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Customers are chasing higher-rate products. That’s bad news for banks like HSBC.

Steve Goldstein / MarketWatch /

Also: South China Morning Post HSBC shares drop 5.6% despite strong third-quarter profit, US$1b share buy-back, 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 · see all

In other languages: Valor Econômico Lucro líquido do HSBC sobe 45% no 3º trimestre, para US$ 7,09 bilhões (pt), Cinco Días HSBC, el mayor banco de Europa, ganó el 32,55% más hasta septiembre (es), Le Figaro HSBC annonce un plan de rachat d’actions d’un milliard de dollars (fr), Jornal de Negócios Ações do HSBC caem 7% em Londres com lucros aquém das estimativas (pt), Dagens industri Något sämre resultat än väntat från HSBC (sv), Handelsblatt +++ Geschäftszahlen +++: HSBC mit Gewinnsprung – Vermögensverwaltung enttäuscht (de) · see all

  1. Advent's $30B Buyout Push

    Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Brazil Journal Advent capta US$ 27 bi para seu maior fundo global (pt), Expansión Advent ataca España con 27.000 millones en dos nuevos fondos de capital riesgo (es)

  2. Infineon to Invest €1.1 Billion in Key Austrian Chip Factory

    Shona Ghosh / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Infineon investe 1,1 bi de euros em expansão de fábrica de chips de IA na Áustria (pt), Handelsblatt Technologie: Infineon investiert mehr als eine Milliarde Euro in Österreich (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zukunftstechnologie: Infineon investiert 1,1 Milliarden Euro in Villach (de), Der Standard Infineon will 1,1 Milliarden Euro in Chip-Fabrik in Villach investieren (de), Jornal de Negócios Infineon investe 1,1 mil milhões na Áustria para aumentar produção de chips para o mercado elétrico (pt) · see all

  3. Anthropic’s IPO needs believers to bridge it to the payoff

    Liz Hoffman / Semafor /

    Also: Bloomberg Anthropic Drops Its S-1, Giving Market Glimpse Into Finances, Financial Times Anthropic and the AI cluster effect in fundraising, The Economist Act of Claude: Anthropic’s IPO bid, The New York Times Who Stands to Gain From an Anthropic I.P.O. · see all

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 앤트로픽 IPO 시동…8000억달러 지출 약정 공개 (ko), El País Anthropic y sus rivales en la IA desatan la mayor avalancha financiera de la historia (es), Het Financieele Dagblad Anthropic geeft beleggers wel economische voordelen maar geen inspraak (nl), Der Spiegel Künstliche Intelligenz: Anthropic-Börsengang und Microsoft-Jobabbau befeuern Angst vor KI-Blase (de), Expansión Anthropic pone rumbo a Bolsa: las diez claves que desvela su esperada OPV (es), Svenska Dagbladet Anthropics osannolika siffror (sv), Handelsblatt Podcast: Anthropic: Börsengang wird konkret / Mercedes: Sechsstellige Abfindungen für Produktionsmitarbeiter (de), Dagens industri Analytiker pekar ut storvinnare på Anthropic-IPO (sv) · see all

  4. Yemen's Houthis say they hit Saudi Ras Tanura oil refinery with missile

    Al-Monitor /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Houthis afirmam ter atacado maior refinaria de petróleo da Arábia Saudita (pt)

  5. Mercedes-Benz cuts 2026 profit outlook amid China market struggles

    Euronews /

    In other languages: Neue Zürcher Zeitung Neuer China-Schock für Mercedes: Der Autobauer muss seine Prognose nach unten korrigieren (de), Handelsblatt Autohersteller: Chinaflaute und Irankrieg – Mercedes senkt Gewinnprognose deutlich (de)

  6. Meta increases size of planned equity offering to $97.5-billion

    Jaspreet Singh / The Globe and Mail /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Meta planeja captar US$ 95 bi para reforçar o caixa e investir em IA (pt)

  7. AI debt trouble could help Fed’s Warsh get his way with fewer rate hikes

    Joy Wiltermuth / MarketWatch /

    Also: Mint This week could help decide whether the Fed raises interest rates in December, The Business Times Hike or hold: Fed chief Warsh faces another tough choice on rate decision, The New York Times The Fed Is Expected to Hold Rates Steady. Warsh Will Have to Explain Why.

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian How the streets and social media drove Lula to a historic comeback in Brazil, Bloomberg Lula’s Win Isn’t as Bad as Markets Think

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 룰라 재선에 브라질 증시 15% 폭락…재정불안 고조 (ko), Valor Econômico Ausência de consolidação fiscal pode pressionar perfil de crédito do Brasil, diz Moody's (pt), Expansión Lula afronta una encrucijada fiscal tras el desplome de los mercados brasileños (es), Estadão Reeleição de Lula traz ‘ciclo de expectativas’ para ESG e desafios com mercado, dizem líderes (pt) · see all

  9. Bond Market Doubts Gridlock Will Ease Deficit Woes This Time

    Michael MacKenzie and Ye Xie / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Insurers bullish on private markets even as government bond yields rise

    In other languages: Expansión El bono de EEUU: otra invasión bárbara (es)

  10. Boeing shares plummet on slower 737 production and free cash flow growth outlook

    The Business Times /

    Also: The Globe and Mail Boeing shares fall on production challenges, slower free-cash-flow growth

  11. Iran threatens South Korean shipping group over Hormuz transits

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Iran Says It Will Take Action Against Sinokor Ships in Hormuz

  12. Europe’s Make-or-Break Moment Has Arrived

    Joschka Fischer / Project Syndicate /

  13. FTC flexes its muscles on $5 billion uniform deal

    Rohan Goswami / Semafor /

  14. GM to switch listing from NYSE to Nasdaq as it accelerates AI push

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg GM to Leave NYSE for Stock Listing on Tech-Focused Nasdaq

  15. Ukrainians fled west for safety. Now Russian drones are following them

    Yuliia Taradiuk / The Kyiv Independent /

  16. Another Crash Landing for Brazil’s Economy?

    Gene Frieda / Project Syndicate /

  17. 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, 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 Globe and Mail Anthropic files for potentially biggest IPO ever as CEO warns of risk to humanity from AI, 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, Heatmap Anthropic’s IPO Filing Is Worried About Data Center Power, ESG Backlash, and California Wildfires, France 24 Anthropic's IPO filing shows soaring sales and steep losses, MarketWatch With the Anthropic IPO, the devil is in the details, South China Morning Post How China ‘risk factors’ loom over Anthropic’s hotly anticipated IPO filing · see all

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Bolsas de Nova York avançam impulsionadas pelo pedido de IPO da Anthropic (pt)

  18. China Steps In to Rescue Stocks, But the Market Continues to Fall

    Alexandra Stevenson and Murphy Zhao / The New York Times /

  19. Exclusive-Alleged Israeli spy company heavily targeted Starlink users, sources say

    Al-Monitor /

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Presunta empresa de espionaje israelí habría apuntado masivamente a usuarios de Starlink, según fuentes (es)

  20. EU eyes new €45bn loan to cover Ukraine's 2027 gap

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  21. Nidec to sue former executives over accounting issues

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Financial Times Nidec to sue founder for role in Japan’s biggest accounting fraud in a decade

  22. Frontex gets power to track migration talk on social media

    Eliza Gkritsi / POLITICO Europe /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Migration: EU-Kommission will Frontex-Reserve verdreifachen (de)

  23. Quant firms are racing to fund PhDs, build labs as the AI talent war goes on

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg AI Talent War Has Quant Firms Racing to Fund PhDs, Build Labs

  24. India considers measures to boost local production of 100 critical inputs to cut import reliance, government official says

    The Economic Times /

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

    Financial Times /

  4. Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 staff

    Financial Times /

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

    Al-Monitor /