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THE MOAT as it stood at 27 October 2026, 09:18 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Infineon to Invest €1.1 Billion in Key Austrian Chip Factory

Shona Ghosh / Bloomberg /

In other languages: Handelsblatt Technologie: Infineon investiert mehr als eine Milliarde Euro in Österreich (de), Der Standard Infineon will 1,1 Milliarden Euro in Chip-Fabrik in Villach investieren (de)

  1. Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 staff

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Business Times Microsoft to offer buyouts to 60,000 workers in new cost cut, Euronews Microsoft offers around 60,000 employees voluntary buyouts, Bloomberg Microsoft Will Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Employees

    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)

  2. Brazil’s currency plunges most since 1999 after Lula’s election victory

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal How Brazil’s Lula Pulled Off an Upset No One Saw Coming, Semafor Brazilian markets plunge after Lula's surprise victory, Bloomberg Lula’s Win Isn’t as Bad as Markets Think

    In other languages: 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), Valor Econômico Ibovespa passa por ‘circuit breaker’ e cai quase 14% com liquidação após vitória de Lula (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) · see all

  3. Anthropic’s IPO May See CBA Sitting on Multi-Billion Windfall

    Richard Henderson / Bloomberg /

    Also: Sky News Anthropic's finances are wilder than you think, The Business Times Anthropic mum on investment grade as it warns of more debt, Bloomberg Anthropic IPO: Who Can Subscribe and What Are the Risks?

    In other languages: 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), Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: KI-Pionier Anthropic beantragt Börsengang in den USA (de), Dagens industri Anthropics AI-nota: 8.500 miljarder (sv), Der Spiegel Anthropic: KI-Entwickler beantragt Börsengang in den USA (de), Jornal de Negócios IPO da Anthropic anima tecnológicas na Ásia. HSBC derruba banca chinesa e europeia (pt), Svenska Dagbladet Anthropics osannolika siffror (sv) · see all

  4. How XDS Datacentres Cools Its Chips in Saudi Arabia

    Bloomberg /

  5. What’s Riding on Anthropic Going Public? Nearly Everything.

    Erin Griffith and Lauren Hirsch / The New York Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Anthropic’s S-1 Reveals Financial War Chest, Financial Times What we learnt from Anthropic's 240,000-word IPO filing | FT #shorts, The Business Times Anthropic’s IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs, 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', Financial Times Anthropic details ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO filing, The Japan Times Anthropic’s IPO sets up defining moment for Wall Street and AI boom, France 24 Anthropic's IPO filing shows soaring sales and steep losses, The Guardian Anthropic files for potentially record-breaking stock market valuation in key test for AI industry · see all

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 앤트로픽 IPO 시동…8000억달러 지출 약정 공개 (ko), Le Figaro Anthropic donne le coup d’envoi à une introduction en Bourse record (fr), 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 Temps L’entrée en bourse d’Anthropic est imminente: quatre chiffres pour saisir l’opération record du géant de l’IA (fr), Estadão Raio-X da IA: Anthropic revela prejuízo de US$ 80 bi e receita que cresceu 14 vezes em um ano (pt), Valor Econômico Bolsas de Nova York avançam impulsionadas pelo pedido de IPO da Anthropic (pt) · see all

  6. Marc Rowan on why Apollo has taken a $1 billion stake in Mubadala Capital

    Manus Cranny and Alvin R Cabral / The National /

  7. Lula faces a fiscal reckoning after Brazil’s market rout

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Vitória de Lula faz B3 acionar 'circuit breaker' pela 1ª vez desde 2020; entenda (pt), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 룰라 재선에 브라질 증시 15% 폭락…재정불안 고조 (ko), Jornal de Negócios Lula consegue reviravolta, mas incerteza permanece (pt), Estadão Reeleição de Lula traz ‘ciclo de expectativas’ para ESG e desafios com mercado, dizem líderes (pt), Expansión La derrota de Bolsonaro en Brasil limita la ascendencia de Trump en Latinoamérica (es) · see all

  8. UK government met 137 businesses over AI datacentres – but no environmental groups

    The Guardian /

  9. Alibaba wins challenge to Pentagon’s Chinese army blacklisting

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Alibaba Wins Challenge to Pentagon’s Chinese Army Blacklisting

  10. Italy’s Eni Expects More Gas Drilling Offshore Europe as Supply Concerns Mount

    Adam Whittaker / The Wall Street Journal /

  11. Japan’s trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike

    The Business Times /

  12. HSBC shares drop 5% despite strong third-quarter profit, US$1b share buy-back

    Enoch Yiu / South China Morning Post /

    Also: Bloomberg HSBC Quarterly Profit Growth Misses, Sets $1 Billion Buyback, The Business Times HSBC’s quarterly profit jumps but shares slide after flat revenue for wealth business, Financial Times HSBC shares slide as results disappoint

    In other languages: Expansión HSBC da un vuelco y ve ahora más atractiva la deuda que la Bolsa (es), Valor Econômico Lucro líquido do HSBC sobe 45% no 3º trimestre, para US$ 7,09 bilhões (pt), Cinco Días El mayor banco de Europa, HSBC, ganó el 32,55% más hasta septiembre (es), Le Figaro HSBC annonce un plan de rachat d’actions d’un milliard de dollars (fr), Dagens industri Något sämre resultat än väntat från HSBC (sv), Handelsblatt +++ Geschäftszahlen +++: HSBC mit Gewinnsprung – Vermögensverwaltung enttäuscht (de) · see all

  13. ‘10% Now’: Ukraine Asks 5 European Allies for Patriot Missiles

    Kyiv Post /

  14. Russia's assault on Ukraine's energy grid is a war crime, UN says

    Rebecka Pieder / The Kyiv Independent /

  15. India loses top EM spot in September as Vietnam surges in exports, stocks

    Mint /

  16. Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds

    The Guardian /

  17. South Korea growth tops forecast as chip boom masks weak demand

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg S. Korea Growth Tops Forecast as Chip Boom Masks Weak Demand

  18. Ukrainian media face pressure as they step up scrutiny of authorities in wartime

    Oleg Sukhov / The Kyiv Independent /

  19. European natural gas prices soar: What it means for your winter bills

    Euronews /

  20. China stock sell-off could erase another 15% in value, Morgan Stanley says

    Zhang Shidong / South China Morning Post /

  21. Hike or hold: Fed chief Warsh faces another tough choice on rate decision

    The Business Times /

  22. Dubai Investments seeks to raise $543m from first UAE IPO this year

    Sarmad Khan / The National /

    Also: Bloomberg Dubai Firm’s $543 Million IPO Covered Within Minutes Despite War

  23. Chinese markets lose trillions as race for AI supremacy with US takes its toll

    Amy Hawkins / The Guardian /

  24. Dangote Refinery IPO Set for Record on African, Global Demand

    Loni Prinsloo and Emele Onu / Bloomberg /

Earlier today

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

    Rodrigo Campos / The Globe and Mail /

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

    The Economic Times /

  3. Meta Seeks Up to $95 Billion in Equity to Fund AI Spending

    David Morris / Bloomberg /

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

    Echo Wang / The Globe and Mail /

  5. EQT to buy Range Resources in natural gas megadeal

    Financial Times /