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THE MOAT as it stood at 6 November 2026, 17:03 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

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

    Alex Longley / Bloomberg /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Gulf of Guinea oil regains strategic appeal as global energy shocks mount – Carnegie, The Kyiv Independent Ukrainian forces target oil refinery as explosions reported across southern Russia, 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, Financial Times Spanish farmers told to keep olive oil off the market after bumper harvest · 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

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

    Rong Wei Neo / Bloomberg /

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

    Bloomberg /

  4. 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

  5. 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

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

    Le Monde /

    Also: POLITICO Europe Bomb threats target at least 22 more European flights, El País How a wave of false bomb threats is disrupting air travel in Europe

  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, The New York Times After a $2.5 Trillion Wipeout, Tech Investors Brace for More Pain, Semafor Stock selloff goes global in worst rout in years, Euronews European stocks join global rout after worst US chip sell-off since 2020, The Wall Street Journal Taiwan Activates Market-Stabilization Measures to Stem AI Bleeding, 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 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, BBC AI stocks climb after trillions wiped from market values, 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: Somberte op beurzen, Anthropic mogelijk $200 mrd minder waard (nl) · see all

  8. Europe alarmed by US plans for security deal with Russia

    Financial Times /

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

    The Business Times /

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

  10. Libya’s diplomatic thaw masks dinar slide and central bank fight

    bne IntelliNews /

  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. Transparency and expertise are needed to defrost Russia's billions for Ukraine

    Thomas Venon / The Kyiv Independent /

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

    Liz Hoffman / Semafor /

  14. Sovereign AI: Why European companies want to keep their data out of Big Tech’s hands

    Pablo G. Bejerano / El País /

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

    Council of the EU /

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

    Alek Buttermann / bne IntelliNews /

  17. What Sequoia’s London exit means for Europe

    Sifted /

  18. Trump Jr. Discusses Deals With Russian Oligarch, Report Says

    Kyiv Post /

  19. 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

  20. Siemens Energy redesigns Gulf power plants to withstand drone attacks

    Jennifer Gnana / The National /

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

    Michael Masrie / The Africa Report /

  22. Grab to cut Vietnam driver fees, pay compensation after competition watchdog’s review

    The Business Times /

  23. Protests and reforms: France's rising debt costs threaten stability

    DW /

  24. Kyiv Warns Heating Utility Raids Threaten Energy Projects

    Kyiv Post /

Earlier today

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

    Euronews /

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

    Bank of England /

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

    Johana Bhuiyan / The Guardian /

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

    Le Monde /

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

    Gonzalo Soto / Bloomberg /