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Also: Euronews ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down next February, months before her mandate ends, The Japan Times ECB President Lagarde resigns at time of mounting challenges for Europe, Bloomberg ECB Officials Are Ready to Raise Interest Rates in December, MercoPress Christine Lagarde to step down early as European Central Bank president in February, Le Monde ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down early, The Economist Christine Lagarde departs at a moment of peril, The Wall Street Journal Christine Lagarde to Resign Early as ECB President, Semafor European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde to step down, POLITICO Europe Lagarde’s early exit Le Pen-proofs ECB as France veers toward a debt reckoning, The Guardian Europe’s central bank chief, Christine Lagarde, steps down for ‘freedom of speech’, Financial Times Christine Lagarde to step down as ECB president in February, The New York Times Christine Lagarde to Step Down as President of European Central Bank, The Globe and Mail Lagarde quits ECB early to speak on issues outside monetary policy · see all
In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Lagarde sai para ter "liberdade de intervenção" e garante que não haverá decisões do BCE "no limbo" (pt), Der Standard EZB-Chefin Lagarde kündigt Rücktritt im Februar an, Leitzins bleibt stabil (de), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) [속보] ECB 금리 동결, 예금금리 연 2.50% (ko), Estadão Christine Lagarde renuncia à presidência do Banco Central Europeu e deixará cargo em fevereiro (pt), Børsen Krise efter krise fik hun ECB til at stå sammen. Nu går Lagarde af (da), Handelsblatt Geldpolitik: EZB: Keine Zinserhöhung trotz steigender Inflation (de), NRC Lagarde treedt vervroegd terug als ECB-president. Gaat ze een rol spelen in de Franse campagne? (nl), Svenska Dagbladet Christine Lagarde avgår som ECB-chef (sv), Expansión Lagarde anuncia que deja la presidencia del BCE el 7 de febrero (es), Rzeczpospolita Szefowa Europejskiego Banku Centralnego odejdzie ze stanowiska (pl), Het Financieele Dagblad ECB-president Lagarde vertrekt in februari, voor het einde van haar termijn (nl), Süddeutsche Zeitung Finanzen: EZB-Präsidentin Lagarde wird im Februar vorzeitig abtreten (de), Diario Financiero La presidenta del BCE, Christine Lagarde, dimite y dejará el cargo el 7 de febrero (es), Der Spiegel Christine Lagarde: EZB-Chefin tritt vorzeitig zurück (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Am 7. Februar 2027: EZB-Präsidentin Lagarde tritt im Februar vorzeitig zurück (de), Dagens Næringsliv Sentralbanksjef Christine Lagarde vil gå av før tiden (no), Dagens industri Bekräftat: ECB-chefen lämnar i förtid (sv), Le Temps Christine Lagarde, l’art du consensus à l’épreuve des crises (fr), Valor Econômico Christine Lagarde deixará presidência do BCE em fevereiro de 2027, oito meses antes do fim do mandato (pt), Asahi Shimbun 欧州中銀のラガルド総裁が来年2月退任へ フランス大統領選を懸念か (ja), Le Figaro Après le départ de Christine Lagarde, pourquoi la France est mal partie pour conserver la présidence de la BCE (fr) · see all
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DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion, Uniting 2 Delivery GiantsAlso: 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)
Google hit by the AI revolution it helped sparkAlso: 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)
Google Erases a Record $500 Billion as AI Eats Into Sales
Video: Microsoft Turns to Bond Market as AI Spending GrowsIn 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)
Investors May Have Bought All the AI Bonds They Can HandleIn other languages: Handelsblatt Geldpolitik: US-Inflation bleibt hoch: Anleihemarkt preist bereits die nächste Zinserhöhung in den USA ein (de)
Ukraine heads for first economic decline since 2022 as Russian strikes take their toll
Also: Bloomberg Ukraine Economy to Shrink For the First Time Since Full-Scale War
Xi Jinping elevates general who led purge of China’s militaryAlso: The Wall Street Journal China’s Xi Demands More Loyalty as Purges Trim Party Elite
Fed Will Hold Fewer Rate-Setting Meetings Starting Next YearAlso: 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
Shell profits double to $10.8bn as Iran war pushes up margin on oilIn other languages: Der Spiegel Shell und TotalEnergies: Europäische Ölkonzerne machen Milliardengewinne – im Quartal (de)
New Jersey governor threatens to block delivery of Russian diesel cargoes“It has to touch the lives of people”: the Gates Foundation’s challenge to Africa’s AI builders
Ukraine faces €70bn 2027 funding gap as EU support remains unresolved - IntelliNews Lambda
Yandex withdraws 2026 guidance after Ukrainian drone strikes on data centres, Q3 revenue rises 12%
Russian Energy Firms Spend Over $87 Million on Anti-Drone Defenses
Putin Eyes Russian Factory Moves to Africa Amid Sanctions
Greek PM calls for global maritime truce after Greek ship sunk in drone attack
Microsoft Draws $115 Billion Demand for Jumbo Debt OfferingEU frees up over 20 billion euros to potentially help Ukraine's defense
US growth leans on AI as rest of rich world stalls - Oxford Economics
80% of Ukrainians Back Refinery Strikes Despite US Aid Risk
The IMF urges Argentina to “stay the course” despite doubts over growth and country risk
The Fed Risks Falling Behind in its Inflation FightWhat it takes to fight increasingly sophisticated, AI-powered disinformation campaigns
Two fears will decide the fate of Anthropic’s giant IPO
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