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THE MOAT as it stood at 5 November 2026, 06:47 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

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

Chris Stein / The Guardian /

Also: POLITICO Europe Democrats win the Senate and House as voters reject Trump

  1. Brent oil slides to $94 on Iran uncertainty after US midterms

    Alvin R Cabral / The National /

    Also: Financial Times Oil tumbles below $100 on post-election peace hopes, Latitude Media How Democrats’ midterm sweep will rewire energy and data center policy, MarketWatch Oil prices are in freefall now that the Democratic sweep is ‘rewriting the Iran playbook’, DW What the Democrats' midterms win means for the US economy and Trump, South China Morning Post How Democratic sweep could slow AI growth in US – and help China’s ambitions, The Business Times Oil slumps after midterm election rebuke to Trump raises bets on Iran war exit, Kyiv Post Canada to Curb Dependence on US Despite Midterm Results, The Wall Street Journal Oil Prices Sink as U.S. Midterms Raise Market Hopes for Middle East Solution, Heatmap Gas Prices Helped Democrats Win the Midterms — With a Catch, The Guardian Elon Musk’s nearly half a billion dollars in midterms spending was a flop · see all

    In other languages: Expansión El petróleo se desploma un 8,7% por la esperanza de un acuerdo de paz con Irán tras las elecciones (es), Le Figaro La Bourse de Wall Street ouvre en forte hausse après la victoire démocrate aux élections de mi-mandat (fr), Valor Econômico Petróleo despenca e WTI vai ao menor patamar desde agosto, após as ‘midterms’ (pt), Diario Financiero Petróleo se desploma más de 10% y cae debajo de los US$ 100 tras derrota electoral de Trump (es), Asahi Shimbun NYダウ1500ドル超上昇 中間選挙通過、原油安で買い広がる (ja) · see all

  2. Australian department store chain David Jones collapses after almost 200 years

    The Business Times /

    Also: The Guardian David Jones goes into administration, with store closures expected and thousands of jobs at risk, Bloomberg Australia Chain David Jones Collapses After Almost 200 Years, BBC Australia's oldest department store David Jones folds after 188 years, Daily Maverick Australia’s 188-year-old retailer David Jones enters administration, faces sale, Financial Times One of world’s oldest department store chains enters administration · see all

  3. China blocks SoftBank’s $5.4bn takeover of ABB’s robotics division

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg China Blocks SoftBank Acquisition of ABB Robot Unit, FT Says

    In other languages: Dagens industri Uppgifter: Kina stoppar Softbanks ABB-förvärv (sv)

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

    bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Bloomberg Paraguay Names New Central Banker After Lender Is Taken Over

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Saldos bancários desaparecem antes do amanhecer em choque no Paraguai (pt), Estadão Paraguai: Banco Central decreta suspensão de saques do Ueno Bank, ligado ao presidente do país (pt), La Nación Qué pasó con Ueno Bank en Paraguay: todos los detalles del colapso que puso en alerta el sistema financiero (es)

  5. South Korea says it will expand naval operations closer to strait of Hormuz

    The Guardian /

  6. China’s critical minerals dominance leaves UK ‘dangerously exposed’, MPs warn

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian UK found to be ‘dangerously’ reliant on China for critical minerals needed for defence and AI

  7. Cyberattackers Drain Money From French Bank Credit Mutuel Arkea

    Claudia Cohen and Jenny Che / Bloomberg /

    Also: Semafor Cyberattacks in Europe target supermarkets, blood banks, Le Monde French bank hit by cyberattack, losses estimated at €118 million, Euronews French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa reports cyberattack, says customers face no losses

    In other languages: 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 Figaro « L’information a commencé à circuler sur X à partir du 1er novembre » : les coulisses de la cyberattaque contre Crédit mutuel Arkéa (fr)

  8. A&O Shearman invests $1.1bn in AI

    Financial Times /

  9. AI debt binge isn’t crowding out demand for Treasuries, TBAC says

    Karen Brettell / The Globe and Mail /

    Also: Bloomberg Wall Street Revises Treasury Sales Forecasts on Guidance Revamp, MarketWatch Treasury opens the door to changes in how it finances the growing U.S. debt. Here’s what you need to know., The Business Times Gold hits a two-week high as dollar, Treasury yields ease after US midterm elections

  10. Scale is not fate: How the UAE and Qatar created the world's healthiest telecom sectors

    Adel Belcaid and Hadi Hammoud / The National /

  11. China Bank Funding Costs Hit Record Low on PBOC Rate Shift

    Jiefei Liu and Shulun Huang / Bloomberg /

  12. The Race to Dominate Space

    Bloomberg /

  13. Nidec scandal exposes limits of Japan reform, Muddy Waters says

    The Japan Times /

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

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: The Economic Times US sanctions India-based couple, companies over alleged support for Iran's Shadow oil fleet

  15. Google Won’t Give Schools the One Thing They Want

    Will Oremus / The Atlantic /

  16. Singapore firms' overseas investment hits $1.5 trillion

    bne IntelliNews /

  17. US midterm outcome offers limited relief to India; oil, Russia sanctions remain key risks: Report

    The Economic Times /

  18. The future of engineering: fewer people, more work, and the end of tokenmaxxing

    Sifted /

  19. Lab-grown meat was supposed to save the world. What happened?

    Erin Somers / The Guardian /

  20. Virtual power plants can help avoid overbuilt grid if AI boom goes bust

    Jeff St. John / Canary Media /

  21. Saudi Arabia Has No Easy Choices as It Weighs How to Combat Houthi Threat

    Jon Gambrell / The Wall Street Journal /

  22. Russian Drones Strike Dnipro and Samar, Injure 3 and Set Critical Infrastructure Ablaze

    Kyiv Post /

  23. Taiwan to launch own carbon border tax and trading scheme

    bne IntelliNews /

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

    Jaimy Lee / MarketWatch /

    Also: 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, Bloomberg CVS Plans to Break Up $117 Billion Healthcare Conglomerate

Earlier today

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

    European Central Bank /

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

    Financial Times /

  3. El Niño Pushes Asia Rice Prices to 2-Year High, Threatening Inflation

    Pratik Parija and Megan Durisin / Bloomberg /

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

    Carmen Arroyo / Bloomberg /

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

    Dominic Culverwell / The Kyiv Independent /