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

Jaspreet Singh / The Globe and Mail /

Also: Bloomberg Meta Boosts Equity Offering to $98 Billion, Raising Its AI Bet

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

  1. DoorDash Is Said to Near $17B Takeover of Instacart

    Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Expansión DoorDash ultima la compra de su rival de 'delivery' Instacart por 15.200 millones (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. Bond Market Doubts Gridlock Will Ease Deficit Woes This Time

    Michael MacKenzie and Ye Xie / Bloomberg /

    Also: MarketWatch Bond investors are starting to say ‘anything but tech.’ What that means for the AI boom.

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

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

    The Business Times /

    Also: Financial Times Boeing shares slump as planemaker cuts 737 jet delivery target, The Globe and Mail Boeing shares fall sharply on production challenges, slower free-cash-flow growth

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

    bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Semafor Africa Finance Corporation names Lobito Corridor builders

  6. Washington discusses Russian deals for US oil majors in Ukraine peace talks

    Financial Times /

  7. Iran threatens South Korean shipping group over Hormuz transits

    Financial Times /

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

  8. Nord Stream sabotage suspect under ‘direct command’ of Ukrainian army

    Financial Times /

  9. Putin says EU phase-out of Russian gas will raise costs

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  10. East African Crude Oil Pipeline financing: Can Standard Bank’s climate claims survive scrutiny

    Flevian Bonareri Machoka and Kholwani Simelane / Daily Maverick /

  11. What we learnt from Anthropic's 240,000-word IPO filing | FT #shorts

    Financial Times /

    Also: 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, Bloomberg Anthropic’s IPO Sets Up Defining Moment for Wall Street and AI Boom, Financial Times Anthropic details ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO filing, Exponential View 🔮 Anthropic’s S-1 in charts, 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, The Economist Act of Claude: Anthropic’s IPO bid, The New York Times Who Stands to Gain From an Anthropic I.P.O., The Guardian Four takeaways from Anthropic’s potentially record-breaking stock market filing, South China Morning Post How China ‘risk factors’ loom over Anthropic’s hotly anticipated IPO filing, The Business Times Anthropic’s IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs · see all

    In other languages: 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), Der Standard Crash chinesischer KI-Aktien verunsichert vor Anthropic-Börsengang (de), Dagens industri Analytiker pekar ut storvinnare på Anthropic-IPO (sv) · see all

  12. 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)

  13. Ukraine Moves Closer to Its Own Satellite Network as Test Craft Reaches Orbit

    Kyiv Post /

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

    Mint /

    Also: The New York Times The Fed Is Expected to Hold Rates Steady. Warsh Will Have to Explain Why., Euronews What to expect from the Fed as Warsh weighs hot inflation, oil and US midterms, Bloomberg Kaplan on Raising Equity for Tech, Fed Decision · see all

    In other languages: Børsen Ny prøve venter Fed-chef onsdag (da), Valor Econômico Bolsas de NY avançam com ‘techs’ e queda no petróleo, à espera do Fed (pt)

  15. 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)

  16. XENOBAROMETER: Ministers’ statements on R5-million visa rule weaponised against foreign traders

    Lucas Nowicki / Daily Maverick /

  17. EU eyes global tax deal revenue to boost next budget

    Gregorio Sorgi / POLITICO Europe /

  18. Ukraine intercepting more Russian Geran-4 jet-powered drones, General Staff says

    Tania Myronyshena / The Kyiv Independent /

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

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Financial Times Lula faces a fiscal reckoning after Brazil’s market rout, 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, Semafor Markets brace for uncertainty after Lula win in Brazil · see all

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) "코로나 이후 최대 낙폭"…룰라 당선에 브라질 금융시장 패닉 (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

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

    Mint /

  21. Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia’s Flagship Investment Fund

    Anton Troianovski / The New York Times /

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

    Katrina Northrop / The Wall Street Journal /

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

    Belle Cushing / The Wall Street Journal /

  24. Advent's $30B Buyout Push

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

    Financial Times /

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

    Steve Goldstein / MarketWatch /

  5. Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 staff

    Financial Times /