Israel’s inconclusive election
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- Good morning, and welcome to Hark News. Here's what the world got up to while you slept. First, the weather in New York. A high of 60 and a low of 43, with clear skies.
- Israel’s election produced no clear winner. Exit polls put Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, but neither appears close to the 61 seats needed to govern.
- Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection over Flávio Bolsonaro, reversing expectations after Bolsonaro led the first round. Lula’s campaign combined digital organizing, street mobilization and late economic promises.
- After losing Brazil’s presidential election and facing orders to surrender his passport, Flávio Bolsonaro left the country for the United States. The White House offered him a visa, creating an awkward sequel to Washington’s support for Brazil’s right wing.
- A student-led movement has ousted Serbia’s Aleksandar Vučić after two years of protests over corruption and democratic backsliding. The incoming Student List is made up largely of political newcomers, including academics, lawyers, athletes and artists.
- Anthropic has filed to go public in what could become one of history’s largest IPOs. The filing shows extraordinary growth, nearly 2,000 customers paying at least $1 million a year, and enormous future computing commitments.
- Anthropic’s filing makes the AI buildout look increasingly like an energy business. The company says planned data centers may need dedicated natural-gas generation, while grid upgrades, fuel prices, climate effects and construction delays could all raise costs.
- Anthropic’s filing arrived alongside Meta’s plan to raise up to $95 billion in stock and SpaceX’s roughly $40 billion financing commitment for AI chips. The message from markets is mixed: equity investors are still willing to fund the dream, while lenders increasingly want higher returns before joining the party.
- China’s state investment funds have poured billions into stocks after major indexes entered bear-market territory. The intervention may steady prices, but it hasn’t restored confidence.
- Chinese AI and chip stocks have lost about 40% in less than 4 months, wiping out roughly $480 billion in market value. The selloff threatens Beijing’s push for technological self-sufficiency, even as DeepSeek reportedly raises fresh money.
- Nishanul Nishat creates digital paintings of solitary figures set against enormous, dreamlike landscapes. Gentle colors and carefully layered light give each scene a quiet, story-like mood.
- US consumer confidence rose 7.5 points in October, reaching 91.7, its highest level since June. But inflation worries remain, gas is about 40% more expensive than a year ago, and many households plan to cut spending.
- An NPR, PBS and Marist poll gives Democrats an 8-point advantage on the generic congressional ballot and suggests they’re favored to win the House. The Senate remains a toss-up, while financial stress and democracy are major concerns.
- The Trump administration is pressing states to screen ballots it says may have been cast by noncitizens, while offering $1 million for fraud tips that lead to convictions.
- If Democrats win the House, an informal group of progressive newcomers known as the Bloc plans to use the speaker vote and procedural leverage to demand committee assignments, rule changes and votes on progressive legislation.
- Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing a campaign built around anti-Muslim and anti-Arab rhetoric. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made disparaging claims about Arabs’ contributions to science, while Trump and JD Vance have portrayed El-Sayed as dangerous.
- Justice Department prosecutors failed to secure a grand jury indictment against former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who testified about Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 Capitol riot.
- The FBI searched a Beverly Hills mansion owned by a donor to former Representative Eric Swalwell, who resigned from Congress earlier this year and is the subject of federal and state investigations.
- Ukraine has kept its energy grid from collapsing, while striking Russian oil infrastructure, but it has delayed reforms that could attract private investment in decentralized power.
- China plans to send envoys to the Middle East while trying to protect relationships with both Iran and Gulf states. Beijing has reportedly pressured Tehran to restrain the Houthis, a useful gesture to Arab partners, but also a sign that keeping everyone happy becomes harder when shipping lanes and oil supplies are under fire.
- Benchmark oil prices remain above $100 a barrel as talks involving Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye calm markets only briefly. Shipping costs remain elevated, attacks continue around the region, and traders are pricing in more disruption.
- DoorDash is in advanced talks to acquire Instacart for about $17 billion. The deal could still collapse, and regulators would likely examine whether combining restaurant and grocery delivery would raise prices or deepen hidden fees.
- General Motors will move its stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq on November 17. The company says the change reflects its focus on software, autonomous driving and AI, and could qualify it for the Nasdaq-100.
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