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THE MOAT as it stood at 25 October 2026, 10:03 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Audi to Build Factory in Georgia, Trump Says

Jack Ewing / The New York Times /

In other languages: Frankfurter Allgemeine Deutsche AutoIndustrie: Audi baut für vier Milliarden Dollar ein eigenes Werk in den USA (de), Handelsblatt Autobauer: Trump bestätigt Handelsblatt-Bericht: Audi baut neues Werk in den USA (de), Dagens industri Audi planerar fabrik i USA (sv), Valor Econômico Trump anuncia primeira fábrica da Audi nos EUA, com foco em grandes SUVs (pt), Der Spiegel Audi baut für vier Milliarden Dollar eigenes Werk in den USA (de) · see all

  1. Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in its tightest runoff in recent history

    MercoPress /

    Also: Financial Times Bolsonaro and Lula face off in knife-edge Brazil election

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Präsidentenwahl: Vor Stichwahl: Lula und Bolsonaro kämpfen um letzte Stimmen (de)

  2. Musk Claims Ukraine Breached Starlink Terms, Kyiv Rebuts

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Al-Monitor Exclusive-US has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, Middle East, sources say

    In other languages: Handelsblatt +++ Ukraine-Krieg +++: Satellitenverbindung von SpaceX laut Ukraine wieder stabil (de), Rzeczpospolita Starlink znów działa na Ukrainie. Ministerstwo Obrony potwierdza stabilną łączność (pl), Dagens industri Ukraina har stabil Starlink-uppkoppling igen (sv), Valor Econômico Ucrânia diz que rede da Starlink voltou ao normal após restrições de velocidade (pt) · see all

  3. Sikorski Says Russia Running Out of Resources if Ukraine Survives Winter

    Tvp World / Kyiv Post /

  4. SoftBank’s Son Plans $50 Billion Malaysia Tech Outlay, PM Says

    Anuradha Raghu / Bloomberg /

  5. Renewables' share of world electricity rises to 34% as nuclear slips to 9%

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  6. India's private capex pipeline surges 39% to Rs 99.7 lakh crore, risks rise: Report

    The Economic Times /

  7. Gold market and central banks: Russia, Kazakhstan sell as Poland, China buy

    Euronews /

  8. BYD to build new factories in Europe to combat strict trade barriers targeting Chinese EVs

    Themis Qi / South China Morning Post /

  9. Sinking Profits Turn China’s $3.5 Trillion Stock Rout Into Trap

    Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Business Times China’s US$3.5 trillion stock rout deepens as profits sink, major stimulus stays elusive, The Japan Times Sinking profits turn China’s $3.5 trillion stock rout into trap

  10. Unrest Erupts Again in France, but This Time, With Less Property Damage

    Mark Landler / The New York Times /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Hundreds of Thousands Protest Across France as Clashes Erupt in Paris, The Telegraph Protests erupt across French cities, The Guardian Hundreds of thousands march in France as protests take place across Europe – as it happened · see all

    In other languages: Frankfurter Allgemeine Schulden, Streit, Proteste: Frankreich steht am Kipppunkt – nicht nur wegen der Proteste (de)

  11. Goldman Cuts Kospi 12-Month Target by 25% as AI Trade Unravels

    Abhishek Vishnoi / Bloomberg /

  12. The internet breaks

    Noah Smith / Noahpinion /

  13. Gas Supply may pursue remedies if contract breached following Indonesia’s export cuts: Tan See Leng

    The Business Times /

  14. Mercuria challenging the ‘Dow Jones of shipping’ in court after Hormuz losses

    Financial Times /

  15. The Black Sea is now the world’s deadliest shipping route

    Financial Times /

  16. Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth

    Heather Stewart / The Guardian /

    Also: BBC Budget to include £1bn for social and affordable housing

  17. Time for MAS, SGX to scrutinise issue managers

    Ben Paul / The Business Times /

  18. Heating oil costs 'more than double' ahead of winter

    BBC /

  19. Why is it getting harder to raise taxes in the UK?

    Financial Times /

  20. Squeezing the clouds: Aboard the small plane making it rain in drought-stricken Honduras

    Noor Mahtani Mahtani / El País /

  21. ‘They should leave us alone and go away’: Indigenous leaders protest against nature conservation projects that are forcing them off their land

    Diego Menjíbar / El País /

  22. Sanctioned Russian energy giant secretly funded US gas project, NYT reports

    Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Bloomberg US LNG Project Developer Funded by Russia’s Novatek, FT Says

  23. What’s next for Hong Kong developers in mainland China?

    Peggy Ye / South China Morning Post /

  24. Why Netflix is struggling to find its audience

    The Business Times /

Earlier today

  1. US lawmakers demand answers from Elon Musk over Ukraine Starlink restrictions

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

  2. Israeli central bank rejects Netanyahu’s plan to use crypto to evade sanctions

    Financial Times /

  3. Oil shocks no longer hit the US economy as they used to

    Diego Känzig / CEPR /

  4. Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm

    BBC /

  5. Putin puts Trump ahead of Iran in bid to mediate war

    Week and Andrew Parasiliti / Al-Monitor /