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Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Fuel stays dear as Iran talks begin, Israel votes and AI firms raise billions

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Fuel and fertiliser staying dear High → · Day 7
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  • World

    Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan flew to Iran on Monday to stop the war from starting again. The Houthis, an armed group in Yemen, fired three more missiles at eastern Saudi Arabia overnight.

  • Finance

    JetBlue, a US airline, paid 61% more for fuel in July to September than a year before. Oil fell about 1% on Tuesday as the talks in Tehran went on.

  • Food

    A UN trade official says fertiliser prices have risen so far that many countries now use less of it. Uganda's trade minister says fuel prices there have more than doubled.

  • Money

    Pakistan raised petrol by 1.54 rupees on Tuesday, to 379.25 rupees a litre, still below April's peak of 458.41.

What is going on

The war around Iran keeps fuel dear, and fertiliser too, since about a third of the urea, a nitrogen fertiliser, sold between countries usually comes from the Gulf. Airlines pay first, and farmers in poorer countries pay next by spreading less fertiliser, which the UN official warns threatens next year's crops.

Where it is heading

The next test is whether the talks in Tehran stop the war from starting again, since oil already fell about 1% while they went on.

Votes moving money and power High ↑ · Day 2
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  • Finance

    Brazil's main share index fell about 17% on Monday after Lula, Brazil's president, won a vote markets expected him to lose. Brazil's Treasury then cancelled two government bond sales.

  • Sports

    Brazil's president, Lula, plans to ban online betting there, a business worth about $5.7 billion a year.

  • Climate

    Forest clearing in Brazil's Amazon fell 36% between August 2025 and March 2026, and Lula's new term keeps alive his pledge to end it by 2030.

  • World

    Israel's 7.3 million voters chose a 120-seat parliament, and neither Netanyahu's side nor the opposition reached the 61 seats needed in the final polls.

What is going on

Money moves on a result before any new law is passed: investors sold Brazil's shares after Lula won, and his government cancelled two bond sales. Brazil's government pays first, since it called off two bond sales after the fall, and betting companies face a ban on a business worth about $5.7 billion a year.

Where it is heading

The next count to watch is Israel's, with TV exit polls at 20:00 GMT on Tuesday and the final result due on 30 October.

AI money running ahead of proof High ↑
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  • Finance

    Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, plans to sell up to $95 billion of new shares to pay for AI. Lenders charged SpaceX up to 8.75% a year on its newest chip loan, against 6.65% on its first bonds four months ago.

  • Tech

    OpenAI says its AI disproved a computer-science belief that hundreds of papers rest on, and the three scientists checking it have only started. The chief economist at Apollo, a big US investment firm, says AI has not yet lifted profits outside the big tech firms.

  • Gaming

    China's first feature film that its makers say was made fully with AI took about $181,000 in its first days.

What is going on

Companies are selling shares and borrowing in huge amounts to pay for AI, while most of the proof that it pays still comes from the companies that sell it. Anthropic's own papers say most of its customers can cut their spending at little notice, and that is a risk its new shareholders take on.

Where it is heading

The next test is the price range for the shares of Anthropic, the AI company, which banks are due to set in about two weeks.

Jobs cut and pay fought over Building ↑
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  • Gaming

    Sucker Punch, a Sony studio, cut about 26 of its roughly 200 jobs a year after its hit game came out. Microsoft offered up to 60,000 staff money to leave, Xbox teams among them.

  • Tech

    The Dutch government plans 25,000 fewer jobs and will set its goals for AI in early 2027.

  • Mind & body

    England's consultants, the senior hospital doctors, will cover only emergencies on 25 and 26 November. Their union says their pay has fallen by a quarter since 2009-10.

What is going on

Studios cut staff once a big game is finished, and the Dutch government plans fewer jobs as it sets goals for AI. In England the fight is over pay, and patients already waiting pay with planned operations and clinics put off for two days.

Where it is heading

The next test is whether talks bring England's consultants a better offer than 2.4% before the strike on 25 November.

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