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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, The Kyiv Independent EU lays out 45 billion euro spending plan for Ukraine in 2027, 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. US: Wall Street closes sharply lower as AI cash burn fears spark tech sell-off

    The Business Times /

    Also: MarketWatch Has the tech bubble burst? Why the Nasdaq’s rough ride looks eerily like 2000., Financial Times US tech stocks tumble as concerns over AI spending intensify, Le Monde Markets lashed by tech rout as earnings fan AI fears, Kyiv Post Dnipro Station Hit Again as Russian Strikes Spark Fire, The Guardian Wall Street closes sharply lower as AI cash burn fears spark tech selloff – as it happened · see all

    In other languages: E24 Kraftig AI-knekk på Wall Street: – Det markedet har fryktet (no), Dagens industri AI-frossan tilltar på Wall Street (sv)

  2. What we know about the $6.3bn Binance hack

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: La Nación Qué dijo Binance tras el robo de US$6300 millones en criptomonedas en su plataforma (es), Le Figaro Cyberattaque contre Binance : comment des plateformes de cryptomonnaies peuvent se faire dévaliser ? (fr)

  3. 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)

  4. 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

  5. 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, The Wall Street Journal Oil Prices Rise as Middle East, Ukraine-Russia Conflict Fuel Supply Worries

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

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

    Also: Financial Times US greenlights $2.1bn sale of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine

  7. China Economic Activity Loses Steam Sharply in October

    The Wall Street Journal /

  8. Christine Lagarde’s Lonely Next Act: Defender of a Fading Globalist Order

    Chelsey Dulaney / The Wall Street Journal /

    In other languages: Het Financieele Dagblad Lagarde stapt op, het gevecht om de opvolging kan beginnen (nl)

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

    Marco Reuter / CEPR /

  10. China Factory Activity Drops Back Into Decline as Growth Wobbles

    Bloomberg /

  11. Myanmar gives ASEAN the cold shoulder then bombs a Buddhist ceremony

    bne IntelliNews /

  12. Crypto exchanges call for quick moves to bolster defences after Binance heist

    The Business Times /

  13. Independent Russian Newspaper Novaya Gazeta Shuts Under Kremlin Pressure

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: 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

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

    Euronews /

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

  15. NYSE Owner Plans Hyperliquid Perpetuals Market in US

    Bloomberg /

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

    The Globe and Mail /

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

    Planet Money /

  18. Federal judge bars DoJ from threatening election workers to stop processing ballots

    The Guardian /

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

    Tamara Nowakowsky / The Kyiv Independent /

  20. Oil jumps 2%, settles at 6-month highs on fears of escalation in Iran

    The Business Times /

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

    bne IntelliNews /

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

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  23. OpenAI slashes funding target by $10bn as tech anxieties mount

    Financial Times /

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

    Harold Cole / CEPR /

Earlier today

  1. Tusk-Nawrocki battle escalates as chief judge is ousted from Poland’s top court

    Bartosz Brzeziński / POLITICO Europe /

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

    Financial Times /

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

    Anthony Hughes / Bloomberg /

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

    Brody Ford / Bloomberg /

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

    Austin Ramzy / The Wall Street Journal /