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Joint Statement: The European Union and Canada building together an Alliance for the future

European Commission /

Also: Kyiv Post Canada and EU Launch New Alliance Covering Ukraine, Critical Minerals and AI, The Wall Street Journal EU, Canada Leaders Set Out Path to ‘Associate Membership’ Arrangement, The Guardian Canada and EU announce new alliance open to like-minded countries, POLITICO Europe Mark Carney puts deadline on EU ‘associate membership’ push, The Globe and Mail Europe is desperate for energy but may not buy into Carney’s costly vision of Canada as an export ‘energy superpower’ · see all

In other languages: NRC De ‘alliantie voor de toekomst’ tussen Canada en de EU krijgt vorm in Montreal: afspraken over handel, onderzoek en grondstoffen (nl), Le Temps L’UE ouvre grand les bras au Canada en se vantant de sceller l’alliance «la plus étroite, la plus profonde et la plus solide jamais conclue» avec un pays non européen (fr)

  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, Al-Monitor Limpet mine attack in Hormuz suggests Iran may be shifting tactics

  2. 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), Le Figaro Pertes colossales, clients criminels, modèles toujours incontrôlables… Ces petits secrets honteux qu’Anthropic révèle dans 335 pages à destination des investisseurs (fr), Jornal de Negócios Anthropic pode ter um “rating” de “lixo” após o IPO, diz Blackstone (pt), Diario Financiero Anthropic: las siete preguntas clave de la IPO más grande de la historia (es), Valor Econômico FT: Anthropic pode não ter ‘grau de investimento’ após IPO, diz Blackstone a investidores (pt) · see all

  3. Washington approves $2.1-billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine

    Ryan Patrick Jones and Christian Martinez / The Globe and Mail /

    Also: Kyiv Post US Formally Approves $2.1B Sale of 500 Patriot Missiles to Ukraine, The Kyiv Independent US approves $2.1 billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine as NATO commander dismisses delivery concerns, Financial Times US greenlights $2.1bn sale of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine

  4. France Gets Budget Warning as Fitch Turns Negative on Rating

    William Horobin / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Fitch Cuts France’s Outlook to Negative on Weaker Growth, Widening Deficit

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Fitch coloca França a caminho do corte de rating. Altera "outlook" para negativo (pt)

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

    Euronews /

    Also: The Guardian BP profits hit ‘obscene’ 18-year high as Iran war drives up oil refining margins

    In other languages: Diario Financiero ExxonMobil y Chevron registran ganancias récord y advierten sobre la escasez de diésel por tensión geopolítica (es)

  6. 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 Globe and Mail Hackers steal $6.3-billion from Binance in record heist blamed on North Korea, 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 Lost Over $6 Billion in Crypto Hack. Here’s What to Know., BBC Binance's $6.3bn crypto hack biggest in history, MercoPress Hackers steal US$6.3 billion in crypto from Binance in the sector’s biggest-ever heist, Euronews Largest bank heist in history: Binance hack rocks crypto industry, The Guardian How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme, Sky News How an engineer's laptop may have led to $6.3bn crypto heist, The Japan Times Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record heist blamed on North Korea, The Atlantic A Very Bad 24 Hours for Crypto · see all

    In other languages: Brazil Journal O maior roubo cibernético da história: Binance perde US$ 6,3 bi (em 20 minutos) (pt), 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), 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), Le Temps Plus de 6 milliards de dollars volés, des hackers professionnels, une course contre la montre: le piratage du géant des cryptomonnaies Binance crée un choc mondial (fr), Expansión (México) El hackeo a Binance por 6,300 mdd apunta a atacantes de Corea del Norte (es), Het Financieele Dagblad Miljardendiefstal bij marktleider Binance schokt cryptowereld (nl), Süddeutsche Zeitung Binance-Hack: Der womöglich größte Diebstahl der Geschichte (de), La Nación Qué dijo Binance tras el robo de US$6300 millones en criptomonedas en su plataforma (es), Handelsblatt Bosnien und Herzegowina: Binance meldet Milliardenschaden nach Hackerangriff (de), Cinco Días Robo histórico de 6.300 millones de dólares en 20 minutos: jaque a Binance, la mayor plataforma cripto del mundo (es), Estadão Binance: hackers roubam US$ 6,3 bi em ativos da empresa no maior ataque da história das criptomoedas (pt) · see all

  7. Poland suspends top judges as battle over rule of law escalates

    Financial Times /

    Also: POLITICO Europe Tusk-Nawrocki battle escalates as chief judge is ousted from Poland’s top court

  8. Stablecoins as a vehicle for dollarisation: Evidence from capital controls and currency crises

    Marco Reuter / CEPR /

  9. Has the tech bubble burst? Why the Nasdaq’s rough ride looks eerily like 2000.

    Mark Hulbert / MarketWatch /

  10. Independent Russian Newspaper Novaya Gazeta Shuts Under Kremlin Pressure

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The New York Times Russian News Outlet That Defied Kremlin Will Shut Down: ‘They Killed Us’, The Guardian Russian society being ‘systematically crushed’ says Novaya Gazeta as newspaper announces closure, The Kyiv Independent 'They killed us' – Pressure from Russian authorities forces closure of Novaya Gazeta, Financial Times Russia’s last major independent newspaper shuts under government pressure · see all

  11. NYSE Owner Plans Hyperliquid Perpetuals Market in US

    Bloomberg /

  12. Meta, Alphabet, Intel Share Sales Leave Buyers Far Underwater

    Anthony Hughes / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Cinco Días Intel sufre su mayor caída en Bolsa desde 1973: se hunde un 28,58% quemando 130.000 millones de dólares de capitalización (es), Expansión (México) Intel agota sus chips para laptops económicas y anticipa más presión sobre los precios (es)

  13. Ottawa designates B.C. port expansion as project of national interest

    The Globe and Mail /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Canada Deems Vancouver Port Expansion a National Priority in Bid to Diversify Trade

  14. The selloff in tech stocks is shifting into overdrive

    Emily Bary / MarketWatch /

    Also: Financial Times US tech stocks tumble as concerns over AI spending intensify

  15. Is this how the great international borrowing spree ends?

    Planet Money /

  16. Russian attack hits Kyiv energy facility, leaving parts of the city without power and water

    Tamara Nowakowsky / The Kyiv Independent /

  17. US cancels G20 ‘family photo’ after Australia, UK and others refuse to appear with Russia

    Ben Doherty / The Guardian /

  18. Oil Prices Rise as Middle East, Ukraine-Russia Conflict Fuel Supply Worries

    Farhan Rafid / The Wall Street Journal /

  19. Taiwan GDP surges 14.36% in third quarter, a 48-year high

    bne IntelliNews /

  20. Taiwan leaves South Korea in the dust as AI chip boom sends growth soaring

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  21. The boom before the bust: From the Roaring Twenties to the Great Depression

    Harold Cole / CEPR /

  22. Markets lashed by tech rout as earnings fan AI fears

    Le Monde /

  23. Obamacare Policies Hit Again With Steep Premium Increases for 2027

    Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz / The New York Times /

  24. China Scoops Up Data That Could Aid Its Forces in Waters Around Taiwan

    Austin Ramzy / The Wall Street Journal /

Earlier today

  1. Big Tech Holds $3 Trillion in Spending Commitments for AI Boom

    Brody Ford / Bloomberg /

  2. Philippines, Indonesia face more rate hikes as peso, rupiah lead Asia's slide

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  3. A cold winter for markets and the economy as war and chaos loom

    John Rapley / The Globe and Mail /

  4. Maritime drones sink cargo ship in NATO waters

    Ukraine: The Latest /

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

    Euronews /