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Rapid energy inflation across the euro zone has not yet spread to other goods and services, and the recent rise in bond yields is likely to dampen price pressures as it weighs on growth, European Central Bank policymaker Olli Rehn said on Tuesday.

Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen proposed a sharp deficit reduction and called on the European Central Bank to intervene to bring down surging debt costs as she seeks to assure investors of her financial credentials ahead of the election next year.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is set to raise more than 80 billion yuan ($11.93 billion) in its latest funding round, said ​one person with knowledge of the matter, as the firm ‌builds up a war chest of capital ahead of a domestic IPO.

Healthcare group McKesson and private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice are closing in on a deal to buy the largest independent provider of medical infusion services in the US, valuing the business at more than $5bn including debt.

President Donald Trump has allowed the use of cheaper red-dyed diesel, typically reserved for farm operations, to be used more broadly in an attempt to bring down record-high fuel costs.

Stellantis is expected to produce around 450,000 vehicles in Italy this year, up from 2025 ​levels but below initial expectations, the FIM ‌Cisl union said on Tuesday in its quarterly report on the automaker’s output in the country.

The $110 billion merger of Paramount Skydance (PSKY) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) closed on Tuesday after Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denied a last-minute effort to halt the deal.

Uber Technologies Inc said Tuesday it will acquire ezCater Inc, a U.S. platform for catering and workplace meals, in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.3 billion.

Berkshire Hathaway bought 2.4 Home Builder more shares of Lennar on Thursday and Friday and now owns a 12% stake in the big home builder, worth around $2.2 billion. 

Global investment firm KKR said on Monday it had agreed to ​buy private capital fund administrator Gen ‌II Fund Services in a $5.1 billion deal including debt, gaining exposure to infrastructure supporting private ​markets.

The US’s largest utility megadeal is running into fierce opposition, as concerns over electricity affordability and anti-monopoly sentiment mount before November’s midterm elections.

Lucid Group reported a 6.7% decrease in year-over-year vehicle deliveries during the third quarter, after the embattled all-electric vehicle maker cut production to better align with slower customer demand.

AMD plans to substantially increase chip supply in 2027 as the US chipmaker races to meet booming demand from artificial intelligence, CEO Lisa Su said on Tuesday.

Google has contracted for 3,590 megawatts of power from Constellation Energy in the US’ largest power grid, with new nuclear energy accounting for about ​a quarter of that supply, the companies said on Tuesday.

A US AI start-up backed by Nvidia and the Trump administration has unveiled its first open-weight model, boosting American ambitions to compete with Chinese groups that dominate the market for public, customisable AI products. 

Σε νέο στάδιο περνάει η ανάπτυξη του μοντέλου franchise της Carrefour στην Ελλάδα, αφού ήδη στο πρώτο εξάμηνο του 2026 ο όμιλος AVE, που έχει αναλάβει την υλοποίηση του Master Franchise Agreement, άνοιξε νέα καταστήματα σε εμβληματικές τουριστικές περιοχές.

Υψηλότερα τοποθετεί τον πήχη για τις ελληνικές τράπεζες η UBS, ανεβάζοντας τις εκτιμήσεις της για την κερδοφορία και τις τιμές-στόχους, καθώς το περιβάλλον υψηλότερων επιτοκίων αποδεικνύεται περισσότερο υποστηρικτικό για τα έσοδά τους.

Σε έναν κόσμο όπου η παγκόσμια εφοδιαστική αλυσίδα και οι επενδυτές αναζητούν την απόλυτη ισορροπία ανάμεσα στην αξιοπιστία, την υψηλή αποδοτικότητα και τη βιωσιμότητα, η CMF, συμφερόντων Βαγγέλη Μαρινάκη, έρχεται να επαναπροσδιορίσει διεθνώς το τοπίο των θαλάσσιων μεταφορών εμπορευματοκιβωτίων.

Σύμφωνα με το Bloomberg, η ελληνική κυβέρνηση εκτιμά ότι η ανάπτυξη θα διαμορφωθεί στο 2% φέτος, για να επιταχύνει στο 2,3% το επόμενο έτος, ενώ παράλληλα διατηρείται σταθερά το θετικό πρόσημο στα δημόσια οικονομικά.

Στα 24 ευρώ τοποθετεί την τιμή στόχο για τη Viohalco η Πειραιώς Χρηματιστηριακή, ξεκινώντας κάλυψη της μετοχής με σύσταση Outperform. Με βάση την τιμή κλεισίματος των 17,66 ευρώ στις 2 Οκτωβρίου, το δυνητικό περιθώριο ανόδου διαμορφώνεται στο 36%.