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THE MOAT as it stood at 6 November 2026, 15:33 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Oil’s Plunge Below $100 Doesn’t Mean Markets Are Out of Jeopardy

Alex Longley / Bloomberg /

Also: The Wall Street Journal Brent Crude Climbs Above $100 as Middle East Oil Supply Risks Persist, The Kyiv Independent Ukrainian forces target oil refinery as explosions reported across southern Russia, Financial Times Swinging oil prices highlight majors’ high-quality problem, Euronews Why Spain is taking 188,000 tonnes of olive oil off the market, Kyiv Post Russia’s Major Oil Refinery Reportedly Targeted as 142 Drones Downed · see all

In other languages: Aftenposten Oljefondet har falt med over 1500 milliarder under børsuroen (no), Dagens industri Iran: Nya oljetankrar i brand i Hormuz (sv), Dagens Næringsliv Oljefondet oppnådde forlik på over to milliarder etter Silicon Valley Bank-kollapsen (no), Le Temps La folle année de Gunvor, le géant du négoce de pétrole, qui devient Centalion pour faire oublier sa réputation de «marionnette du Kremlin» (fr), Cinco Días El precio del petróleo apunta a un acuerdo diplomático en Irán aunque el mercado aún teme el riesgo de escalada bélica (es), Valor Econômico Ministério confirma prorrogação do Imposto de Exportação sobre petróleo até 31 de dezembro (pt), Estadão Governo prorroga imposto sobre exportação de petróleo até 31 de dezembro (pt), Jornal de Negócios Há quase um ano sem Maduro, uma Venezuela às escuras apoia-se no petróleo para recuperar (pt) · see all

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

    Rong Wei Neo / Bloomberg /

  2. Kyiv Hits Sixth Russian Oil Plant in Week as Strikes Pick Up

    Bloomberg /

  3. EU accuses TikTok of designing algorithm that creates ‘rabbit holes’

    Eliza Gkritsi / POLITICO Europe /

    Also: The Guardian EU charges TikTok with failing to protect users’ mental health, Bloomberg EU Escalates TikTok Probe Over Algorithmic ‘Rabbit Holes’

    In other languages: Valor Econômico UE acusa TikTok de provocar efeitos prejudiciais com algoritmo (pt), Handelsblatt EU: Tiktok droht Strafe wegen Gefährdung mentaler Gesundheit (de), Le Figaro L’UE somme TikTok de modifier ses flux de vidéos personnalisées, accusés d’effets «nocifs» (fr), Asahi Shimbun TikTokに有害な「ラビットホール現象」 EUが違法の暫定見解 (ja) · see all

  4. 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: Asahi Shimbun プーチン氏の思惑はどこに？ JTの現地資産、ロシア側の管理下に (ja), 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) · see all

  5. Tesla to axe Cybertruck as Musk shifts focus to robotics and AI

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production as Elon Musk focuses on robotics and AI, MarketWatch Is it the end of the Cybertruck? Elon Musk announces factory will shift Tesla production., BBC Elon Musk appears to signal the end of the road for Cybertruck

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Tesla encerrará gradualmente produção do Cybertruck no Texas (pt), Rzeczpospolita Tesla kończy produkcję Cybertrucka w fabryce w Teksasie. To może być całkowity koniec projektu Muska (pl), Cinco Días Musk anuncia que Tesla pondrá fin a la producción del Cybertruck en su fábrica de Texas (es), Diario Financiero Musk apuesta todo al Cybercab: Tesla reducirá gradualmente la producción del Cybertruck en su fábrica de Texas (es) · see all

  6. European airspace on alert after bomb threats target some 20 commercial flights

    Le Monde /

    Also: El País How a wave of false bomb threats is disrupting air travel in Europe, Financial Times Bomb threats target media and flights as email warns ‘this is only the beginning’

  7. 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, Semafor Stock selloff goes global in worst rout in years, The Wall Street Journal Taiwan Activates Market-Stabilization Measures to Stem AI Bleeding, 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 The sell-off gets deep, 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, South China Morning Post HKEX posts first quarterly profit decline in over 2 years as Hong Kong market cools · 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), 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), 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), Jornal de Negócios Tecnológicas vivem pesadelo em Wall Street. Nasdaq perde quase 6% (pt), Svenska Dagbladet AI-kollaps på Wall Street sprider börsoro (sv), Handelsblatt Börse im Aufruhr nach Midterms: Absturz der Tech-Aktien: Platzt nun eine KI-Blase? (de), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Die Börsen erleben einen Kurssturz. Nach dem Triumph der Demokraten werden die KI-Investitionen infrage gestellt (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Live: Somberheid troef op Beursplein 5 (nl) · see all

  8. Global stocks tumble as AI panic grips markets; US adds 165,000 new jobs in October – business live

    Graeme Wearden / The Guardian /

  9. 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)

  10. Wall Street's push to trade AI compute hits Washington roadblock

    Liz Hoffman / Semafor /

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

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Financial Times China’s block on SoftBank deal fires the starting gun on the robot wars, South China Morning Post China blocks SoftBank’s US$5.4 billion takeover of ABB’s robotics division, Bloomberg China Blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 Billion ABB Robot Unit Takeover

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

  12. Enlargement: EU and Montenegro close accession negotiations on free movement of goods and food safety

    Council of the EU /

  13. Mexico’s central bank surprises markets with rate cut as peso weakens

    Alek Buttermann / bne IntelliNews /

  14. After a $2.5 Trillion Wipeout, Tech Investors Brace for More Pain

    The New York Times /

  15. What Sequoia’s London exit means for Europe

    Sifted /

  16. Turkey Arrests Former Minister Over Stock Market Fraud Scandal

    Hamdi Firat Buyuk / Balkan Insight (BIRN) /

  17. Ethiopia: A $201bn economy on paper, a heavier tax bill in practice

    Michael Masrie / The Africa Report /

  18. 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: Le Figaro Paraguay : la crise bancaire contraint le président Santiago Peña à démissionner (fr), Valor Econômico Em meio a crise bancária, Santiago Peña renuncia à presidência do Paraguai (pt), Jornal de Negócios Presidente do Paraguai demite-se após colapso de um dos maiores bancos do país (pt), Handelsblatt Staatskrise: Paraguays Präsident Peña tritt in Bankenkrise zurück (de), Portafolio Quebró y causó la renuncia del presidente de Paraguay: así fue la crisis que desató el cierre de Ueno Bank (es), Le Temps Le président du Paraguay au bord de la destitution après une crise bancaire (fr) · see all

  19. Kyiv Warns Heating Utility Raids Threaten Energy Projects

    Kyiv Post /

  20. Fearing AI disruption, white-collar workers are quitting their jobs

    Amelia Penniman / The Guardian /

  21. Why Namibia’s president broke a personal rule for Dangote’s $2.5bn fuel project

    ‘Femi Asu / The Africa Report /

  22. Arini’s credit troubles suggest roach-hunting season is back

    Financial Times /

  23. Beijing calls for more efforts to stabilise stock market after renewed sell-off

    Xiaofei Xu / South China Morning Post /

  24. Ahead of Shenzhen trade talks, US holds off blacklist rule that angered Beijing

    Alice Li / South China Morning Post /

Earlier today

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

    Bank of England /

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

    Johana Bhuiyan / The Guardian /

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

    Gonzalo Soto / Bloomberg /

  4. China tightens the noose around Taiwan

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

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

    The Business Times /