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

    Farhan Rafid / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Bloomberg Iran Oil Exports Near Zero But Peace Deal Not Likely, FGE Says, The Kyiv Independent Ukrainian forces target oil refinery as explosions reported across southern Russia

    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)

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

    Newsbase / bne IntelliNews /

    In other languages: Dagens industri Iran: Nya oljetankrar i brand i Hormuz (sv), Børsen To olietankere bryder i brand i Hormuzstrædet (da)

  3. AI backlash could threaten Anthropic IPO timing, potential investors say

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg What Anthropic’s IPO Means for the ETF Market

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

  4. OpenAI announces changes to how it handles data centres amid outcry after US midterms

    The Business Times /

  5. Video: Nvidia Plunges 9% as AI Selloff Wipes Out $2.3 Trillion | Closing Bell

    Bloomberg /

    Also: The Guardian US midterm elections 2026 live: Democrats exceed 250 House seats as blue wave sweeping Congress grows, South China Morning Post Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund earnings tumble 74% as HKMA warns of more market turbulence, Euronews European stocks join global rout after worst US chip sell-off since 2020, MarketWatch Tech stocks log worst day since 2020 as carnage comes to the AI trade, Sky News 'Bloodbath': Markets plummet worldwide as US midterm results add to AI fears, The Business Times Investors wipe US$2.5 trillion off Nasdaq as blue tsunami prompts AI fears, The New York Times Global Stocks Follow U.S. Sell-Off as A.I. Spending Fears Spread, 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 Wall Street sheds $3.2tn as tech-heavy Nasdaq plunges, MercoPress Big Tech loses a trillion dollars in a day after the Democratic win, The Globe and Mail Markets plunge in a dramatic reversal from Wednesday’s stock market rally, Le Monde On Wall Street, Democrats' midterm victory bursts the AI bubble, Daily Maverick Gathering AI storm clouds doom tech stocks to darkest day in a year, Financial Times Is the AI bubble about to burst? | FT #shorts · see all

    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), Jornal de Negócios Wall Street agrava perdas. Contágio do "sell-off" tecnológico dos EUA deixa Europa sem rumo (pt), Valor Econômico ‘Onda azul’ no Congresso americano eleva pressão regulatória sobre big techs (pt), Dagens industri Extrema börsfall i USA – oron sprider sig till Asien (sv), 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), Le Figaro Wall Street plonge, vent de panique sur l’IA : le Nasdaq perd 2500 milliards de capitalisation après la victoire démocrate aux midterms (fr), Rzeczpospolita Rzeź AI na giełdach – od Wall Street po Azję (pl), Svenska Dagbladet AI-kollaps på Wall Street sprider börsoro (sv), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Die Börsen erleben einen Kurssturz. Nach dem Triumph der Demokraten werden die KI-Investitionen infrage gestellt (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Live: Somberte slaat toe op Damrak, AEX laat 1,4% liggen (nl) · see all

  6. Taiwan Imposes Short-Selling Limit After Stock Market Rout

    Betty Hou / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Taiwan Activates Market-Stabilization Measures to Stem AI Bleeding

  7. 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)

  8. Turkey Arrests Former Minister Over Stock Market Fraud Scandal

    Hamdi Firat Buyuk / Balkan Insight (BIRN) /

    Also: Al-Monitor Turkey court jails former minister in funds probe, Anadolu says

  9. Worst Rout Since 2020 Leaves Virtually Nowhere to Hide in Stocks

    Jessica Menton and Geoffrey Morgan / Bloomberg /

  10. Stock selloff goes global in worst rout in years

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

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

    Euronews /

    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 Paraguay: Bankenskandal bringt Paraguays Präsidenten zu Fall (de), Portafolio Quebró y causó la renuncia del presidente de Paraguay: así fue la crisis que desató el cierre de Ueno Bank (es) · see all

  12. To Cross the Red Sea, Shippers Email Houthi Rebels. Read Their Inbox.

    Jason French / The Wall Street Journal /

  13. Bank of England raises rates for first time since 2023, signals more may come

    David Milliken / The Globe and Mail /

    Also: The Japan Times Bank of England raises rates for first time since 2023 and warns more likely, Bank of England Bank rate increased to 4% - November 2026 Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, Financial Times BoE leaves door open to further rate rises amid fears of entrenched inflation, The Wall Street Journal Bank of England Raises Rates for First Time Since Start of Iran War, The Business Times Bank of England raises rates for first time since 2023, warns another move likely · see all

  14. Russia and US seek to block plan for binding rules on autonomous weapons

    The Guardian /

  15. China tightens the noose around Taiwan

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  16. Troubled housebuilder Vistry tests limits of Labour’s appetite for nationalisation

    Financial Times /

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

    bne IntelliNews /

  18. Analysis-Pakistan's leaders dread US Democrats' win but its households are praying for it

    Al-Monitor /

  19. Video: Niles: AI Trade Faces Repricing Amid Data Center Risks

    Bloomberg /

  20. Sharp Tech on Video: The U.S. Votes on Data Centers, Implications for Big Tech, Google’s Response to AI

    Ben Thompson / Stratechery /

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

    Julian Spector / Canary Media /

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

    The Japan Times /

  23. European startups are using rollup strategies for defence. Some VCs are sceptical

    Sifted /

  24. China’s AI chipmakers report first profits, but will the trend continue?

    Ann Cao / South China Morning Post /

Earlier today

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

    Johana Bhuiyan / The Guardian /

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

    Gonzalo Soto / Bloomberg /

  3. China blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 billion ABB robot unit takeover

    The Japan Times /

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

    Kevin Kingsbury / Bloomberg /

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

    Mariana Durao / Bloomberg /