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DoorDash in talks to buy Instacart in deal valued around $17-billion, source says

Echo Wang / The Globe and Mail /

Also: Semafor DoorDash in exclusive talks to acquire Instacart

  1. 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), Dagens industri Tung smäll för EQT:s färjejätte – förlust i miljardstriden (sv) · see all

  2. Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 staff

    Financial Times /

    Also: Euronews Microsoft offers around 60,000 employees voluntary buyouts

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Software: Microsoft bietet rund 60.000 Mitarbeitern Abfindungen an (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Techriese im Umbruch: Microsoft bietet 60.000 Beschäftigten eine Abfindung an (de)

  3. Egypt approves military support for Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks escalate

    Daily Maverick /

    Also: Al-Monitor Egypt parliament authorises military support to Saudi Arabia

  4. Brazil’s currency plunges most since 1999 after Lula’s surprise victory

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Globe and Mail Brazil stocks, real nosedive as Lula win ends bullish run, The New York Times Brazilian Markets Convulse After Unlikely Election Result, MercoPress Debt, inflation and a hostile Congress: the economic challenges of Lula’s fourth term, The Wall Street Journal Brazilian Markets Crash After Lula’s Surprise Election Win Stuns Investors, Bloomberg Brazil Markets Set to Dive on Lula Win, EU Plans to Hit China With More Curbs, The Wall Street Journal Lula Wins Fourth Term in Brazil Election Upset, The Guardian Brazil keeps left: what Lula’s victory means for his country and beyond, 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, 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), La Nación Tras el triunfo de Lula, el riesgo país subió a 765 puntos y cayeron las acciones argentinas en Wall Street (es), Diario Financiero El Bovespa se hunde un 17% por triunfo de Lula y tras suspensión de operaciones en inicio de sesión (es), 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) · see all

  5. 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)

  6. 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, 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', Semafor Meta announces $95B offering to fund AI, The Guardian Anthropic reveals rapid revenue gains and larger losses in stock market filing · see all

    In other languages: 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), 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、11月にも史上最大のIPOか 目論見書を提出 (ja), Le Figaro Meta veut lever 95 milliards de dollars en actions pour ses ambitions dans l’IA (fr), 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) · see all

  7. Broadcom Arranges $63 Billion Deal to Finance Anthropic’s Chips

    Lynn Doan / Bloomberg /

  8. COLLISION COURSE: Parliament summons SAA, demanding answers to deepening financial turmoil and turbulent governance

    Marianne Merten / Daily Maverick /

  9. SVP’s Khosla: Credit Markets Have a Lot of Tail Risk

    Bloomberg /

  10. MFF 2028-2034: Council secures negotiating position for a strong and future-oriented common agricultural policy

    Council of the EU /

  11. Anthropic’s IPO Filing Is Worried About Data Center Power, ESG Backlash, and California Wildfires

    Matthew Zeitlin / Heatmap /

  12. Anthropic's finances are wilder than you think

    Sky News /

  13. Vucic swept aside in Serbian elections. Can Belgrade break free from Russia’s orbit?

    Jovana Georgievski / The Kyiv Independent /

  14. US-Canada trade deal not as ‘close’ as portrayed

    Eleanor Mueller / Semafor /

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

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

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

    Al-Monitor /

  17. 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

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

    Council of the EU /

  19. Anthropic’s IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs

    The Business Times /

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Con pérdidas multimillonarias y potenciales riesgos existenciales para la humanidad: Anthropic presenta al regulador su informe para salir a bolsa (es)

  20. RSF drones knock out five Sudanese power stations, causing blackouts

    Rosaleen Carroll / Al-Monitor /

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

    Frank Eleanya / TechCabal /

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

    BBC /

    Also: The Guardian Healey is expected to shield low-income pensioners from income tax – but how will it work?

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

    The Economic Times /

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

    Samuel Wendel / Al-Monitor /

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. French Bond Rout Draws Australia Pension Into Market Others Shun

    Ruth Carson and David Finnerty / Bloomberg /

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

    Financial Times /