Euro-Zone: Anleiheinvestoren erhöhen Druck auf Frankreich – jetzt schmiert auch noch die Wirtschaft ab (de)

  1. Russian Diesel Tanker Heads to New York After Trump-Putin Deal

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent First tanker with Russian diesel under Trump deal heads to US, Reuters reports, Bloomberg Ship With Russian Diesel Signals US Port After Trump-Putin Deal, Euronews First Russian diesel shipment is heading to US under Trump-Putin deal

    In other languages: Dagens industri Efter Trumps avtal: Rysk diesel på väg mot USA (sv), Der Spiegel Donald Trump: Erster Tanker mit Diesel aus Russland offenbar auf dem Weg in die USA (de)

  2. Volvo Cars shares plunge as much as 30% after it swings to loss

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Der Spiegel Volvo: Umsatzeinbruch in China zwingt Autobauer zum Abbau von 2500 Stellen (de), Aftenposten Volvo nedbemanner – 2000 mister jobben i Sverige (no), Svenska Dagbladet Drastiskt fall när Volvo Cars drar ned igen (sv), Neue Zürcher Zeitung MELDUNGEN WIRTSCHAFT - UBS gewinnt laut Medienbericht Rechtsstreit gegen ehemalige CS-Manager in New York +++ Sunrise streicht 358 Stellen (de), Dagens industri Miljardförluster för Volvo Cars – 2.500 får gå (sv) · see all

  3. Ukrainian drone attack triggers shut down of Moscow airports, drone debris reported on tarmac

    Francis Farrell / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post All 4 Moscow Airports Halt Flights as Sheremetyevo Issues Air Raid Alert

  4. BASF Increases Bid for Chemicals Rival Evonik to Over €11 Billion

    Eyk Henning and Marilen Martin / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Frankfurter Allgemeine Evonik, Commerzbank & Co.: Warum der Hunger auf Unternehmenskäufe so groß ist (de), Handelsblatt Chemie: BASF erhöht Übernahmeangebot für Evonik auf mehr als elf Milliarden Euro (de)

  5. Oil price rises above $115 a barrel amid fears US will renew strikes on Iran

    Lauren Almeida / The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg Oil Climbs on Threats of a Widening War in Middle East, The Wall Street Journal Oil Prices Rise as Middle East Risks Persist

  6. Treasuries’ AI Link Shows Sharp Shift as Haven Trade Returns

    Ruth Carson and Masaki Kondo / Bloomberg /

    Also: MarketWatch France is getting its credit rating reviewed. The French debt turmoil has helped turn U.S. Treasury yields around. What comes next?

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Rendimentos dos Treasuries sobem antes de dados dos EUA; taxa da T-note de 10 anos volta a superar 5% (pt), Handelsblatt US-Börsen: Wall Street startet mit Verlusten – Anleiherenditen sinken (de)

  7. Civilian cargo ship sinks off coast of Romania after Russian drone strike, authorities say

    Francis Farrell / The Kyiv Independent /

  8. Ukraine Expands Satellite Cooperation With Finland as Starlink Doubts Linger

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Amid Starlink crisis, Finnish tech giants announce plan to help Ukraine build its own sovereign satellite system, The Wall Street Journal Ukraine Says Starlink Isn’t Working, Despite Trump’s Promise to Restore It, Financial Times Ukraine says Starlink speeds still throttled

    In other languages: Rzeczpospolita ICEYE i Nokia zbudują Ukrainie nową łączność satelitarną. Czy Kijów odstawi Starlinki (pl), Rzeczpospolita Nowe informacje z Kijowa. Starlink nie odzyskał sprawności. Ukraina czeka na decyzję USA (pl), Handelsblatt Satelliteninternet: Trump: Musk hat Starlink-Drosselung für Ukraine aufgehoben (de), Dagens Næringsliv Trump hevder Starlink er i full drift for Ukraina igjen (no), Aftenposten BBC: Starlink er fortsatt begrenset i Ukraina (no) · see all

  9. Austria expels 4 Russian diplomats, Moscow vows response

    Martin Fornusek / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Daily Maverick Austria expels four Vienna-based Russian diplomats on security grounds, Financial Times Austria expels Russian diplomats suspected of espionage, Kyiv Post Austria Expels Four Russian Diplomats: Foreign Ministry

  10. Jio’s record IPO draws strong demand, defying India market rout

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Jio’s Record IPO Draws Strong Demand, Defying India Market Rout

  11. UK government to make unprecedented intervention in setting of water bills

    The Guardian /

  12. Musk wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla: Here’s what to know

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg A Tesla-SpaceX Merger Doesn’t Add Up

    In other languages: Valor Econômico SpaceX mira 80 mil torres para se tornar operadora de celular nos EUA e derruba ações do setor de telecom (pt), Cinco Días SpaceX hará a Tesla una oferta difícil de rechazar (es)

  13. Satellite lights, Google searches cut state growth estimation errors by up to 62%: RBI study

    The Economic Times /

  14. Hacking attempts surge as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws

    Daily Maverick /

    Also: Sky News The PHP internet crisis could just be the beginning, The Guardian The race to fix huge PHP code flaw at the heart of the internet - The Latest

    In other languages: La Nación Empresas y gobiernos del mundo se apuran a corregir una vulnerabilidad que los expone a millones de intentos de ataque (es), Handelsblatt Sicherheitslücke: Staatssekretär: PHP-Lücke kann jeden Einzelnen betreffen (de), Neue Zürcher Zeitung KOMMENTAR - Die PHP-Lücke zeigt: Das Internet ist nicht sicher genug für das KI-Zeitalter (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine PHP-Schwachstellen: Viele Seiten wieder online – Fachleute warnen, dass die Updates nicht ausreichen (de) · see all

  15. Gulf faces economic contraction nearly as acute as COVID shock

    Mohammed Sergie / Semafor /

  16. Tony Elumelu’s $802m Seplat windfall – and his bigger bet on Nigeria

    Nicholas Norbrook / The Africa Report /

  17. Who Pays the Fiscal Watchdogs?

    Janet Zhou / Project Syndicate /

  18. Dangote plans $1.5B Kenya pipeline investment

    Alexander Onukwue / Semafor /

    Also: The Africa Report Kenya walks a tightrope in Dangote fuel supply deal amid exclusivity row, pipeline stake

  19. Saudi crown prince grapples with the limits of his power

    Matthew Martin / Semafor /

  20. Belarus Still Hosts Russian Drone Relays, Ukraine’s Border Service Says

    Anastasiia Bzova / Kyiv Post /

  21. Citigroup gets Beijing’s approval for wholly owned securities firm in China

    Enoch Yiu / South China Morning Post /

    Also: Financial Times Citi wins long-awaited approval for China securities business

  22. Russia accused of threatening satellite helping Ukraine

    Sky News /

  23. This summer’s heat was Europe’s deadliest on record, scientists say

    Zia Weise / POLITICO Europe /

    Also: The Guardian Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Folgen des Klimawandels: Schätzung: Hitzesommer 2026 war in Europa tödlichster bisher (de)

  24. Americans Are Struggling to Pay Rising Medical Costs

    Ann Carrns / The New York Times /

Earlier today

  1. Hackers Morph Exposed AI Models Into Tools for Cybercrime

    Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg /

  2. Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks

    Jonathan Yerushalmy / The Guardian /

  3. ‘AI is on trial’: Bond yields sink below 5% as investors look for safety

    Joy Wiltermuth / MarketWatch /

  4. Meta Credit Risk Gauge Surges to Record on AI Spending Plans

    Caleb Mutua / Bloomberg /

  5. Nippon Steel to invest $3 billion in new U.S. Steel hot-strip mill

    The Japan Times /