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Brent Crude Climbs Above $100 as Middle East Oil Supply Risks Persist

Farhan Rafid / The Wall Street Journal /

Also: Kyiv Post Russia’s Major Oil Refinery Reportedly Targeted as 142 Drones Downed

In other languages: Cinco Días El precio del petróleo apunta a un acuerdo diplomático en Irán aunque el mercado aún teme el riesgo de escalada bélica (es)

  1. Bank rate increased to 4% - November 2026 Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes

    Bank of England /

    Also: Financial Times BoE leaves door open to further rate rises amid fears of entrenched inflation, The Globe and Mail Bank of England raises rates for first time since 2023, signals more may come, The Wall Street Journal Bank of England Raises Rates for First Time Since Start of Iran War

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Wall Street agrava perdas. Contágio do "sell-off" tecnológico dos EUA deixa Europa sem rumo (pt)

  2. Putin orders seizure of Japan Tobacco’s Russian business

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Moscow Seizes Japan Tobacco’s Russia Factories

    In other languages: Dagens industri Japanska fabriker i Ryssland konfiskeras (sv), Le Figaro Tokyo exige la levée immédiate de la saisie des actifs russes de Japan Tobacco (fr), Valor Econômico Rússia toma controle de subsidiárias da Japan Tobacco (pt)

  3. Nasdaq sees worst day in 19 months as investors bet on AI slowdown after Democrats’ election triumph

    Graeme Wearden / The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg Nvidia Plunges 9% as AI Selloff Wipes Out $2.3 Trillion | Closing Bell, MarketWatch The ‘Musk selloff’ deepens as Tesla and SpaceX combine for $456 billion two-day wipeout, The Business Times Investors wipe US$2.5 trillion off Nasdaq as blue tsunami prompts AI fears, MercoPress Big Tech loses a trillion dollars in a day after the Democratic win, The National Manus on Markets: $2.3 trillion wiped out as US midterms send markets into a tailspin, Odd Lots The Macro Implications of the Blue Tsunami, Financial Times The sell-off gets deep, South China Morning Post HKEX posts first quarterly profit decline in over 2 years as Hong Kong market cools, Financial Times Is the AI bubble about to burst? | FT #shorts · see all

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Petróleo avança com incerteza sobre Irão. "Sell-off" global alastra-se à Ásia com fortes perdas (pt), Asahi Shimbun 日経平均が終値も6万円割れ 一時4000円下落、AI投資に懸念 (ja), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 버터 올려도 끄떡없었다…미국서 난리 난 한국산 AI칩 (ko), Handelsblatt Wall Street: „KI-Blutbad“ an US-Börsen – S&P 500 bricht um vier Prozent ein (de), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Die Börsen erleben einen Kurssturz. Nach dem Triumph der Demokraten werden die KI-Investitionen infrage gestellt (de) · see all

  4. Wall Street Banks to Lead $3 Billion Debt Deal for CD&R Purchase

    Aaron Weinman / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Diario Financiero El Nasdaq se hunde 5,5% y Wall Street cierra su peor sesión desde abril de 2025 por un quiebre de expectativas sobre la infraestructura de IA (es), Dagens industri Extrema börsfall i USA – oron sprider sig till Asien (sv), Rzeczpospolita Rzeź AI na giełdach – od Wall Street po Azję (pl), Svenska Dagbladet AI-kollaps på Wall Street sprider börsoro (sv), Jornal de Negócios Wall Street com dia negro. Tecnológicas dão maior queda desde março de 2020 (pt), Het Financieele Dagblad Live: AEX opent in het rood na AI-verkoopgolf Wall Street (nl) · see all

  5. Ueno Bank collapse sparks political crisis and impeachment move in Paraguay

    Euronews /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Paraguay’s President Resigns as Collapse of Bank With Close Ties to Him Sparks Crisis

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Presidente do Paraguai demite-se após colapso de um dos maiores bancos do país (pt), Rzeczpospolita Prezydent Paragwaju ustępuje po aferze bankowej. Miliony klientów bez dostępu do pieniędzy (pl), Valor Econômico Como a quebra de um banco levou à renúncia do presidente do Paraguai (pt), La Nación De las primeras alertas a la renuncia de Santiago Peña: la cronología del escándalo de Ueno Bank que sacude a Paraguay (es), Handelsblatt Staatskrise in Paraguay: Kongress nimmt Peñas Rücktritt nicht an und will Verfahren (de), Portafolio Quebró y causó la renuncia del presidente de Paraguay: así fue la crisis que desató el cierre de Ueno Bank (es), Brazil Journal ‘O Master do Paraguai’ explodiu, derrubando o Presidente (pt), Le Temps Le président du Paraguay au bord de la destitution après une crise bancaire (fr) · see all

  6. Iran's IRGC claims two more tankers hit mines in Hormuz

    Newsbase / bne IntelliNews /

  7. Gulf of Guinea oil regains strategic appeal as global energy shocks mount – Carnegie

    bne IntelliNews /

  8. The wins and weak spots in America's solar supply chain

    Julian Spector / Canary Media /

  9. Binance hack funds flow to Chinese launderers, Chainalysis says

    The Japan Times /

  10. Iran begins work on domestic satellite internet to rival Starlink

    bne IntelliNews /

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg OpenAI to Change How It Handles Data Centers After Outcry, Semafor OpenAI looks to make data centers more palatable, The Globe and Mail Anthropic’s IPO timing in doubt due to AI backlash, sources say · see all

    In other languages: Handelsblatt IPO: KI-Firma Anthropic droht laut Insidern Verzögerung bei Börsengang (de)

  12. Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law protecting children from addiction risk

    Johana Bhuiyan / The Guardian /

    In other languages: Le Temps Google, Meta et TikTok veulent bloquer une loi de Californie protégeant les moins de 16 ans (fr), Valor Econômico Google, Meta e TikTok entram na Justiça contra lei da Califórnia sobre uso de redes sociais por menores de idade (pt)

  13. China tax crackdown pushes wealthy to gold as safe haven, lifting Hong Kong jewellery sales

    The Business Times /

  14. European Stocks Join Global Selloff as AI Concerns Spread

    Macarena Muñoz / Bloomberg /

  15. Russia is losing Africa’s arms market. Can Putin’s $20bn offensive turn the tide?

    Sheriff Bojang Jnr / The Africa Report /

  16. From finance summit to AI-driven stock rout: 5 figures investors are watching in China

    Christina Zhao / South China Morning Post /

  17. China blocks SoftBank’s US$5.4 billion takeover of ABB’s robotics division

    South China Morning Post /

    Also: The Japan Times China blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 billion ABB robot unit takeover, The New York Times China Blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 Billion Robotics Takeover, Impeding Foreign Deals, Financial Times China blocks SoftBank’s $5.4bn takeover of ABB’s robotics division, Bloomberg China Blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 Billion ABB Robot Unit Takeover · see all

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios China bloqueia compra de divisão de robótica da ABB por grupo japonês SoftBank (pt)

  18. UK house prices fall at steepest rate in more than three years

    Mark Sweney / The Guardian /

  19. Iran Oil Exports Near Zero But Peace Deal Not Likely, FGE Says

    Rong Wei Neo / Bloomberg /

  20. Zelensky: Ukraine Has Not Received $16 Billion in Previously Agreed US Aid

    Kyiv Post /

  21. General Staff: Russia has lost 1,601,830 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    The Kyiv Independent /

  22. Musk says Tesla to wind down production of struggling Cybertruck at Texas factory around mid-2027

    The Business Times /

  23. Ukrainian forces target oil refinery as explosions reported across southern Russia

    Volodymyr Ivanyshyn / The Kyiv Independent /

  24. Elon Musk says Tesla will stop making Cybertrucks in 2027

    Alvin R Cabral / The National /

Earlier today

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

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  2. Banxico Surprises With Cut to 6.25%, Signals Extended Hold

    Gonzalo Soto / Bloomberg /

  3. SpaceX Default Risk Hits Record High in Tech-Driven Credit Slump

    Kevin Kingsbury / Bloomberg /

  4. Brazil Puts Rare Earths, Copper Atop Critical Minerals List

    Mariana Durao / Bloomberg /

  5. Japan’s nominal wages rise at fastest pace in almost 30 years

    The Japan Times /