Saudi Arabia pumped 10.563 million barrels a day in October, OPEC said, as the U.S. average gas price fell to $3.94, its first time under $4 in months.
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has passed 11,000 cases and 5,387 deaths, its health ministry said Nov. 11, as Kenya began a 42-day countdown to Ebola-free status.
Spain held its first general strike in 14 years on Nov. 11 over housing costs. Masked groups clashed with police in Barcelona as 120,000 marched in Madrid.
Cost of living by country for mid-2026: the most expensive and cheapest nations, the biggest changes over the year and official inflation, with charts.
Russia hit six major power substations overnight, Kyiv said, a second night of strikes that left outages in eight regions and darkened city streetlights.
Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large prisoner exchange as Abu Dhabi talks ended Wednesday with no breakthrough. Envoys go to Moscow and Dublin Thursday.
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Oil fell about 3% Wednesday, with WTI near $93 and Brent near $100, as traders weighed U.S.-Iran talks mediated by Qatar and signs that Middle East exports were recovering.
The 10-year Treasury yield fell to about 4.92% and the dollar slid the most since September after Democrats won Congress, while gold rose almost 3% to above $4,000 an ounce.
Mass General Brigham layoffs continue as CEO Anne Klibanski warns 85,000 staff of difficult changes; MGB aims to lift operating income from $59M to about $300M.
Stock market, Nov. 4: Nasdaq futures recover from a 2.4% overnight drop after Democrats win Congress; the 10-year yield falls to 4.92% and the dollar weakens.
Geopolitics and business report, Nov. 2, 2026: Ryanair warns of 20% fare hikes, Gulf money backs Apollo and OpenAI, and Binance bleeds $3.64B after a hack.
Business report November 2, 2026: oil plunges 7% on U.S.-Iran talk hopes, tech stocks slide, and Apple, Palantir and Anthropic post big quarterly numbers.
OpenAI Grid Protectors program launches with a pledge to cut up to 1,000 MW at its Georgia campus when the grid is strained. What it means for power bills.
Marvell Lumentum deal: Marvell will buy Lumentum for $115 billion in stock at 4.5 shares each, closing in 2028. Both stocks fell Monday. Terms and data.
Anthropic IPO filing update: Q3 revenue hit $16.96 billion, about 12 times a year earlier, but compute costs pushed the Claude maker to a $567M operating loss.
Seaport Therapeutics ended Q3 with $403.8 million in cash, up 73% since December, and says it is funded into 2029. Its net loss widened 17% to $26.4 million.
Weil Gotshal Boston office: the dissolving law firm opened 37,379 sq. ft. at Lyrik Back Bay in June. Here's what its wind-down means for the sublease market.
Massachusetts heating oil prices averaged $6.23 a gallon in the latest state survey, up 73% from a year ago, as aid applications jump and Congress stalls.
Geopolitics and business report, Nov. 1, 2026: the Gulf braces for renewed Iran war, Brent nears $118, OPEC+ holds output and lobbyists chase critical minerals.
Business report November 1, 2026: Meta's AI-driven ad sales outpace Google Search, banks and retailers block AI agents, and tariffs squeeze a Maine factory.
South Korea October exports rose 93.7% to $115.3 billion as AI demand lifted chips 259%; shipments to the U.S. nearly tripled and $1 trillion is in sight.
AI news Nov. 1, 2026: Canada takes up to a C$1.6B stake in Cohere at a C$35.7B valuation, Apple adds Qwen in China, OpenAI ships GPT-Rosalind-6, xAI loses bid.
The Kalshi valuation hit $40 billion after a $1 billion Series G co-led by Wellington and Sequoia. Investors, valuation history, volume and expansion plans.
Reddit stock fell 29% on Oct. 30, its worst day since the 2024 IPO, after weak Q4 guidance, a drop in U.S. users and a warning that Google AI cuts its traffic.
Halloween box office: A24's You Can See Everything reported $10.6M to edge Clayface's $10.4M in a slow $62.2M weekend. Top 5, totals and documentary records.
Japan price hikes in November cover 1,477 food items, Teikoku Databank says, as seven utilities set record power bills and Tokyo plans winter subsidies.
The Toast FTC lawsuit, filed Oct. 29 with 7 states, accuses the Boston restaurant software firm of hidden fees and hard cancellations. Toast says it will fight.
The Bambusa Therapeutics IPO raised $168.9M at $16 a share, then BBTX closed day one at $14.99. Deal terms, where the money goes and our take.
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