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Saudi Aramco profits jump 35% despite attacks on oil facilities

Euronews /

Also: The New York Times Saudi Aramco Profit Jumps Despite Damaging Attacks on Pipelines and Refineries, The Wall Street Journal Saudi Aramco Profit Surges, Offering Some Relief to Kingdom’s Finances, The Business Times Saudi Aramco Q3 net profit rises 34.5% as higher oil prices offset lower volumes, The National Aramco posts 34% jump in third-quarter profit despite attacks on energy infrastructure, The Guardian Primark to launch home service ‘by end of 2027’; Saudi state oil company reports jump in profits despite attacks – business live · see all

In other languages: Der Spiegel Iran-Krieg: Aramco steigert Gewinn trotz Angriffen und hoher Ölpreise (de)

  1. Shell to sell Australian gas stake to Abu Dhabi’s XRG for $1.45bn

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Business Times Shell to sell US$1.5 billion stake in Australian LNG plant to Adnoc energy investment arm, The National Adnoc’s XRG to buy Australian LNG stake for $1.5bn, Bloomberg XRG to Buy Shell Australian LNG Plant Stake for $1.5 Billion

  2. Drones Hit Russia’s Yanos Refinery as Ukraine Steps Up Strikes

    Bloomberg /

    Also: Kyiv Post Ukraine Intensifies Oil Blitz on Russia, Striking Major Refinery in Yaroslavl, The Kyiv Independent Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl reportedly struck, multiple fires reported

  3. U.S. Strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Trump Talks Down War Risks

    Alexander Ward / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Bloomberg Mideast Oil Prices Weaken as Crude Keeps Flowing Through Hormuz, The National Oil prices cross $105 after US strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island, Al-Monitor US carries out 'defensive' strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island, officials say, The Guardian US strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Vance voices optimism about a deal, bne IntelliNews US strikes Iran's Qeshm Island as IRGC says it downed MQ-9 drone · see all

  4. Oil Prices Rebound as U.S. Strikes on Iran Renew Supply Concerns

    Farhan Rafid / The Wall Street Journal /

  5. Central Banks Buy Gold at Fastest Pace Since 2024, WGC Says

    Jack Ryan / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Business Times Central banks buy gold at fastest pace since 2024, WGC says

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 금값 급락하자…전 세계 중앙은행 321톤 쓸어담았다 (ko)

  6. Nvidia Tells Data Center Clients to Trim China Business, FT Says

    Mark Anderson / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Nvidia orders data centre clients to reduce China exposure

    In other languages: Expansión Nvidia ordena a sus clientes de centros de datos que reduzcan su exposición a China (es)

  7. Lufthansa faces €2 billion extra fuel bill as Iran war keeps prices high

    Euronews /

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Lufthansa vê lucro subir 30% para 1,2 mil milhões. Fatura do jet fuel continua elevada (pt)

  8. Australia’s central bank lifts rates to 18-year high of 4.85%

    The Business Times /

    Also: Financial Times Australia raises rates to highest level since 2008 financial crisis

    In other languages: Valor Econômico BC da Austrália eleva juros para 4,85% ao ano, nível mais alto em 18 anos (pt), Het Financieele Dagblad Live: Philips plust na cijfers, AEX koerst lager (nl)

  9. Iran-US deal still out of reach despite heightened diplomatic efforts

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Daily Maverick Iran-US deal still out of reach despite heightened diplomatic efforts

  10. Kremlin confirms trilateral Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week

    Al-Monitor /

  11. Binance outflows hit $4.7 billion after record North Korea hack

    The Japan Times /

    Also: The Diplomat $6B Binance Heist Exposes How North Korea Turned Hacking Into a State Revenue Stream, Financial Times What caused the $6.3bn Binance hack?, Bloomberg How Binance’s $6 Billion Heist Unfolded, BBC North Korea denies being behind record $6.3bn Binance hack, The Globe and Mail Binance customers pull $4.7-billion after hack as crypto investors weighs risk, Kyiv Post Europe Experiences Second Wave of Cyberattacks, Supermarket Fridges Targeted, The New York Times Are Freezers Being Hacked? Europe and the U.S. Military Investigate., Financial Times Supermarket fridges hit by cyber attacks | FT #shorts, The Guardian Who is hacking Europe’s supermarket fridges and freezers, and why? · see all

    In other languages: Neue Zürcher Zeitung Der Binance-Coup: Wie Nordkorea die Krypto-Branche austricksen konnte (de), Expansión (México) Ni la comida está a salvo de los hackers: ciberataques afectan supermercados europeos (es), Expansión Las retiradas de clientes de Binance ascienden ya a 4.460 millones (es), Le Temps Une cyberattaque frappe des réfrigérateurs dans sept pays d’Europe (fr), Jornal de Negócios Clientes da Binance tiram mais de 4 mil milhões de euros após ataque informático (pt), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 바이낸스 역대 최악 해킹사고에... 비트코인 가격 '촉각' (ko), Handelsblatt Cyberangriff: Diese Folgen hat der Binance-Hack für die Kryptowelt – die fünf wichtigsten Antworten (de), Valor Econômico Mercado Bitcoin suspende depósitos e saques por ‘incidente de segurança’ (pt), NRC Hackers braken opnieuw in bij koelsystemen, dit keer ook in Nederland. Ze lieten de temperatuur tot wel zeventig graden oplopen. 'We zien nog steeds veel kwetsbare apparaten' (nl), Le Figaro Cyberattaque contre Binance : la Corée du Nord qualifie les accusations du FBI de «grave provocation politique» (fr), Estadão Coreia do Norte rejeita acusações do FBI sobre envolvimento com ataque hacker à Binance (pt), Süddeutsche Zeitung Hackerangriff auf Binance: Nordkorea weist jede Schuld am Kryptoraub von sich (de) · see all

  12. Virgin Media O2 to cut thousands of jobs as it plans £800m cost savings

    Mark Sweney / The Guardian /

    Also: Financial Times Virgin Media O2 to cut thousands of jobs, BBC Virgin Media O2 set to cut thousands of jobs to reduce costs

  13. Uganda’s two-year bond yield jumps 400bp in five weeks as rate shock reprices debt curve

    Brian Kenety / bne IntelliNews /

  14. How AI giants could raise the cost of borrowing in Europe

    DW /

  15. Taiwan's biggest coal plant turns to gas as renewables stall - IntelliNews Lambda

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  16. Behind Anthropic’s 1,127% revenue surge — and the computing bill that erased its profit

    William Gavin / MarketWatch /

    Also: Bloomberg Anthropic Revenue Hits Nearly $17 Billion Before Mega-IPO, Financial Times Anthropic reveals $900bn AI spending commitments ahead of IPO

    In other languages: Le Figaro Anthropic a réalisé un chiffre d'affaires de 17 milliards de dollars au troisième trimestre, en hausse de 46% (fr), Der Spiegel Anthropic macht vor Börsengang Milliardenverluste (de), Valor Econômico Hora de olhar os números da Anthropic (pt)

  17. Bangladesh garment workers stage fourth day of wage protests

    Daily Maverick /

  18. Drax lands Brookfield backing for biomass-powered data centre

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Brookfield, QIA to Invest £2.5 Billion in Drax Data Center

  19. Oracle wants $20 billion to fund its AI future — and its stock is paying the price

    Emily Bary / MarketWatch /

    Also: The Business Times Oracle taps investors for US$20 billion to finance AI expansion, Bloomberg Oracle Leads 17-Firm High-Grade Bond Push Before US Midterm Vote, The Globe and Mail Oracle plans $20-billion bond and share sale to finance AI expansion

    In other languages: Cinco Días Oracle vuelve a asustar al mercado al colocar 20.000 millones de dólares entre deuda y capital para financiar su inversión en IA (es), Handelsblatt Kapitalbedarf für KI-Boom: Oracle will sich 20 Milliarden Dollar beschaffen (de), Jornal de Negócios Oracle e Alphabet avançam com novas angariações de capital para financiar gastos com IA (pt)

  20. Trump cancels trade benefits for South Africa and Rwanda

    Geoffrey York / The Globe and Mail /

  21. Europe's heating season underway as gas drawdowns start from record low storage

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  22. Can Flour Mills help rebuild Nigeria’s troubled countryside?

    Nicholas Norbrook / The Africa Report /

  23. This signal from the corporate bond market has historically preceded big drawdowns for the S&P 500

    Steve Goldstein / MarketWatch /

  24. Statement by the HR on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain third countries concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

    Council of the EU /

Earlier today

  1. US kicks South Africa, Rwanda out of AGOA

    Julian PecquetCarien du Plessis / The Africa Report /

  2. Marvell to Acquire Lumentum in Historic $115 Billion Deal

    Ryan Gould / Bloomberg /

  3. Millennium Pulls Over $1.5 Billion From Two External Hedge Funds

    Liza Tetley and Nishant Kumar / Bloomberg /

  4. Gold holds biggest jump in two months on Iran peace-deal hopes

    The Business Times /

  5. China Talks Up Market Openness While Steering Stocks and Yuan

    Winnie Hsu / Bloomberg /