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Lula wins Brazil’s presidency for a fourth time with 51.8% of the vote

MercoPress /

Also: The Guardian Brazilians vote in presidential election runoff pitting leftist Lula against far-right Bolsonaro, The Wall Street Journal Lula Clings to Power in Brazil Election Upset, Daily Maverick Lula, Brazil’s iconic working class president, wins historic fourth term in dramatic comeback, Sky News Lula re-elected president in Brazil - as Flavio Bolsonaro calls for result to be annulled, El País Lula pulls off a historic comeback in Brazil and leads the left to victory over Jair Bolsonaro, Financial Times Lula is re-elected Brazil’s president in knife-edge vote, Semafor Brazil votes in narrow presidential runoff · see all

In other languages: Diario Financiero Sorpresa en Brasil: Lula logra histórica reelección, pero Bolsonaro desconoce resultados y anuncia impugnación (es), Le Temps «Le fascisme a été stoppé en Amérique latine»: Lula reste à la tête du Brésil après un scrutin historique à plus d’un titre (fr), Handelsblatt Südamerika: Lula gewinnt Präsidentschaftswahl in Brasilien – Bolsonaro erkennt Ergebnis nicht an (de), Valor Econômico Em virada histórica, Lula se reelege e quebra onda mundial de avanço da direita (pt), La Nación Ganó Lula en Brasil: cómo impactará en los mercados, las exportaciones argentinas y las vacaciones de verano (es), Estadão Lula precisará dar forte guinada na economia para evitar que disparada do dólar vire uma recessão (pt), Svenska Dagbladet Brasilien förlänger valet (sv), Aftenposten Brasils høyesterett har besluttet å utvide valglokalenes åpningstider (no), Expansión (México) Brasil vuelve a las urnas con Lula y Flávio Bolsonaro en una elección que se define en una segunda vuelta (es), Expansión Lula gana las elecciones en Brasil (es), NRC Lula verrast en wint presidentsverkiezingen in Brazilië (nl), Dagens Næringsliv Asia faller – Brasil frykter børsfall etter Lulas seier (no), Jornal de Negócios Eleições no Brasil: Lula da Silva volta a ganhar em Lisboa e no Porto na segunda volta (pt), Dagens industri Lula omvald i Brasilien – ifrågasätts av Bolsonaro (sv) · see all

  1. Musk says SpaceX raised US$40 billion in debt for GPUs

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Musk Says $40 Billion Debt Deal for AI Chips Has Closed, The Guardian US military gives Elon Musk’s SpaceX access to sensitive tracking data, The New York Times Elon Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink’s Rules · see all

    In other languages: Neue Zürcher Zeitung Die EU will SpaceX aus strategischen Gründen ausbremsen – die USA reagieren mit Drohungen (de), Le Temps SpaceX emprunte 40 milliards de dollars pour financer l’achat de processeurs graphiques utilisés dans l’IA (fr), Handelsblatt +++ Ukraine-Krieg +++: Ukraine weist Vorwürfe von Musk zu Starlink-Nutzung für Offensivangriffe zurück (de), Diario Financiero Musk afirma que SpaceX cerró un acuerdo de deuda por US$ 40 mil millones para impulsar su negocio de IA (es) · see all

  2. Serbian Strongman Vucic Concedes Defeat in Snap Elections

    Marina Zec / Balkan Insight (BIRN) /

    Also: The Guardian Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election, Kyiv Post Serbia Votes as Student Movement Mounts Major Challenge to Vučić, bne IntelliNews Can Serbia’s students finally bring down Vucic?, The New York Times Aleksandar Vucic Concedes Defeat in Serbian Election, POLITICO Europe Serbia’s Vučić concedes defeat after tense parliamentary elections, Financial Times Serbia’s ex-president Vučić concedes defeat to Student List in parliamentary poll · see all

    In other languages: Svenska Dagbladet Historiskt skifte: Vučić erkänner sig besegrad (sv), Dagens industri Regeringspartiet erkänner nederlag i Serbien (sv)

  3. Audi to build $4bn US plant as it grapples with tariffs

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian Volkswagen to build $4bn Audi SUV factory in US despite job cuts at home, The Business Times Audi to build multibillion-dollar US car factory: Trump, Euronews Audi's first US production plant: carmaker strikes deal with Trump, The Japan Times Trump defends tariffs at rally as he says Audi to build U.S. plant, The New York Times Audi to Build Factory in Georgia, Trump Says · see all

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Volkswagen invertirá US$ 4.000 millones en nueva planta de Audi en Georgia, un estado clave para Trump (es), Aftenposten Audi-sjefen side om side med Donald Trump. Bygger to bilfabrikker i USA til 60 milliarder. (no), Der Spiegel Donald Trump: »Mr Audi« macht US-Präsident ein milliardenschweres Wahlkampfgeschenk (de), Børsen Audi investerer 27 mia. kr. i ny fabrik i USA (da), El País Audi abrirá su primera fábrica en EE UU para esquivar las pérdidas provocadas por los aranceles de Trump (es), Rzeczpospolita Protesty w Europie, technologie dual-use i inwestycje Volkswagena w USA (pl), Dagens industri Audi bygger sin första fabrik i USA – Trump tar år sig äran (sv), Frankfurter Allgemeine Fabrik in Georgia: Der Audi-Chef macht sich zu Trumps Wahlhelfer (de), Handelsblatt US-Wahlkampf: Auftritt bei Trump: Audi will neues Werk in den USA bauen (de), Le Figaro Donald Trump annonce un «énorme investissement» d'Audi aux États-Unis (fr) · see all

  4. French Bond Rout Draws Australia Pension Into Market Others Shun

    Ruth Carson and David Finnerty / Bloomberg /

  5. Oil Prices Fall as Traders Weigh U.S.-Iran Diplomacy, Saudi Attacks

    Farhan Rafid / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Financial Times Oil price falls back as traders remain focused on Middle East conflict

  6. Chinese carmakers overtake Japan in Europe for first time

    The Business Times /

  7. Goldman Says Yen Becoming Better Hedge Against AI Market Shock

    John Cheng / Bloomberg /

    Also: Mint Yen turns into better hedge against AI-driven market shock, thanks to Japan’s policy backdrop changes: Goldman Sachs, The Japan Times Yen becoming more favorable hedge against AI market shock, says Goldman Sachs, The Business Times Japan’s yen is becoming a better hedge against AI market shock: Goldman Sachs

  8. Voronezh Business Center Hit in Drone Attack as 20 Rail Cars Derail Elsewhere in Russia

    Julia Struck-Feshchenko / Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Drone reportedly strikes business center in Russia's Voronezh as fires break out across city

  9. Zelensky: Ukraine Offered US 3 Ways to Stop Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries

    Kyiv Post /

  10. With Kyiv’s air defense crews as they race to keep up with Russia’s jet-powered drones

    Polina Moroziuk / The Kyiv Independent /

  11. UK Budget Preview: Burnham and Healey’s Grip on Gilts and Business Tested

    Morwenna Coniam / Bloomberg /

  12. The rise and fall of the £150bn ‘diversified growth fund’ phenomenon

    Financial Times /

  13. EU to charge two-euro handling fee on packages from outside bloc

    Le Monde /

  14. Iraq's biggest ever budget for 2027 built for boom times amid economic bust

    Sinan Mahmoud / The National /

  15. Why Are Laws Vital to Ukraine’s EU Integration Stuck in Parliament as the Country Loses Money?

    Sergii Kostezh / Kyiv Post /

  16. General Staff: Russia has lost 1,580,440 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    The Kyiv Independent /

  17. EU weighs mirroring Trump in securing critical minerals

    Financial Times /

  18. BNP Paribas AM builds long-end JGB bet on steep yield curve

    The Japan Times /

  19. The long shadow of ‘zombie firms’ on India Inc, in charts

    Mint /

  20. Putins Schattenflotte: Warum greift Deutschland nicht durch?

    Rixa Fürsen / POLITICO Europe (German) /

  21. Croatian JANAF’s Kazakh Venture a Pivotal Moment

    Vuk Tesija / Balkan Insight (BIRN) /

  22. Challenger rejects Daiichi Life’s $4.4 billion takeover offer

    The Japan Times /

  23. How Beijing’s Africa ambitions, financed by China’s mega banks, triggered a crisis in Zambia

    Micah Reddy / ICIJ /

  24. The world's diesel crisis has no quick fix but there is a way out

    Robin Mills / The National /

Earlier today

  1. Brazil Extends Voting by Two Hours After Briefly Starting Count

    Daniel Carvalho / Bloomberg /

  2. After stunning victory, Lula will face a deep hangover

    Financial Times /

  3. María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela

    Florantonia Singer and Alonso Moleiro / El País /

  4. Top officials from Mecca pact countries to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday, two sources say

    Al-Monitor /

  5. AI spending fears threaten to swamp Big Tech’s strong earnings

    The Business Times /