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Anthropic flags risk that AI could soon improve itself
The lab raised the alarm in its updated SEC filing, where it said that none of its current models has crossed the recursive self-improvement threshold.
US Economy
Democrats favored at 74% as Americans vote in midterm elections
All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats are on the ballot, but strategists say earnings, interest rates and AI spending will...
Bonds & Rates
Brazil’s dollar bond pays 12.25% and yields 5.7% after Lula’s win
Yields on Brazil’s foreign-currency government bonds are climbing again now that the past weeks’ election contests have been...
Fed & Central Banks
Panetta opens door to more ECB hikes as Italian inflation hits 5.4%
The Banca d’Italia governor told World Savings Day that price growth will stay above 2% for many quarters, with the ECB’s next...
AI & Tech
AI & LLMs
Anthropic flags risk that AI could soon improve itself
The lab raised the alarm in its updated SEC filing, where it said that none of its current models has crossed the recursive self-improvement...
Big Tech Stocks
Broadcom falls 4% as Intel’s 25% plunge hits AI chip stocks
The stock traded at $330.06 on Friday afternoon, below every major moving average, with softer capital spending plans at Alphabet and...
Big Tech Stocks
Amazon burns through $42.4 billion in cash as Nasdaq futures drop 2%
Intel fell 26% on a weak PC outlook, a day after Alphabet’s worst single-day loss on record.
Economy & World
US Economy
Democrats favored at 74% as Americans vote in midterm elections
All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats are on the ballot, but strategists say earnings, interest rates and AI spending will move US stocks...
Fed & Central Banks
Panetta opens door to more ECB hikes as Italian inflation hits 5.4%
The Banca d’Italia governor told World Savings Day that price growth will stay above 2% for many quarters, with the ECB’s next decision due on...
Energy Geopolitics
Brent slips below $110 as traders unwind the Iran risk premium
Hopes of a Qatar-mediated diplomatic opening have knocked more than 3.5% off crude, though Hormuz, Tuesday’s US midterm elections and the...
Lifestyle Money
Luxury
Kering stock sinks 14% as Gucci drags down the third quarter: Barclays maps the best and worst case
A wave of target-price cuts followed Kering’s third-quarter results, with Barclays sketching a bull case at €310 a share and a bear case at €110.
Luxury
LVMH disappoints in the third quarter: China slows again and the stock slides after a difficult 2026
Third-quarter revenue grew just 1% organically, against a luxury sector expected to run closer to 5%, as Fashion & Leather Goods — the...
Pop Economics
Britain’s least reliable cars of 2026, according to a major owner survey
The What Car? annual reliability survey has ranked the best and worst cars on British roads, and three German models and one French model sit...
Markets
Bonds & Rates
Brazil’s dollar bond pays 12.25% and yields 5.7% after Lula’s win
Yields on Brazil’s foreign-currency government bonds are climbing again now that the past weeks’ election contests have been settled
Stocks
Wall Street enters November with S&P 500 just 1.44% above its October low
Seasonal data give November of a midterm year an average 2.31% gain, while Gann’s calendar concentrates several time windows in the month.
Crypto
Binance says $6.3 billion stolen in largest crypto theft on record
The exchange has frozen withdrawals and pledged to cover every loss, but Italian users face a tighter squeeze after losing regulated access in...