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Anthropic may not secure investment-grade rating after IPO, Blackstone says

Financial Times /

In other languages: Expansión Anthropic podría no obtener el grado de inversión tras su OPV, según Blackstone (es), Jornal de Negócios Anthropic pode ter um “rating” de “lixo” após o IPO, diz Blackstone (pt), Valor Econômico FT: Anthropic pode não ter ‘grau de investimento’ após IPO, diz Blackstone a investidores (pt)

  1. 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

  2. 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, Al-Monitor Iran's IRGC Navy says three tankers catch fire in Strait of Hormuz

  3. 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, Financial Times What we know about the $6.3bn Binance hack, The New York Times Binance Lost Over $6 Billion in Crypto Hack. Here’s What to Know., BBC Binance's $6.3bn crypto hack biggest in history, Euronews Largest bank heist in history: Binance hack rocks crypto industry, The Guardian How big a deal is the $6.3bn Binance crypto heist, who did it, and are investments safe?, The National Binance hack shows AI could make crypto attacks 'more dangerous', analysts warn, 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 Cómo fue el robo por US$6300 millones a Binance que puso patas arriba a todo el mundo cripto (es), Le Temps Binance rapporte une cyberattaque massive et gèle plus de 2,5 milliards de dollars (fr), Aftenposten Kryptoverdier for nær 6 milliarder dollar kan være stjålet fra verdens største kryptobørs (no), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Hacker lancieren bisher grössten Angriff auf Krypto-Börse Binance: Mehr als 6 Milliarden Dollar sind betroffen (de), Jornal de Negócios Maior ataque informático de sempre no setor cripto afeta 6,3 mil milhões de dólares (pt), Diario Financiero Binance suspende los retiros tras sufrir el mayor hackeo de la historia: un robo récord de US$ 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

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

    Kevin Crowley / Bloomberg /

    Also: 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

  5. 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)

  6. Hackers steal US$6.3 billion in crypto from Binance in the sector’s biggest-ever heist

    MercoPress /

  7. French economy stalls as budget deadlock fuels concerns over public finances

    Euronews /

  8. How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme

    Dan Sabbagh Defence / The Guardian /

  9. Why generals need economists to win long wars

    Elina Ribakova / Peterson Institute (PIIE) /

  10. 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

  11. How an engineer's laptop may have led to $6.3bn crypto heist

    Sky News /

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

    Mint /

  13. How politicians fuel anti-Ukrainian hatred in Europe

    Kyiv Independent /

  14. ‘2026 resembles 1991’: Why CEA V Anantha Nageswaran wants India to rethink its growth strategy — what he said

    Mint /

  15. Amazon’s AI Spending Spooks Investors

    Bloomberg /

  16. Housing, Food Costs Make Up Half of Americans’ Spending, Most in 15 Years

    Julia Fanzeres and Jeffrey Sparshott / Bloomberg /

  17. Microsoft is winning the cloud wars and becoming Wall Street’s new golden child

    Hannah Pedone / MarketWatch /

  18. Meta Settles Social Media Addiction Case, Avoiding Trial

    Eli Tan / The New York Times /

  19. Philip R. Lane: AI adoption in Europe

    European Central Bank /

  20. The Currency of the Journal Article Is Collapsing

    Anna Wexler / The Atlantic /

  21. Is It Time to Rebuild the Internet?

    Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic /

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

    Lindsey Schutters / Daily Maverick /

  23. Ukraine targets three Russian refineries as two-week strike lull ends

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

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

    Sofiia Shakhova / The Kyiv Independent /

Earlier today

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

    Davey Alba / Bloomberg /

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

    The Business Times /

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

    Agence France-Presse / The Guardian /

  4. 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 /

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

    Matt Day / Bloomberg /