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BP profit quadruples as Iran war sends refining margins soaring and debt tumbles

Euronews /

Also: Bloomberg Big Oil Scores $56 Billion Windfall on War-Driven Refining Spike, Financial Times BP’s profits surge to record on high fuel prices, The Globe and Mail Exxon, Chevron beat profit estimates on war-driven refining surge · see all

  1. Binance pledges to cover losses after US$6 billion crypto hack

    Daisy Wu and Tim Yuen Lingk / South China Morning Post /

    Also: Bloomberg Estimated $6.3 Billion Hacked in Binance Security Breach, The National How a $6 billion hack became the world's biggest crypto theft, Euronews Largest bank heist in history: Binance hack rocks crypto industry, Daily Maverick Binance’s possible hack triggers $3bn freeze in crypto assets, The New York Times Binance Suspends Withdrawals After Crypto Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion, BBC Crypto giant Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be largest in history, The Business Times European shares ease as AI-driven tech selloff deepens, The Japan Times Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record heist blamed on North Korea, The Guardian Polymarket temporarily suspends trading on international platform due to security incident, The Globe and Mail Gone in 20 minutes: How the biggest heist in crypto history unfolded at Binance, Financial Times FirstFT: Binance falls victim to record crypto heist · see all

    In other languages: La Nación Binance investiga un posible hackeo tras la salida de miles de millones de dólares: “Problema de seguridad” (es), Le Temps Binance rapporte une cyberattaque massive et gèle plus de 2,5 milliards de dollars (fr), Aftenposten Kryptoverdier for nær 6 milliarder dollar kan være stjålet fra verdens største kryptobørs (no), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Hacker lancieren bisher grössten Angriff auf Krypto-Börse Binance: Mehr als 6 Milliarden Dollar sind betroffen (de), Le Figaro Fonds gelés, 6,3 milliards de dollars de préjudice : la cyberattaque massive de la plateforme Binance plonge le secteur des cryptos dans la panique (fr), Børsen Binance ramt af muligt hackerangreb – indefryser værdier for 3 mia. dollar (da), Jornal de Negócios Maior ataque informático de sempre no setor cripto afeta 6,3 mil milhões de dólares (pt), Diario Financiero Binance suspende los retiros tras sufrir el mayor hackeo de la historia: un robo récord de US$ 6.300 millones (es), Valor Econômico Hackers levam US$ 6,3 bilhões da Binance, no maior roubo de criptomoedas do mundo (pt), Asahi Shimbun 仮想通貨「バイナンス」がハッキング被害 影響額63億ドルの推定も (ja), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 단 20분 만에 9조원 털렸다…세계 최대 코인거래소 '발칵' (ko), Dagens industri Kryptovaluta för 20 miljarder spärrat – cyberattack utreds (sv), Rzeczpospolita 6,3 mld dolarów strat. Największa w historii kradzież kryptowalut (pl), Handelsblatt Digitalwährungen: Milliardenschwerer Hackerangriff auf Kryptobörse Binance (de), Cinco Días Robo histórico de 6.300 millones de dólares en 20 minutos: jaque a Binance, la mayor plataforma cripto del mundo (es), Estadão Binance: hackers roubam US$ 6,3 bi em ativos da empresa no maior ataque da história das criptomoedas (pt), Het Financieele Dagblad Miljarden gestolen bij Binance na grootste cryptohack ooit (nl), Süddeutsche Zeitung Kryptowährung: Möglicher Sicherheitsvorfall bei Binance (de), NRC Bij een megahack van cryptobeurs Binance is zo’n zes miljard dollar gestolen (nl) · see all

  2. Binance says $6.3B Hacked in Crypto Heist

    Bloomberg /

  3. Bank of Japan declares victory in hitting price target, signals near-term hikes

    The Business Times /

    Also: Euronews Bank of Japan says inflation hit 2% target after 13 years, Bloomberg Tokyo Inflation Exceeds BOJ’s 2% Target Before Rate Decision, The Japan Times Tokyo inflation exceeds BOJ’s 2% target before rate decision · see all

    In other languages: Asahi Shimbun 欧米が恐れた「日本化」から脱却の節目 日銀「2%到達」次なる宿題 (ja), Dagens industri Bank of Japan lämnar styrräntan oförändrad (sv)

  4. Oil Prices Rise After Hormuz Tanker Attack, Houthi Claims Stoke Supply Fears

    Farhan Rafid / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Financial Times Iran hits Hormuz tanker with limpet mines in apparent tactical shift

  5. French Economy Unexpectedly Contracts as Debt Worries Mount

    Ed Frankl / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Semafor French economy unexpectedly shrank last quarter, POLITICO Europe Economy minister warns France could ‘hit the wall’ as new figures show GDP contraction

  6. Independent Russian Newspaper Novaya Gazeta Shuts Under Kremlin Pressure

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Guardian Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta to close, citing pressure from ‘special services’

    In other languages: Aftenposten Den uavhengige russiske avisen Novaja Gazeta legger ned driften (no)

  7. CMA opens investigation into Meta’s commercial terms

    Competition and Markets Authority /

    Also: Bloomberg Meta Investigated by UK Over Alleged Harm Caused in Commercial Small Print

  8. Alphabet Plunges by Record With AI Exposure Topping $1 Trillion

    Davey Alba / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Guardian Google owner Alphabet loses $500bn in market value after profit disappoints Wall Street, BBC Google value plunges by $500bn as its own AI search hits ad sales, Semafor Alphabet loses $500 billion in market value, The Japan Times Google erases a record $500 billion as AI eats into sales, The Economist Google’s $500bn bloodbath reflects the danger it faces from AI · see all

    In other languages: Cinco Días Microsoft se une la avalancha financiera de la IA con una emisión de deuda de 25.000 millones (es), Handelsblatt US-Börsen: Massiver Kursrutsch von Alphabet: Google-Konzern verliert 500 Milliarden Dollar Börsenwert (de), Diario Financiero Las acciones de Alphabet se desploman post resultados y se traducen en una debacle de US$ 500 mil millones (es), Valor Econômico Dúvidas sobre IA voltam a pesar sobre bolsas de Nova York (pt) · see all

  9. Google Sales Miss Reignites AI Fears, Microsoft Eyes $25B Debt Offering

    Bloomberg /

  10. ‘Get Them There Alive’: Ukraine’s Railways Under Russian Barrage

    Kyiv Post /

  11. Russia's 2027 budget lifts defence spending 41% as oil's share of revenue falls to 16%

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  12. How North Korea became a hacking superpower

    Financial Times /

  13. West Asia conflict drives 15-20% surge in working capital demand at Indian banks, lifts corporate credit growth: Report

    Mint /

  14. Taiwan's AI boom lifts it into world's top 20 economies by purchasing power

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  15. Big Tech sheds nearly $900bn in rout over soaring AI spending

    Financial Times /

  16. Christine Lagarde to step down early as European Central Bank president in February

    MercoPress /

    Also: Bloomberg Lagarde Quits ECB Early, French Debt: Global Return, The Globe and Mail ECB president Christine Lagarde to step down, saying she can’t remain neutral on world events, Council of the EU Press statement by Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis following the announcement of the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, to step down on 7 February 2027, The Japan Times ECB’s Lagarde steps down, saying she can’t remain neutral on world events, Le Monde ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down early, Semafor European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde to step down, 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 · see all

    In other languages: Børsen Krise efter krise fik hun ECB til at stå sammen. Nu går Lagarde af (da)

  17. How a Secret Vote by U.N. Scientists Legitimized Carbon Capture and Skewed Decades of Climate Policy

    Katie Worth / ProPublica /

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: South China Morning Post As Anthropic eyes a mega-IPO, why are Chinese tech valuations so far behind?, Stratechery Sharp Tech on Video: Anthropic’s S-1 and What It Means for Meta and Muse, You Can See Everything, and Brewers!, The Japan Times SpaceX’s largest, $3 billion-a-month ‘Customer B’ is Anthropic

    In other languages: Expansión Anthropic alerta: "Ni todo el sector asegurador" puede cubrir el riesgo de su IA (es)

  19. Russia seeks to raise the cost of Europe's support for Ukraine through sabotage

    Clare Nuttall / bne IntelliNews /

  20. New US sanctions deepen Congo-Rwanda spat

    Julian Pecquet / The Africa Report /

  21. Evergrande liquidators sell controlling stake in property services unit for US$513 million

    Peggy Ye / South China Morning Post /

    Also: Financial Times Private equity firm swoops on China Evergrande unit in rare win for creditors

  22. The case for state-led power planning

    Kasparas Spokas / Latitude Media /

  23. Ukrainians Are Fighting Russians Inside Underground Gas Pipes. I Went in One.

    Maria Varenikova and Finbarr O’Reilly / The New York Times /

  24. When the AI Bubble Bursts

    William H. Janeway / Project Syndicate /

Earlier today

  1. Amazon Shares Drop After Spending Soars, Online Business Slows

    Matt Day / Bloomberg /

  2. Canada to take equity stake in AI firm

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  3. Big Tech’s $750 Billion AI Bet Collides With Slowing Core Growth

    Julia Love and Spencer Soper / Bloomberg /

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

    Emmy Martin and Lauren McCarthy / The New York Times /

  5. Ukraine Pauses Strikes on Russian Refineries After Pressure From U.S.

    Alexander Ward / The Wall Street Journal /