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EQT to buy Range Resources in natural gas megadeal

Financial Times /

Also: The Globe and Mail EQT to buy Range Resources, creating largest U.S. gas producer, Bloomberg EQT to Buy Range Resources, Creating Largest US Gas Producer

In other languages: Valor Econômico EQT compra Range Resources por US$ 13 bi e cria gigante de gás natural nos EUA (pt), Expansión EQT Corporation compra Range Resources y crea una gasista valorada en 44.600 millones (es), Handelsblatt Gas: EQT schluckt Range Resources bei Milliarden-Übernahme (de)

  1. Brazil stocks, real nosedive as Lula win ends bullish run

    Rodrigo Campos / The Globe and Mail /

    Also: The New York Times Brazilian Markets Convulse After Unlikely Election Result, Financial Times Lula’s surprise victory triggers worst rout in decades for Brazilian markets, MercoPress Debt, inflation and a hostile Congress: the economic challenges of Lula’s fourth term, Daily Maverick Lula’s Brazil election win has given the world breathing space, Bloomberg Markets Brace After Lula's Surprise Comeback Win In Brazil Elections, Bloomberg Brazil Markets Set to Dive on Lula Win, EU Plans to Hit China With More Curbs, The Guardian Lula wins historic fourth term as Brazilian president in defeat of far-right Flávio Bolsonaro, The Wall Street Journal Lula Wins Fourth Term in Brazil Election Upset, Daily Maverick Lula, Brazil’s iconic working class president, wins historic fourth term in dramatic comeback, El País Lula pulls off a historic comeback in Brazil and leads the left to victory over Flávio Bolsonaro, Balkan Insight (BIRN) Serbian Strongman Vucic Concedes Defeat in Snap Elections, Sky News Lula re-elected president in Brazil - as Flavio Bolsonaro calls for result to be annulled, The Economist From this day, fourth: Lula’s surprise win, The Kyiv Independent Bolsonaro refuses to concede as would-be Ukraine peace mediator Lula wins Brazil election, Semafor Brazil’s Lula wins shock reelection · see all

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Vitória de Lula faz B3 acionar 'circuit breaker' pela 1ª vez desde 2020; entenda (pt), Diario Financiero El Bovespa se hunde un 17% por triunfo de Lula y tras suspensión de operaciones en inicio de sesión (es), La Nación Tras el triunfo de Lula, sube el riesgo país y caen las acciones argentinas en Wall Street (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), Estadão Risco-país brasileiro salta 26% e atinge maior nível desde junho de 2025 (pt), Le Figaro Brésil : le réal chute de plus de 10% et la Bourse de São Paulo s’effondre au lendemain de la réélection de Lula (fr), Jornal de Negócios Bolsa e moeda do Brasil castigadas por vitória de Lula. Equipa económica vai ditar futuro (pt), Handelsblatt Brasilien: „Schock für die Märkte“ – Lulas Wiederwahl sorgt für heftige Kursturbulenzen (de), Expansión ‘Lula’ seguira siendo presidente de un Brasil lastrado por la deuda y el déficit (es), Le Grand Continent Lula : « Le Brésil n’est l’arrière-cour de personne » (fr), Aftenposten Lula gjenvalgt som president i Brasil (no) · see all

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

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Meta Seeks Up to $95 Billion in Equity to Fund AI Spending, Financial Times Meta plans $95bn stock offering to bankroll AI expansion, The New York Times What’s Riding on Anthropic Going Public? Nearly Everything., The Globe and Mail As Anthropic files for its blockbuster IPO, a look at the biggest AI players tapping public markets, Semafor Founder control, Trump risk, giant losses: Anthropic’s IPO filing, Le Monde Anthropic files for stock market listing, revealing soaring sales and a long list of risks, Euronews Anthropic's IPO filing shows off soaring revenues as the company warns of AI's 'risks to humanity', The Guardian Anthropic reveals rapid revenue gains and larger losses in stock market filing · see all

    In other languages: Dagens industri Meta vill ta in upp till 950 miljarder för AI-investeringar (sv), Handelsblatt Wall Street: Meta will fast 100 Milliarden Dollar für KI-Ausbau auftreiben (de), Diario Financiero Siguiendo los pasos de SpaceX: Meta busca recaudar US$ 95.000 millones en acciones para financiar su expansión en IA (es), Le Figaro Anthropic donne le coup d’envoi à une introduction en Bourse record (fr), Valor Econômico FT: Anthropic inicia contagem regressiva para IPO com apresentação de prospecto (pt), Børsen Anthropic på vej mod børsen: Nye tal afslører eksplosiv vækst (da), Asahi Shimbun アンソロピックが目論見書を提出 26年上半期は12兆円超の赤字 (ja), Dagens Næringsliv Meta vil hente 900 mrd. til KI-satsing (no), Le Temps SpaceX emprunte 40 milliards de dollars pour financer l’achat de processeurs graphiques utilisés dans l’IA (fr), Rzeczpospolita Mark Zuckerberg idzie na całość. Meta chce zdobyć astronomiczne 95 mld dolarów (pl), Het Financieele Dagblad Anthropic heeft nieuw kapitaal hard nodig om te voldoen aan miljardenverplichtingen (nl), Estadão Raio-X da IA: Anthropic revela prejuízo de US$ 80 bi e receita que cresceu 14 vezes em um ano (pt), Der Standard Jetzt ist es offiziell – Anthropic meldet Börsengang an (de), La Nación Anthropic, la creadora de la IA Claude, publica su solicitud para cotizar en el Nasdaq y recaudar US$100.000 millones (es), Expansión Meta busca 95.000 millones en Bolsa para alimentar su carrera por la IA (es), Jornal de Negócios Meta e SpaceX procuram angariar capital para alavancar gastos com IA (pt), Svenska Dagbladet Anthropic noteras – kan börja handlas i november (sv), NRC Anthropic dient prospectus in bij beurswaakhond: AI-gigant gaat tóch in november naar de beurs (nl), Neue Zürcher Zeitung MELDUNGEN WIRTSCHAFT - Starkes Wachstum bei Anthropic: Das KI-Unternehmen veröffentlicht seinen Antrag auf den Börsengang (de) · see all

  3. A tech loophole exposes secrets stored on every discarded government laptops to spies

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  4. UN inquiry says Israel kept committing genocide in Gaza after truce

    Al-Monitor /

  5. ‘Bold but sane’: what we learnt from Anthropic’s 240,000-word IPO filing

    Financial Times /

  6. AI Agents Are Already Changing the Price of Goods

    Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway / Bloomberg /

    Also: Odd Lots AI Agents Are Already Changing the Price of Goods

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Agentes de IA começam a transformar as rotinas nas grandes companhias (pt), Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: „Wir können diese Agenten schon heute nicht kontrollieren“ (de)

  7. How Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi pushed back Russian forces in Donbas

    Nick Allard / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Independent Inside Ukraine’s secret counteroffensive in Donbas

  8. Anthropic Drops Its S-1, Giving Market Glimpse Into Finances

    Bloomberg /

  9. EU support for Ukraine: Council mobilises €4.9 billion under the European Peace Facility

    Council of the EU /

  10. DWS to honour just 10% of redemption requests at flagship property fund

    Financial Times /

  11. The brutal financial reality behind government AI adoption in Africa

    Frank Eleanya / TechCabal /

  12. Healey to shield low-income pensioners from income tax in the Budget

    BBC /

    Also: Bloomberg UK Budget Preview: Burnham and Healey’s Grip on Gilts and Business Tested, The Guardian Healey is expected to shield low-income pensioners from income tax – but how will it work?

  13. EU can learn from India on cutting regulatory burden, says Piyush Goyal as Dutch minister rules out CBAM rethink

    The Economic Times /

  14. Riyadh airport reopening faces turbulence as Houthis claim new strikes

    Samuel Wendel / Al-Monitor /

  15. Tesla-SpaceX Merger Hopes Send Bearish Ratings to 11-Year Low

    Jordan Fitzgerald / Bloomberg /

  16. Ukraine strikes Russian plant producing missile, bomb batteries in Yelets, General Staff says

    Asami Terajima / The Kyiv Independent /

  17. Social unrest further darkens France's economic outlook

    Le Monde /

  18. Revolut's UK lending push is a ‘watershed’ moment. Can it take on the big banks?

    Sifted /

  19. Hezbollah readies for new regional war with funds from Iran, sources say

    Al-Monitor /

  20. 179 ports on paper, seven days at the gate: Inside Africa’s cargo bottleneck

    Frank Eleanya / TechCabal /

  21. Musk's meddling in Ukraine's Starlink is a warning to every country relying on private tech

    Cory Alpert / The Kyiv Independent /

  22. ECB Expected to Leave Key Rate Unchanged Amid French Bond Drama

    Paul Hannon / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Financial Times French bonds rally after Moody’s rating reprieve, Bloomberg French Bond Risk Falls Most Since 2020 as Downgrade Avoided

  23. Visa and Mastercard threatened with potential £5bn UK lawsuit over fees

    The Guardian /

  24. Why the best-laid plans to fix Joburg won’t work — and what will

    Mark Barnes / Daily Maverick /

Earlier today

  1. India’s ‘dear friend’ is back in power in Brazil, and a $30 billion trade opportunity is on the table

    The Economic Times /

  2. Brazilians vote in presidential election runoff pitting leftist Lula against far-right Bolsonaro

    Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro / The Guardian /

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

    Daniel Carvalho / Bloomberg /

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

    Financial Times /

  5. Elon Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink’s Rules

    Siobhán O’Grady / The New York Times /