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THE MOAT as it stood at 27 October 2026, 11:32 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

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  1. AI chip boom tripled South Korea's economic growth in the third quarter

    Euronews /

    Also: Bloomberg S. Korea Growth Tops Forecast as Chip Boom Masks Weak Demand, The Japan Times South Korea growth tops forecast as chip boom masks weak demand

  2. Two men charged in UK with helping Iran over RAF Fairford incident

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: The Guardian Two men charged with national security offences over RAF Fairford incident, The New York Times 2 British Men Charged Over RAF Fairford Incident

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

    The Business 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 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, Sky News Anthropic's finances are wilder than you think, 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, The Economist Act of Claude: Anthropic’s IPO bid, MarketWatch With the Anthropic IPO, the devil is in the details, The National Wall St looks for best day in month as Anthropic's IPO filing propels AI stocks, The New York Times In Anthropic I.P.O., Goldman and Morgan Stanley Slug It Out for Top Bank · see all

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 앤트로픽 IPO 시동…8000억달러 지출 약정 공개 (ko), 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), Le Temps L’entrée en bourse d’Anthropic est imminente: quatre chiffres pour saisir l’opération record du géant de l’IA (fr), Dagens industri Anthropics AI-nota: 8.500 miljarder (sv), Der Spiegel Anthropic: KI-Entwickler beantragt Börsengang in den USA (de), Svenska Dagbladet Anthropics osannolika siffror (sv) · see all

  4. Netanyahu’s future hangs in the balance in a decisive election for the entire Middle East

    Antonio Pita and Beatriz Lecumberri / El País /

    Also: Kyiv Post What Israel’s Election Could Change for Ukraine and Relations With Russia

  5. 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: Frankfurter Allgemeine Techriese im Umbruch: Microsoft bietet 60.000 Beschäftigten eine Abfindung an (de)

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: Semafor Brazilian markets plunge after Lula's surprise victory

    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), Le Figaro Taux de crédits à plus de 400%, déficit abyssal… Derrière la victoire de Lula, le piège de la dette menace l’avenir économique du Brésil (fr), Jornal de Negócios Lula consegue reviravolta, mas incerteza permanece (pt), Expansión La derrota de Bolsonaro en Brasil limita la ascendencia de Trump en Latinoamérica (es) · see all

  7. China to send envoy to Middle East in near future amid conflict spillover

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Bloomberg China to Dispatch Envoys to Mideast in Bid to Prevent Escalation

  8. Video: India’s Green Aviation Push Gives Waste Cooking Oil New Life

    Bloomberg /

  9. Sub-Saharan Africa faces the world's steepest climate adaptation bill at 3% of exposed GDP

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  10. Iran Says It Will Take Action Against Sinokor Ships in Hormuz

    Alex Longley and Weilun Soon / Bloomberg /

  11. HSBC shares drop 5.6% 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 fall as results disappoint, The Guardian HSBC profits surge 32%, sparking fresh calls for bank taxes in the budget – business live · see all

    In other languages: 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

  12. Russian attacks across Ukraine kill four, injure 55 over past day, as Kyiv comes under ballistic missile assault

    Jimmy Rushton / The Kyiv Independent /

  13. US, Brazil and Israel elections put India’s trade worth billions in focus

    The Economic Times /

  14. Markets brace for uncertainty after Lula win in Brazil

    Marta Biino / Semafor /

    Also: The Globe and Mail Brazil stocks, real nosedive as Lula win ends bullish run, Financial Times Lula’s stunning comeback meets fiscal reality, The Guardian How the streets and social media drove Lula to a historic comeback in Brazil, The Wall Street Journal How Brazil’s Lula Pulled Off an Upset No One Saw Coming, Bloomberg Markets Brace After Lula's Surprise Comeback Win In Brazil Elections · see all

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Ibovespa cai quase 14% após 'circuit breaker', dólar sobe a R$ 5,40 e juros futuros disparam com vitória de Lula (pt), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) "코로나 이후 최대 낙폭"…룰라 당선에 브라질 금융시장 패닉 (ko), Estadão Reeleição de Lula traz ‘ciclo de expectativas’ para ESG e desafios com mercado, dizem líderes (pt)

  15. This Oil Company Is Linked to 1,000 Pollution Incidents and Other Violations. Oklahoma Never Punished It.

    Nick Bowlin / ProPublica /

  16. Nidec to sue founder for role in Japan’s biggest accounting fraud in a decade

    Financial Times /

  17. Nord Stream Trial Resumes as Prosecutor Challenges Defence Bid to Halt Proceedings

    Korbinian Leo Kramer / Kyiv Post /

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

    The Business Times /

    Also: The New York Times The Fed Is Expected to Hold Rates Steady. Warsh Will Have to Explain Why.

  19. Anthropic files for mammoth IPO as revenues and losses mount

    Bryan Quinn / France 24 /

  20. Number of UK businesses in financial distress ‘at two-decade high’

    Lauren Almeida / The Guardian /

  21. Resist temptation to defend ₹ at any cost: Raghuram Rajan cautions India against excessive use of forex reserves

    The Economic Times /

    Also: Mint 'Don't panic over rupee fall': Raghuram Rajan warns against exhausting forex reserves

  22. Seatrium, Karpowership to develop floating power, digital infrastructure solutions in Singapore

    Goh Ruoxue / The Business Times /

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

    Manus Cranny and Alvin R Cabral / The National /

  24. Customers are chasing higher-rate products, and that’s bad news for banks like HSBC

    Steve Goldstein / MarketWatch /

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

    David Morris / Bloomberg /

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

    Echo Wang / The Globe and Mail /

  4. Alibaba Wins Challenge to Pentagon’s Chinese Army Blacklisting

    Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg /

  5. EQT to buy Range Resources in natural gas megadeal

    Financial Times /