THE MOAT

The business of the world.

THE MOAT Daily with the world's top business stories. Subscribe

THE MOAT as it stood at 1 November 2026, 13:01 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Missile War Monitor: Drone attack badly damages a plant in Kstovo as fire is reported at Lukoil's biggest refinery

Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

Also: Kyiv Post Drones Strike Lukoil Refinery and Power Plant in Kstovo, The Kyiv Independent Russian oil refinery in Kstovo ablaze after reported overnight drone strike

In other languages: Svenska Dagbladet Ryskt oljeraffinaderi uppges brinna (sv), Aftenposten Nok et russisk oljeraffineri satt i brann av ukrainske droner (no), Dagens industri Ryskt raffinaderi uppges brinna efter attack (sv)

  1. Bond investors sit out ‘most consequential’ US midterm elections in years

    Financial Times /

    Also: MarketWatch Your stock portfolio increasingly hinges on the bond market — and the midterm elections, Bloomberg Final Countdown to Midterm Elections, Tech Stocks Tank

  2. Binance covers 90 per cent of assets stolen in $6.3 billion hack

    The National /

    Also: Bloomberg FBI Blames North Korea for $6 Billion Binance Crypto Hack, The Globe and Mail Binance replenishes 90% of assets stolen in record hack, The New York Times How Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Went Down, France 24 Binance resumes crypto withdrawals after major hack blamed on North Korea · see all

    In other languages: Neue Zürcher Zeitung FBI bestätigt: Nordkorea steckt hinter milliardenschwerem Krypto-Diebstahl bei Binance (de), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 北, 바이낸스서 훔친 코인만 연간 수출액 13배…현금화 어떻게 (ko), Süddeutsche Zeitung Binance-Hack: FBI: Nordkorea steckt hinter Krypto-Diebstahl - Binance nimmt Auszahlungen wieder auf (de), La Nación El FBI acusó a Corea del Norte por el robo de más de US$6000 millones a Binance (es), Aftenposten FBI: Nord-Korea sto bak tidenes største krypto-tyveri (no), Valor Econômico FBI afirma que hackers norte-coreanos são responsáveis pelo ciberataque à Binance (pt), Handelsblatt Hackerangriff: FBI: Nordkoreanische Hacker stecken hinter milliardenschwerem Krypto-Diebstahl (de), Rzeczpospolita FBI oskarża Koreę Północną o kradzież z Binance, stan wyjątkowy w Boliwii z powodu El Niño (pl), Svenska Dagbladet FBI: Nordkorea bakom miljardkupp mot kryptobörs (sv), Dagens industri Så försökte Binance stoppa kryptokuppen (sv), Børsen FBI: Gruppe fra Nordkorea stod bag kryptotyveri i milliardklassen (da), Frankfurter Allgemeine Business-Ticker: Kryptobörse Binance nimmt Auszahlungen nach Milliardenraub wieder auf (de) · see all

  3. South Korea exports extend robust growth on AI-fuelled chip boom

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg S. Korea Exports Extend Robust Growth as Chip Boom Continues

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 한국 수출 첫 9000억달러 돌파…연수출 1조달러 보인다 (ko)

  4. OPEC+ Set to Stick With Plan for Steady Quotas, Delegates Say

    Salma El Wardany and Nayla Razzouk / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Business Times Opec+ agrees in principle to keep oil output targets steady in December, sources say

  5. Russian banks match last year's profit in nine months as uncovered bad loans swell to $89bn

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  6. China’s Top Regulators to Address Global Bankers at HK Summit

    Kiuyan Wong / Bloomberg /

  7. How a Little-Known Company Dominated the Persian Gulf Oil Trade

    Peter Eavis / The New York Times /

  8. Russia Launched 36 Ballistic Missiles, 1,940 Drones in the Last Week

    Kyiv Post /

  9. Afreximbank and oil producers launch Africa Energy Bank with $5bn authorised capital, eye first financing in 2027

    bne IntelliNews /

  10. General Staff: Russia has lost 1,590,270 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    The Kyiv Independent /

  11. Crypto firm Binance covers 90% of losses after $6.3bn hack

    BBC /

  12. Pakistan LNG Cargo Attacked Near Hormuz Had Iranian Approval

    Stephen Stapczynski / Bloomberg /

  13. Civic turnarounds to the banking C-suite: Inside Kenny Fihla’s pan-African power network

    Leanne de Bassompierre / The Africa Report /

  14. Zelensky Eyes Missile Loans Against 500 US Patriot Deal

    Kyiv Post /

  15. Fuel, forex and farmers: Why India is betting big on maize

    The Economic Times /

  16. Money managers including KKR get ready to snatch up bargain leveraged loans

    The Business Times /

  17. China’s banks, regulators to meet on measures to arrest stock slide

    Yulu Ao / South China Morning Post /

  18. Ukraine Drone Force Hits Target Every 41 Seconds in Record Month

    Kyiv Post /

  19. Dubai's DEWA steps up global expansion push with Shanghai Electric deal

    Salim A. Essaid / The National /

  20. Germany’s hydrogen pipeline network races ahead of electrolysis capacity

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  21. Russia forced to ship grain via Arctic as Black Sea battles rage

    Financial Times /

  22. HUNGER FOR ACTION: No more ‘business as usual’ — experts sound warning on SA’s lapsed food plan

    Iman Allie / Daily Maverick /

  23. No amount of money can make a war zone safe for seafarers

    Financial Times /

  24. Serbia’s Banks Urged to Scrutinize Money Flows Amid Power Shift

    Misha Savic / Bloomberg /

Earlier today

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

    Alexander Ward / The Wall Street Journal /

  2. Kioxia warns flash memory prices stalling after outlook miss

    The Japan Times /

  3. Xi tightens his grip as China's military leadership is decimated

    bne IntelliNews /

  4. Indonesia squeezes Singapore as gas nationalism crosses a new line

    bne IntelliNews /

  5. Toyota-backed truckmaker bets on aftersales service to fend off Chinese EV rivals

    Financial Times /