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Russia’s last major independent newspaper shuts under government pressure

Financial Times /

Also: Kyiv Post Independent Russian Newspaper Novaya Gazeta Shuts Under Kremlin Pressure, The New York Times Russian News Outlet That Defied Kremlin Will Shut Down: ‘They Killed Us’, The Kyiv Independent 'They killed us' – Pressure from Russian authorities forces closure of Novaya Gazeta · see all

  1. Iran hits Hormuz tanker with limpet mines in apparent tactical shift

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Rare Speedboat Attack in Hormuz Ignites Tanker’s Engine Room, The Guardian The Iran war is deepening the US energy crisis. A bad winter is ahead | Mark Wolfe

  2. Big Oil Scores $56 Billion Windfall on Spiking Fuel Prices

    Kevin Crowley / Bloomberg /

    Also: Euronews BP profit quadruples as Iran war sends refining margins soaring and debt tumbles, The New York Times U.S. Oil Industry Earned Over $130 Billion in Profit During Iran War, 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

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

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

    In other languages: Le Figaro Fonds gelés, 6,3 milliards de dollars de préjudice, Corée du Nord : 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), Dagens industri Kryptovaluta för 20 miljarder spärrat – cyberattack utreds (sv)

  4. Hackers steal $6.3-billion from Binance in record heist blamed on North Korea

    Ankur Banerjee / The Globe and Mail /

    Also: Bloomberg Estimated $6.3 Billion Hacked in Binance Security Breach, The National Binance's $6.3bn hack exposes crypto's dependence on the middlemen it was built to replace, Financial Times What we know about the $6.3bn Binance hack, The New York Times Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Is Just the Start of a Risky New Era, Euronews Largest bank heist in history: Binance hack rocks crypto industry, The Guardian How big a deal is the $6.3bn crypto heist, who did it, and are investments safe?, BBC Crypto giant Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be largest in history, Sky News Suspected North Korean hackers loot £4.7bn from Binance in just 20 minutes, The Japan Times Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record heist blamed on North Korea · see all

    In other languages: Brazil Journal O maior roubo cibernético da história: Binance perde US$ 6,3 bi (em 20 minutos) (pt), 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), 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), Het Financieele Dagblad Miljardendiefstal bij marktleider Binance schokt cryptowereld (nl), Le Figaro Cyberattaque contre Binance : la plateforme peut-elle survivre financièrement au plus grand piratage de l’histoire des cryptomonnaies ? (fr), 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), Süddeutsche Zeitung Binance-Hack: Der womöglich größte Diebstahl der Geschichte (de), Rzeczpospolita 6,3 mld dolarów strat. Największa w historii kradzież kryptowalut (pl), Handelsblatt Bosnien und Herzegowina: Binance meldet Milliardenschaden nach Hackerangriff (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), NRC Bij een megahack van cryptobeurs Binance is zo’n zes miljard dollar gestolen (nl) · see all

  5. Why generals need economists to win long wars

    Elina Ribakova / Peterson Institute (PIIE) /

  6. Apollo and Thrive capitalise on private equity’s generational shift

    Financial Times /

  7. French Economy Unexpectedly Contracts as Debt Worries Mount

    Ed Frankl / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Semafor French economy unexpectedly shrank last quarter, Le Monde French economy flirts with recession as GDP unexpectedly falls in third quarter, France 24 French economy 'headed for a wall' as GDP shrinks, finance minister warns · see all

  8. Tech Selloff Deepens as Intel and Amazon Shares Fall

    Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Expansión Intel y Amazon desatan otra oleada bajista en el Nasdaq, que cae casi un 3% (es), Valor Econômico Ações da Intel desabam 25% em NY após divulgar metas abaixo do esperado (pt)

  9. Extreme poverty in India falls to 2.6% from 27.1%: World Bank

    Mint /

  10. How politicians fuel anti-Ukrainian hatred in Europe

    Kyiv Independent /

  11. ‘2026 resembles 1991’: Why CEA V Anantha Nageswaran wants India to rethink its growth strategy — what he said

    Mint /

  12. Amazon’s AI Spending Spooks Investors

    Bloomberg /

  13. Binance Lost Over $6 Billion in Crypto Hack. Here’s What to Know.

    Jonathan Wolfe / The New York Times /

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

    The Business Times /

    Also: Financial Times Bank of Japan says 2% inflation goal reached after decades of deflation, 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)

  15. Meta Settles Social Media Addiction Case, Avoiding Trial

    Eli Tan / The New York Times /

  16. Philip R. Lane: AI adoption in Europe

    European Central Bank /

    Also: Bloomberg ECB’s Lane Says AI Significant Contributor to Euro-Area Growth

  17. AI Is Destroying Academic Publishing

    Anna Wexler / The Atlantic /

  18. Is It Time to Rebuild the Internet?

    Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic /

  19. JUST ONE LAPTOP: Binance hack is history’s biggest crypto heist and another warning sign

    Lindsey Schutters / Daily Maverick /

  20. Russia has damaged more than 800 Ukrainian energy assets since September

    Sofiia Shakhova / The Kyiv Independent /

  21. EU lays out 45 billion euro spending plan for Ukraine in 2027

    Martin Fornusek / The Kyiv Independent /

  22. Ukraine to co-found defense bank aimed at financing weapons production

    Jakub Laichter / The Kyiv Independent /

  23. Niti Aayog's Lahiri flags growth risks in case of further monetary policy tightening

    The Economic Times /

  24. EU and Canada reach agreement on critical minerals and LNG

    James Fernyhough / POLITICO Europe /

Earlier today

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

    Davey Alba / Bloomberg /

  2. Google owner Alphabet loses $500bn in market value after profit disappoints Wall Street

    Agence France-Presse / The Guardian /

  3. 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

    Council of the EU /

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

    Matt Day / Bloomberg /

  5. Binance Suspends Withdrawals After Suspected Hack

    Bloomberg /