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THE MOAT as it stood at 29 October 2026, 18:32 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

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  1. DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion, Uniting 2 Delivery Giants

    Emmy Martin and Lauren McCarthy / The New York Times /

    Also: The Globe and Mail DoorDash strikes $17-billion deal for rival Instacart as grocery delivery race heats up, Financial Times DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17bn, The Guardian DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17bn in major grocery delivery consolidation, BBC DoorDash to buy Instacart in $17bn deal it says will expand customer options, Bloomberg DoorDash to Buy Rival Instacart in $17 Billion Deal · see all

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Lieferdienste: US-Essenslieferant Doordash kauft Konkurrenten Instacart für 17 Milliarden Dollar (de)

  2. Google hit by the AI revolution it helped spark

    Le Monde /

    Also: Bloomberg Google Erases a Record $500 Billion as AI Eats Into Sales

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Alphabet apaga mais de 500 mil milhões de dólares após registar maior queda em bolsa de sempre (pt), Expansión (México) Por qué Google quiere que sigas usando su buscador en la era de los chatbots de IA (es)

  3. Google Erases a Record $500 Billion as AI Eats Into Sales

    Julia Love and Davey Alba / Bloomberg /

  4. Video: Microsoft Turns to Bond Market as AI Spending Grows

    Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Cinco Días Microsoft se une la avalancha financiera de la IA con una emisión de deuda de 25.000 millones (es), Dagens industri Microsoft vill ta AI-lån på minst 25 miljarder dollar (sv)

  5. Investors May Have Bought All the AI Bonds They Can Handle

    Phil Serafino / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Geldpolitik: US-Inflation bleibt hoch: Anleihemarkt preist bereits die nächste Zinserhöhung in den USA ein (de)

  6. Ukraine heads for first economic decline since 2022 as Russian strikes take their toll

    Dominic Culverwell / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Bloomberg Ukraine Economy to Shrink For the First Time Since Full-Scale War

  7. Xi Jinping elevates general who led purge of China’s military

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal China’s Xi Demands More Loyalty as Purges Trim Party Elite

  8. Fed Will Hold Fewer Rate-Setting Meetings Starting Next Year

    Ben Casselman / The New York Times /

    Also: Semafor Fed holds rates steady despite dissents, Euronews Fed holds rates days before US midterms as two officials push for another hike, Bloomberg Fed Holds Rates With a Hawkish Edge, MarketWatch The Fed held off on a rate hike. Today’s GDP and inflation reports could make waiting harder., Financial Times Strong US inflation and growth will keep Fed on a tightening path, The Globe and Mail U.S. inflation heats up in September, supporting expectations of Fed rate hike, The National US Fed holds interest rates steady as inflation runs hot, The Business Times AI outlook, energy prices to drive Asian markets as Fed holds rate steady, Financial Times Why did the Fed hold rates despite inflation? | FT #shorts · see all

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Fed mantém juros apesar de aumento da inflação (pt), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 중간선거 앞둔 Fed의 '애매한 동결'…시장은 "12월 인상이 마지막" [심성미의 중앙은행 워치] (ko), Portafolio Dólar en Colombia abre al alza este 29 de octubre impulsado por la decisión de la Reserva Federal sobre las tasas (es), Dagens industri Experten om Fed-beskedet: Tonen lite duvaktig (sv), Handelsblatt Preise: Wichtiges US-Inflationsmaß steigt – Druck auf Fed wächst (de) · see all

  9. Shell profits double to $10.8bn as Iran war pushes up margin on oil

    The Guardian /

    In other languages: Der Spiegel Shell und TotalEnergies: Europäische Ölkonzerne machen Milliardengewinne – im Quartal (de)

  10. New Jersey governor threatens to block delivery of Russian diesel cargoes

    Financial Times /

  11. “It has to touch the lives of people”: the Gates Foundation’s challenge to Africa’s AI builders

    Progress Godfrey / TechCabal /

  12. Ukraine faces €70bn 2027 funding gap as EU support remains unresolved - IntelliNews Lambda

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  13. Yandex withdraws 2026 guidance after Ukrainian drone strikes on data centres, Q3 revenue rises 12%

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  14. Russian Energy Firms Spend Over $87 Million on Anti-Drone Defenses

    Kyiv Post /

  15. Putin Eyes Russian Factory Moves to Africa Amid Sanctions

    Kyiv Post /

  16. Greek PM calls for global maritime truce after Greek ship sunk in drone attack

    Al-Monitor /

  17. Microsoft Draws $115 Billion Demand for Jumbo Debt Offering

    Brian Smith / Bloomberg /

  18. EU frees up over 20 billion euros to potentially help Ukraine's defense

    Chris Powers / The Kyiv Independent /

  19. US growth leans on AI as rest of rich world stalls - Oxford Economics

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  20. 80% of Ukrainians Back Refinery Strikes Despite US Aid Risk

    Kyiv Post /

  21. The IMF urges Argentina to “stay the course” despite doubts over growth and country risk

    MercoPress /

  22. The Fed Risks Falling Behind in its Inflation Fight

    Colby Smith / The New York Times /

  23. What it takes to fight increasingly sophisticated, AI-powered disinformation campaigns

    Jessica Cecil / Daily Maverick /

  24. Two fears will decide the fate of Anthropic’s giant IPO

    Financial Times /

Earlier today

  1. Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

    Federal Reserve /

  2. Fed Holds Fire as Warsh Telegraphs More Hikes Without Saying It

    Andrew Ackerman / Bloomberg /

  3. U.K. Budget Ducks Hard Choices Amid Market Concerns Over Debt

    Chelsey Dulaney / The Wall Street Journal /

  4. European gas price crosses €100 for first time since 2022 as EU warns of new crisis

    Euronews /

  5. Alphabet spells out more AI capex, China+1 doesn’t add up

    Financial Times /