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Democrats win control of Senate as US voters reject Trump’s agenda

Chris Stein / The Guardian /

Also: Bloomberg Democrats Sweep House and Senate in Midterm Rebuke of Trump, Al-Monitor What new Democratic Congress could mean for Iran war, $1.5T Pentagon budget, Heatmap Gas Prices Helped Democrats Win the Midterms — With a Catch, The Wall Street Journal What a Democratic Congress Means for Trump’s Foreign-Policy Agenda, Financial Times Democrats sweep Congress as US voters lash out at Republican | FT #shorts, Financial Times US midterms results night as it happened: Democrats rout Republicans to win Senate and House, POLITICO Europe Democrats win the Senate and House as voters reject Trump · see all

In other languages: Valor Econômico Vitória democrata nos EUA pode mudar rumos de guerras e comércio global (pt), Le Figaro «Nous voulons un moratoire» : le raz-de-marée démocrate aux midterms menace l’expansion des data centers aux États-Unis (fr), Jornal de Negócios Vitória democrata nos EUA reacende debate sobre construção de centros de dados para IA (pt)

  1. Ueno collapse exposes the weak spot in Paraguay’s investment pitch

    bne IntelliNews /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Saldos bancários desaparecem antes do amanhecer em choque no Paraguai (pt), La Nación Qué pasó con Ueno Bank en Paraguay: todos los detalles del colapso que puso en alerta el sistema financiero (es), Estadão Após quebra de banco digital e bloqueio de contas, paraguaios protestam e pedem prisão de presidente (pt)

  2. Christine Lagarde: A warning from Europe's hot summer

    European Central Bank /

    Also: Financial Times October inflation in the Eurozone keeps ECB on course for another tightening, The Wall Street Journal Eurozone Inflation Climbs Again, Driven by Energy Costs, Euronews Eurozone inflation hits 4%: Which countries saw prices jump the most? · see all

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Notenbank: Niederlande nominieren Ex-Zentralbanker Knot als EZB-Chef (de), Neue Zürcher Zeitung MELDUNGEN WIRTSCHAFT - Inflationsrate in Eurozone steigt im Oktober auf 4 Prozent +++ Niederlande schicken Klaas Knot ins Rennen um Lagarde-Nachfolge an EZB-Spitze (de), Børsen Inflation rammer 4 pct. i Europa (da), Jornal de Negócios Inflação da Zona Euro dispara para 4% em outubro. Preços da energia superam os 20% (pt), Le Figaro À 4% en octobre, l’inflation dans la zone euro atteint un nouveau sommet depuis trois ans (fr), El País La inflación de la zona euro repunta al 4% en octubre por el encarecimiento de la energía (es), Het Financieele Dagblad Nederland draagt Knot voor als kandidaat voor ECB-presidentschap (nl), Dagens industri Favoriten att ta över ECB: Hökaktig penningpolitik nödvändig (sv) · see all

  3. Combustion engine not dead in China, says BMW as profits slide

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian BMW warns on profits as it counts cost of plan for 8,000 job cuts, DW BMW reports lower Q3 earnings as China woes mount

    In other languages: Børsen BMW-regnskab afslører store salgsproblemer i Kina (da), Frankfurter Allgemeine Gewinneinbruch, Stellenabbau und gesenkte Prognose: BMW schlittert tief in die Krise (de), Handelsblatt Automobilindustrie: Gewinn von BMW schrumpft - Jobabbau wird ausgeweitet (de), Süddeutsche Zeitung Autoindustrie: Gewinn von BMW schrumpft – und es kommt noch schlimmer (de), Der Spiegel BMW macht 15 Prozent weniger Gewinn, es dürfte noch schlimmer werden (de), Het Financieele Dagblad BMW heeft het lek in China nog niet boven, schrapt meer arbeidsplaatsen (nl), Der Standard Teurer Umbau bremst BMW aus (de), Jornal de Negócios Lucro da BMW cai 24% até setembro. CEO vai acelerar reestruturação (pt) · see all

  4. Cyberattackers Drain Money From French Bank Credit Mutuel Arkea

    Claudia Cohen and Jenny Che / Bloomberg /

    Also: Euronews French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa reports cyberattack, says customers face no losses

    In other languages: Expansión El francés Crédit Mutuel Arkéa sufre un ciberataque y le roban 118 millones de euros (es), Le Figaro Fortuneo, la banque en ligne de Crédit Mutuel Arkéa victime d’une cyberattaque ayant permis des «opérations frauduleuses» (fr), Le Temps Des milliers de frigos piratés, 800 magasins touchés, des infrastructures connectées en danger: derrière les cyberattaques, le spectre d’une guerre hybride (fr), Le Grand Continent Au moins 15 pays européens ont été touchés par les cyberattaques visant les réfrigérateurs de supermarchés (fr) · see all

  5. CVS Health plans to split in two. Here’s what is driving the massive healthcare breakup.

    Jaimy Lee / MarketWatch /

    Also: Bloomberg CVS Plans to Break Up $117 Billion Healthcare Conglomerate, The New York Times CVS to Split Off Drugstore Business, Ending Its Bigger-Is-Better Era, The Guardian CVS Health to split pharmacy chain from health insurance, Semafor CVS confirms it will split pharmacy business from insurance · see all

  6. Russian strikes cause Kyiv’s worst water outage of full-scale war

    Dominic Culverwell / The Kyiv Independent /

  7. US slaps sanctions on Indian, Turkish firms and people for aiding Iran

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: The Economic Times US slaps sanctions on Indian, Turkish firms and people for aiding Iran

  8. SpaceX’s Qualcomm deal could be a precursor to a telecom takeover

    William Gavin / MarketWatch /

  9. Indra leads Spanish alliance to protect Europe's underwater critical infrastructure

    Euronews /

  10. Trump diesel deal with Russia falters as US fuel supplies hit 20-year low

    Financial Times /

  11. Goldman, Apollo in Talks to Sell SpaceX’s $40 Billion AI Deal

    Carmen Arroyo / Bloomberg /

  12. Shein Invests €500 Million in Europe as Customs Rules Tighten

    Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Cinco Días Shein invertirá 500 millones en su logística en Europa ante la escalada de tasas a los paquetes extracomunitarios (es), Le Figaro Shein va investir 500 millions d'euros en Pologne pour développer sa plateforme logistique européenne (fr)

  13. Oracle cancels $7bn Tencent AI deal under Trump pressure

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Oracle Scraps $7 Billion Deal to Lease Chips to Tencent, FT Says, The Business Times Oracle scraps US$7 billion deal to lease chips to Tencent under Trump pressure, FT reports

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Boicote de Trump à China leva Oracle a rasgar acordo de sete mil milhões com Tencent (pt), Handelsblatt KI-Chips: Oracle streicht offenbar Vertrag mit Tencent – über sieben Milliarden Dollar (de), Diario Financiero Oracle cancela acuerdo de US$ 7.000 millones con Tencent tras presiones de Trump (es)

  14. Big Tech is driving a historic divide in the S&P 500. Why investors need to take notice.

    Christine Idzelis / MarketWatch /

  15. Ukraine, partners coordinate peace efforts ahead of Abu Dhabi talks with Russia

    Martin Fornusek / The Kyiv Independent /

  16. PrivatBank secures major victory in $3 billion battle against former oligarch owners

    Sofiia Shakhova / The Kyiv Independent /

  17. Sherritt to temporarily lay off 280 employees, almost half of Canadian staff

    The Globe and Mail /

    Also: Bloomberg Sherritt Furloughs 47% of Canada Workforce Amid Cuba Sanctions

  18. Democratic Congress could test decades of US support for Israel

    Al-Monitor /

  19. AMD to pay $2.9-billion for AI chip firm Taalas in one of the largest Canadian tech takeovers

    Murad Hemmadi / The Globe and Mail /

  20. Trump Administration Moves to Oust Arbitrators as Doctor Payouts Soar

    Margot Sanger-Katz and Sarah Kliff / The New York Times /

  21. Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendum

    BBC /

  22. NATO’s New Defense Plan Includes Strikes Deep Into Russia

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal NATO’s New Defense Plan Would Mean Strikes Deep Inside Russia

  23. Can Serbia’s student movement deliver a new economic model?

    Tatyana Kekic / bne IntelliNews /

  24. China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway construction making progress

    Katherine Hawley / bne IntelliNews /

Earlier today

  1. Binance hackers used fake interviews and social media profiles in $6.3bn heist

    Financial Times /

  2. Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’

    The Guardian /

  3. Democrats seize control of Congress in blow to Trump, potential boost for Ukraine

    Tamara Nowakowsky / The Kyiv Independent /

  4. ECB Will Probably Have to Hike in December, Nagel Says

    Alexander Weber / Bloomberg /

  5. Franc, Yen Emerge as FX Winners as US Midterms Weaken Dollar

    Matthew Burgess / Bloomberg /