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THE MOAT as it stood at 5 November 2026, 17:32 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal China Blocks $5.4 Billion SoftBank Robot Deal, Flexing Control Over AI Tech, The New York Times China Blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 Billion Robotics Takeover, Impeding Foreign Deals, Bloomberg China Blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 Billion ABB Robot Unit Takeover, The Japan Times China blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 billion ABB robot unit takeover, South China Morning Post China blocks SoftBank’s US$5.4 billion takeover of ABB’s robotics division, The Business Times SoftBank acquisition of ABB robot unit blocked by China regulator that opposed Meta’s Manus deal: FT · see all

    In other languages: Dagens industri Uppgifter: Kina stoppar Softbanks ABB-förvärv (sv), Handelsblatt ABB: China blockiert Verkauf der Robotiksparte an Softbank (de), Le Temps La Chine bloque la vente des activités robotiques d'ABB à Softbank par crainte de transfert de données vers l'IA (fr), Valor Econômico ABB confirma que a China barrou a compra da unidade de robótica pelo SoftBank (pt) · see all

  2. Ukraine hopes, Russia shrugs as Brent slumps 9% after Democrats take US Congress

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Semafor Oil market shifts to surplus despite disruptions, The Wall Street Journal Oil Prices Sink as U.S. Midterms Raise Market Hopes for Middle East Solution

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Triunfo demócrata en EEUU anima los mercados: petróleo se hunde, Wall Street celebra y el IPSA repunta (es), Jornal de Negócios Governo dividido nos EUA promete bons dias para ações, obrigações e ouro. Dólar e petróleo saem a perder (pt), Dagens Næringsliv Aker-aksjen raser etter oljeprisfall, storsalg og Nscale-nyheter (no), Dagens industri Oljeprisfall tynger Oslobörsen (sv) · see all

  3. European banks wake up to scale of vulnerability after cyberattack on French bank

    Le Monde /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Hackers invadem banco francês e desviam US$ 133 milhões (pt), Estadão Banco francês denuncia roubo de cerca de € 100 milhões em ataque hacker (pt)

  4. CVS bets on break-up to dodge political backlash against healthcare giants

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Economist The break-up of CVS marks a turning point in American health care

  5. Russia to Supply Iran With 90 Helicopter-Mounted Missile Launchers Used in Ukraine War

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Al-Monitor Russia to provide Iran with 90 missile launchers as military ties grow: Reports

  6. EU Diplomats Resist Trump’s Russian Gas Revival Plan

    Kyiv Post /

  7. Pakistan takes the One China policy into its airspace

    Sana Hashmi / The Interpreter (Lowy Institute) /

  8. AI backlash threatens trillion-dollar data centre boom, say tech leaders

    Financial Times /

  9. Chips Selloff Worsens as Fears About AI Trade Grip Stock Market

    Ryan Vlastelica / Bloomberg /

  10. Video: State-Driven Data Center Backlash Reshaping the AI Trade

    Bloomberg /

  11. Inside the race to build European hardware without China

    Sifted /

  12. SpaceX Default Risk Hits Fresh Peak as Tech-Led Selloff Builds

    Kevin Kingsbury / Bloomberg /

  13. Bomb threats disrupt at least 15 flights across Europe, raising hybrid war fears

    Rory Carroll / The Guardian /

    Also: Kyiv Post Bomb Threats Disrupt Flights Across Europe

  14. Turkey's autocratic slide is now Europe's problem on four fronts - Carnegie - IntelliNews Lambda

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  15. France, US clash over G7 effort on AI safety

    Milena Wälde / POLITICO Europe /

  16. The year’s most successful stock-market trades are unraveling — perhaps for good

    Joseph Adinolfi / MarketWatch /

  17. Rheinmetall shares plunge more than 17% after profit warning over order delays

    Euronews /

    Also: Financial Times Rheinmetall shares fall 17% as it cuts sales forecast after deal delay, Bloomberg Rheinmetall Cuts 2026 Sales Guidance, Shares Plunge

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Rüstungsindustrie: Rheinmetall senkt schon wieder Prognose – Aktie bricht um 17 Prozent ein (de)

  18. Morocco’s factory boom comes with a $33bn nine-month trade deficit

    Brian Kenety / bne IntelliNews /

  19. AI companies race to lock down oil clients

    Tim McDonnell / Semafor /

  20. AFRICAN BUSINESS: Investors will have the final say on Africa’s new credit rating agency

    Bonface Orucho / Daily Maverick /

  21. Ukraine’s war risks a demographic collapse

    The Economist /

  22. Tax reporting lapses could risk India's sovereign rating, trigger withholding tax penalties: Income Tax Principal DG Debjyoti Das

    The Economic Times /

  23. Interactive: Tracking negotiating texts at the COP31 climate summit

    Carbon Brief /

  24. Wendy’s rejects Trian-led buyout offer, adopts ‘poison pill’ plan

    The Globe and Mail /

    Also: Bloomberg Wendy’s Rejects Takeover Bid From Peltz's Trian

Earlier today

  1. Oil tumbles below $100 on post-election peace hopes

    Financial Times /

  2. David Jones goes into administration, with store closures expected and thousands of jobs at risk

    The Guardian /

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

    bne IntelliNews /

  4. German government close to buying half of tank maker KNDS

    Financial Times /

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

    European Central Bank /