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The Politics of Poland’s Judicial Crisis

Maciej Kisilowski / Project Syndicate /

Also: bne IntelliNews COMMENT: Poland's court war could split its central bank in two - The Peg, The Economist Poland’s fight over its constitutional court gets physical

  1. Negotiators ‘braced for worst’ over US-Iran talks to reopen strait of Hormuz

    The Guardian /

    Also: Al-Monitor Iran, Qatari mediators hold third day of talks to end US-Iran war

    In other languages: Expansión Irán continúa las negociaciones indirectas con EEUU para reabrir el estrecho de Ormuz en dos días (es)

  2. 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: – Det brenner som et helvete (no), Dagens industri Ryskt raffinaderi uppges brinna efter attack (sv)

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

    BBC /

    Also: Financial Times FBI blames North Korean group for $6.3bn Binance cyber heist, South China Morning Post Binance sees spike in withdrawals as exchange returns online after US$6.3 billion hack, The Guardian Binance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack, France 24 Binance resumes crypto withdrawals after major hack blamed on North Korea, Bloomberg FBI Blames North Korea for $6 Billion Binance Crypto Hack, The Japan Times FBI blames North Korea for $6 billion Binance crypto hack, The National Binance covers 90 per cent of assets stolen in $6.3 billion hack, The New York Times How Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Went Down · see all

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Binance reanuda los retiros de los clientes tras robo de US$ 6.300 millones (es), Neue Zürcher Zeitung FBI bestätigt: Nordkorea steckt hinter milliardenschwerem Krypto-Diebstahl bei Binance (de), Expansión Los usuarios de Binance retiran más de 3.600 millones de la plataforma tras el robo (es), 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

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Business Times High credit card rates emerge as rare bipartisan midterms issue, Bloomberg US Midterm Candidates Tap Rare Bipartisan Issue: Credit Card Rates

    In other languages: Rzeczpospolita AI zmienia wybory w USA. Elon Musk wydał na polityków pół miliarda dolarów (pl), Handelsblatt Midterms: Mehr als 440 Millionen Dollar: So prägte Elon Musk mit Rekordspenden die nächste US-Wahl (de), Valor Econômico Agenda de mercados: Copom, ‘payroll’ e ‘midterms’ no foco (pt)

  5. OPEC+ holds December output steady as 2027 call looms

    Newsbase analysts / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Bloomberg OPEC+ Sticks With Plan for Steady Oil Output Quotas in December, The National Opec+ holds December oil output targets steady as Iran war disrupts supply

  6. Wall Street Braces for Biggest Treasury Sales Overhaul in Years

    Greg Ritchie and Ye Xie / Bloomberg /

  7. US regulator seeks to accelerate LNG development through updated safety rules

    Newsbase analysts / bne IntelliNews /

  8. Troubled port: Transnet and foreign operator face scrutiny over backlog at Durban Gateway Terminal

    Holly Munks / Daily Maverick /

  9. Cost-of-living protests spread across Europe with unrest in France and Germany

    MercoPress /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Halloween youth protests spread from France to Germany as Europe's economic model cracks

  10. CII calls for GST-like reforms in land, labour & local approvals

    The Economic Times /

  11. Australia Set for Fifth Rate Hike as Inflation Fight Intensifies

    Nasteho Said / Bloomberg /

  12. Panic and Anger Spread as Europe’s Great Pension Covenant Unravels

    Noemie Bisserbe / The Wall Street Journal /

  13. Home secretary to make some migrants wait 10 years or more for right to settle in UK

    Jessica Elgot and Chris Osuh / The Guardian /

  14. Russian strikes leave thousands without power in Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

    Mari Eccles / POLITICO Europe /

  15. How a small Wisconsin city scuttled a secretive $1.6bn datacenter project

    Daniel A Medina with photographs by Eric Ruby / The Guardian /

  16. AI Talent War Spreads to Wall Street

    Bloomberg /

  17. Serbia shuts down bank favoured by Russians

    Financial Times /

  18. Korea’s Stock Market Crashed $1 Trillion. What Does That Mean for the Global AI Race?

    Richard Gray / ChinaTalk /

  19. Western oil majors, Europe's arms makers win the money war as Saudi Arabia, Qatar lose out

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  20. Inside the leaderless movement set to govern Serbia

    Financial Times /

  21. One nation, many opportunities: Why India's many elections may be keeping protests peaceful

    The Economic Times /

  22. 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

  23. Sebi to delist penny stocks: Market regulator plans AI-based surveillance of such firms

    The Economic Times /

  24. This is the biggest threat to the AI-powered bull market

    Joseph Adinolfi / MarketWatch /

Earlier today

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

    Alexander Ward / The Wall Street Journal /

  2. US clears 500 Patriot interceptors for Ukraine, but Zelenskiy says deliveries may take years

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  3. Kioxia warns flash memory prices stalling after outlook miss

    The Japan Times /

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

    bne IntelliNews /

  5. Opec+ agrees in principle to keep oil output targets steady in December, sources say

    The Business Times /