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  1. French Bond Risk Gauge Rises Another Week as Crisis Deepens

    Georgia Hall / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times How nervous are bond markets about France?, 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: Handelsblatt Euro-Zone: Anleiheinvestoren erhöhen Druck auf Frankreich – jetzt schmiert auch noch die Wirtschaft ab (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 - Der Bund gibt 45 Millionen Liter Diesel aus Pflichtlagern frei +++ UBS gewinnt laut Medienbericht Rechtsstreit gegen ehemalige CS-Manager in New York (de), Dagens industri Miljardförluster för Volvo Cars – 2.500 får gå (sv) · see all

  3. Iran puts army on highest alert as Hormuz tanker strikes mount

    bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Al-Monitor Ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz hit record high in October

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

    Francis Farrell / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: POLITICO Europe Drone hits another ship in Black Sea near Romania, killing at least 1 sailor, Kyiv Post Romania Blames Russia for Drone Strike That Sank Black Sea Ship

  5. 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)

  6. Whoever wins Brazil's runoff inherits an economic impasse

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Peterson Institute (PIIE) Monica de Bolle on Brazil's economy ahead of the presidential runoff election

  7. Ukrainian drone attack triggers shut down of Moscow airports, reportedly strikes Oryol semiconductor plant

    Francis Farrell / The Kyiv Independent /

  8. 270 Ukrainian POWs return home in latest swap with Russia

    Francis Farrell / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Independent 270 Ukrainian POWs return home in latest swap with Russia

  9. 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

  10. U.S. Government Takes a Cut of Chip Business in Japan-Funded Deal

    Ana Swanson / The New York Times /

  11. Russia's state-owned giants buckle under war costs and high rates

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  12. Treasuries Surge as Worldwide Worries Spark Rush to Safety

    Liau Y-Sing / Bloomberg /

    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)

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

    Kyiv Post /

    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

  14. Remarks by Commissioner Šefčovič at the press conference following the informal Foreign Affairs Council (Trade)

    European Commission /

  15. Chartbook 479 Africa’s unprecedented urbanization - against historic normalization (#2)

    Adam Tooze / Chartbook /

  16. SpaceX-Tesla merger could face antitrust scrutiny

    Ashley Gold / Semafor /

    Also: Bloomberg SpaceX in Talks to Access 80,000 Cell Sites for New Network

    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)

  17. Austria expels four Vienna-based Russian diplomats on security grounds

    Daily Maverick /

    Also: Financial Times Austria expels Russian diplomats suspected of espionage, Kyiv Post Austria Expels Four Russian Diplomats: Foreign Ministry, The Kyiv Independent Austria expels 4 Russian diplomats, Moscow vows response

  18. 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

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

    The Guardian /

  20. The biggest ever investment theme has only just begun

    Financial Times /

  21. 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

  22. Is a Chinese Implosion Looming?

    Navneeraj Sharma / Project Syndicate /

  23. UAE battles tanker oil spill as war's environmental toll mounts

    Jack Dutton / Al-Monitor /

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

    The Economic Times /

Earlier today

  1. Hackers Morph Exposed AI Models Into Tools for Cybercrime

    Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg /

  2. Amid Starlink crisis, Finnish tech giants announce plan to help Ukraine build its own sovereign satellite system

    Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /

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

    Jonathan Yerushalmy / The Guardian /

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

    Joy Wiltermuth / MarketWatch /

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

    Zia Weise / POLITICO Europe /