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

Steve Goldstein / MarketWatch /

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 · 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. 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

  2. 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)

  3. 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, Financial Times Boeing shares slump as planemaker cuts 737 jet delivery target

  4. AFC selects preferred contractors for $5bn Zambia-Angola Lobito railway

    bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Semafor Africa Finance Corporation names Lobito Corridor builders

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

    Alex Longley and Weilun Soon / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Iran threatens South Korean shipping group over Hormuz transits

    In other languages: Dagens industri Oljetanker uppges ha gått på mina i Hormuzsundet (sv)

  6. Anthropic and the AI cluster effect in fundraising

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Economist Act of Claude: Anthropic’s IPO bid, The New York Times Who Stands to Gain From an Anthropic I.P.O., Bloomberg Anthropic’s IPO May See CBA Sitting on Multi-Billion Windfall, Semafor Anthropic prospectus cheers investors ahead of IPO · 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), Valor Econômico Bolsas de Nova York avançam impulsionadas pelo pedido de IPO da Anthropic (pt), Expansión Anthropic pone rumbo a Bolsa: las diez claves que desvela su esperada OPV (es), Der Standard Crash chinesischer KI-Aktien verunsichert vor Anthropic-Börsengang (de), 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

  7. 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)

  8. 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)

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

    Jaspreet Singh / The Globe and Mail /

    Also: Bloomberg Meta’s $25 Billion Stock Sale Ended Five Times Oversubscribed

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

  10. Why India should resist the temptation to defend the rupee at any cost, Raghuram Rajan explains

    Mint /

  11. This week could help decide whether the Fed raises interest rates in December

    Mint /

    Also: 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., Bloomberg Fed Faces a Different Kind of Inflation Problem, Says Kaplan, Euronews What to expect from the Fed as Warsh weighs hot inflation, oil and US midterms · see all

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Bolsas de NY avançam com ‘techs’ e queda no petróleo, à espera do Fed (pt), Cinco Días Las Bolsas se mantienen al alza gracias a la caída del petróleo y en espera de la Fed (es)

  12. Insurers bullish on private markets even as government bond yields rise

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Bond Market Doubts Gridlock Will Ease Deficit Woes This Time

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

  13. China Claims Strong Economic Growth, but Skeptics Question Official Figures

    Katrina Northrop / The Wall Street Journal /

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Debt, rates and a hostile Congress box in Lula’s fourth term - IntelliNews Lambda, 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 Lula’s Win Isn’t as Bad as Markets Think, Semafor Markets brace for uncertainty after Lula win in Brazil, Bloomberg One-Day Wipeout Tops 60% For the Hardest-Hit Brazilian Stocks · see all

    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), Rzeczpospolita Lula wygrał wybory, giełda runęła. Brazylia próbuje otrząsnąć się z szoku (pl) · see all

  15. We Went to Cuba to See How the Fuel Crisis Is Forcing Havana to Open Its Economy

    Belle Cushing / The Wall Street Journal /

  16. High turnout ousts Vucic’s allies in Serbia and saves Lula in Brazil

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  17. Tanzania warns Turkish contractor over delays on $909mn standard-gauge railway section

    bne IntelliNews /

  18. Russia’s farm exports to India rise 11% in nine months, led by sunflower oil

    The Economic Times /

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

    Joschka Fischer / Project Syndicate /

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

    Rohan Goswami / Semafor /

  21. GM Is Leaving NYSE for the Nasdaq After More Than 100 Years

    Aruni Soni / The New York Times /

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

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

    Yuliia Taradiuk / The Kyiv Independent /

  23. 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, Semafor Anthropic IPO filing discloses first-of-its-kind governance structure, 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, South China Morning Post How China ‘risk factors’ loom over Anthropic’s hotly anticipated IPO filing · see all

  24. Another Crash Landing for Brazil’s Economy?

    Gene Frieda / Project Syndicate /

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 /