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‘Very strange, very sad’: Paraguay bank collapse fells a presidency and leaves millions broke

The Guardian /

Also: OCCRP Paraguayan President Impeached and Arrested Amid Financial Meltdown and Mass Protests, The New York Times Paraguay’s President Removed and Arrested Over Financial Crisis, The Globe and Mail Ousted Paraguayan president placed under house arrest after bank collapse

In other languages: Valor Econômico Ostentação, edifício 'The Matrix' e obras de arte: os sinais de que algo estava errado com o ueno bank (pt), Expansión (México) Quiebra de Ueno Bank exhibe fallas de supervisión y corrupción en Paraguay, advierte Moody’s (es), Handelsblatt Staatskrise in Südamerika: Santiago Peña als Präsident Paraguays abgesetzt (de), NRC Paraguay beëdigt nieuwe president temidden van financiële crisis, oud-president onder huisarrest (nl), Jornal de Negócios Banco central do Paraguai começa a devolver fundos aos lesados do banco Ueno (pt), Diario Financiero Alliana jura como nuevo presidente de Paraguay y fiscalía ordena detención de Peña (es), Estadão Banco Central do Paraguai diz já ter devolvido o dinheiro de 1,2 milhão de correntistas do Ueno Bank (pt), Rzeczpospolita Zmiana prezydenta w Paragwaju, dziesiątki rannych w Sao Paulo (pl), Aftenposten Paraguays president avsatt i riksrettssak og pågrepet – ny president tatt i ed (no) · see all

  1. Russian attacks kill 2, injure 37 across Ukraine over past day, hit substations connecting nuclear power plants to Kyiv

    Yuliia Taradiuk / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: The Guardian Blackouts and water shortages in Kyiv after Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy grid, Kyiv Post Russian Strike in Zhytomyr Strains Kyiv’s Power, Water Supply, Klitschko Says, Kyiv Independent Russia attacks another bridge in Kyiv, bne IntelliNews Missile War Monitor: Russian strike closes Kyiv's North Bridge, cuts water pressure in the capital · see all

    In other languages: Aftenposten Omfattende angrep mot Kyiv: Ingen strøm mesteparten av døgnet (no)

  2. Berkshire Hathaway steps up share buybacks with $9.6bn of purchases

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Berkshire Makes Record $9.6 Billion Buyback, The Globe and Mail Berkshire Hathaway buys back US$9.6-billion of stock as profits declined

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Já sem Buffet na liderança, Berkshire recua 28% nos lucros e investe mais 8,6 mil milhões na recompra de ações (pt), Dagens industri Svidande vinsttapp för Berkshire Hathaway (sv), Dagens Næringsliv Resultatfall for Berkshire Hathaway – pengebingen økte igjen (no), Handelsblatt US-Holdinggesellschaft: Berkshire Hathaway kauft mehr eigene Aktien zurück (de) · see all

  3. U.S. Cleared Nvidia Chips to Chinese Firms With Empty Offices and Troubling Ties

    Ana Swanson / The New York Times /

    In other languages: Børsen Medie: USA kæder Nvidia-stifter sammen med formodet kinesisk spion (da), Der Spiegel Nvidia: Medienbericht wirft Huang Affäre mit mutmaßlicher chinesischer Spionin vor (de)

  4. Italy's foreign minister targeted in cyberattack due to Ukraine stance, minister says

    Jonas Heins / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Bloomberg Meloni Blames Pro-Russia Hackers for Cyberattack on Minister

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Dados de vice-primeiro-ministro de Itália divulgados por “’hackers’ pró-russos” na “dark web” (pt), Valor Econômico Ministro das Relações Exteriores da Itália afirma ter sido alvo de hackers pró-Rússia (pt)

  5. New Zealand’s National Party set to cling on to power

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal New Zealand’s Conservatives Narrowly Lead in Election, The Guardian New Zealand faces weeks of uncertainty with election ‘too close to call’

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Wahlen: Regierung nach Wahl in Neuseeland knapp unter der absoluten Mehrheit (de)

  6. Ukraine's port blockade wipes $5.2bn off second-half exports, National Bank estimates

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  7. Europe and Central Asia debt climbs $178bn in 2025, fastest increase globally

    Clare Nuttall / bne IntelliNews /

  8. ECB’s Lagarde Says Inflation Likely to Stay High in Near Future

    Alessandra Migliaccio and Mark Schroers / Bloomberg /

  9. Academic fraud scandals reveal accountability gap in Eastern Europe

    Clare Nuttall / bne IntelliNews /

  10. Russia ships metal via the Arctic to evade Ukrainian strikes

    Financial Times /

    Also: Kyiv Post Russia Reroutes Pig Iron to Arctic Port Over Black Sea Strikes

  11. The midterms give Fed more room to raise rates, mut maybe less reason to do so

    Mint /

    Also: Bloomberg US Jobs Surge Raises Odds of December Fed Hike

  12. What the federal budget has in store for Canadian businesses, according to our experts

    The Globe and Mail /

  13. Exclusive-Expanding on naval blockade, US military looks to restrict Iranian land commerce

    Al-Monitor /

  14. How the Iran War Is Making Alaskans Both Richer and Poorer

    Bloomberg /

  15. Did the Bay Area just save its transit system from the brink of certain death?

    Isabeau Doucet / The Guardian /

  16. Another Major Corruption Scandal Shakes Ukraine

    Olena Tregub / Kyiv Post /

  17. Wall Street Sees US Hitting $41.1 Trillion Debt Cap in February

    Alexandra Harris / Bloomberg /

    Also: Semafor Wall Street's push to trade AI compute hits Washington roadblock, MarketWatch Data centers run on debt. That was a problem for bonds this year — and it’s only going to get worse., Financial Times How Wall Street’s all-in bet on AI blew up, Sky News Extinction events, data centre dramas and the US midterms: Why AI stocks lost trillions in one day, The Business Times US: Wall Street stocks rally after heavy AI-related sell-off · see all

  18. The AI bubble faces reality

    Le Monde /

  19. Italian Pasta Giant Dodges Questions About Presence in Russia

    Jakob Gottlieb / Kyiv Post /

  20. The AI trade is now counting on Anthropic’s IPO — but it couldn’t be happening at a worse time

    Christine Ji / MarketWatch /

    Also: Bloomberg Anthropic IPO Buyers See Valuation as Low as $1.1 Trillion, Financial Times Anthropic to press ahead with IPO targeting $1.5tn valuation

    In other languages: Dagens industri Källor: Anthropic trotsar AI-stormen – går till börsen snart (sv)

  21. A ‘Chaotic Race’ for the World’s Top Diplomat

    Somini Sengupta / The New York Times /

  22. US Midterms: What Is the Global Impact?

    Kyiv Post /

  23. New ‘high safety’ chemicals in plastic food packaging linked to lower birth weight, study finds

    Tom Perkins / The Guardian /

  24. Race to develop Ebola vaccine as deadly outbreak spreads in DR Congo

    Sky News /

Earlier today

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

    Financial Times /

  2. Drones Strike Saratov Refinery, Missiles Hit Oryol Plant

    Tymur Dubovyk / Kyiv Post /

  3. How Fast-Money Systematic Funds Stoked $2.3T Tech Rout

    Bloomberg /

  4. Options Volumes Soar to Record Levels on Post-Election Sell Off

    Bernard Goyder / Bloomberg /

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

    Graeme Wearden / The Guardian /