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Brent nears $97 as Houthis claim strike on Saudi pipeline
Riyadh has not confirmed the attack, and rising US crude stocks are keeping the rebound in check after last week’s 16% slide.
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Nasdaq closes 10.94% below its October record
The index remains in correction territory, and the recoveries from the 2000, 2018 and 2020 selloffs show how long a rebound can...
Crypto
Bitcoin falls below $70,000 to its lowest level since August
The cryptocurrency has lost more than 6% in 24 hours, to around $68,700 and its weakest level since August 19, after the Nvidia...
Crypto
Tether holds more US Treasuries than the United Arab Emirates
Three Italian analysts say the stablecoin issuer’s $132 billion position amounts to the privatization of seigniorage, with...
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Nvidia board weighs Huang’s future as stock falls 6%
Polymarket traders make CUDA architect Ian Buck the favorite to succeed the founder, just ahead of finance chief Colette Kress.
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Oracle jumps 6.35% as CoreWeave results ease AI debt fears
The stock is still trading below its 20-day moving average at $127.22, after last week’s slide to a 52-week low.
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Meta jumps 5% as JPMorgan swaps it in for Alphabet
Doug Anmuth put Meta on the bank’s Analyst Focus List and dropped Alphabet, arguing Meta’s ad business is already turning AI spending into...
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Energy Geopolitics
Brent nears $97 as Houthis claim strike on Saudi pipeline
Riyadh has not confirmed the attack, and rising US crude stocks are keeping the rebound in check after last week’s 16% slide.
Trade & Tariffs
EU to make online platforms collect VAT on all imports from 2028
The new rule lands with the expiry of the temporary EUR 3 duty and the launch of the EU’s Customs Data Hub.
Energy Geopolitics
US oil and gas earnings top $130 billion as diesel spread hits $87 a barrel
More than 50 US oil and gas companies earned an estimated $130 billion-plus between April and September 2026, against less than $47 billion in...
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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...
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Stocks
Nasdaq closes 10.94% below its October record
The index remains in correction territory, and the recoveries from the 2000, 2018 and 2020 selloffs show how long a rebound can take without...
Crypto
Bitcoin falls below $70,000 to its lowest level since August
The cryptocurrency has lost more than 6% in 24 hours, to around $68,700 and its weakest level since August 19, after the Nvidia shock and a...
Crypto
Tether holds more US Treasuries than the United Arab Emirates
Three Italian analysts say the stablecoin issuer’s $132 billion position amounts to the privatization of seigniorage, with sovereignty risks...