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"We deeply appreciate every specific step taken in support of our defense and our people," Zelensky said after a phone conversation on Sunday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The European Union will pay approximately three billion euros, or about 4.8 billion US dollars, in defense aid to Ukraine this week as part of the community's support loan of 90 billion euros, or about 100 billion US dollars, to Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sunday. #Ukraina #sõjalineabi #EuroopaLiit (translated)

The post’s author called Donald Trump’s diesel deals with Vladimir Putin a disgrace, saying they sided with Russian imperialism and handed Russia billions of dollars to wage war. The author said Trump had pressured Ukraine rather than Russia, which they described as the aggressor, and wrote that Europe stood united in support of justice and Ukraine. #Ukraine #Putin #Trump #RU #UA #FI #EU

Furkan Yildirim asked why Wall Street professionals are currently preparing for a potential severe stock market crash, in his view, even though the S&P 500 is just below its record. He cited data such as the Skew Index and pointed out that hedge funds are positioned defensively according to Goldman Sachs as they have been for years. In six weeks, S&P 500 futures worth $63.7 billion have been sold; at the same time, there are record bets on falling prices for small US stocks. There is particular demand for protection against extreme cases. Yildirim announced a macro deep dive with 20 charts from Goldman Sachs, BofA, Deutsche Bank, and TS Lombard. In it, he wants to address market positioning, possible parallels to 1987, 1994, 2000, or 2023, three scenarios weighted by him, and possible consequences for gold and Bitcoin. He asked whether he should record the video on the same day. #Marktanalyse #Investment #Wirtschaft (translated)

Salaries for American electricians working on the construction of artificial intelligence data centers reach new heights, going up to $300,000 per year, competing with those of Wall Street bankers, due to strong demand amid a shortage of skilled labor. #Électriciens #DataCenters #Salaires (translated)

Anna wrote that US Senators Schumer, Shaheen, and Warren called Trump's diesel deal with Putin a "total betrayal" of Ukraine and pledged their support to Kyiv. They blamed the Iran war for rising fuel prices in the US and Europe and accused Trump of disregarding the bipartisan will of Congress, which had passed a law just weeks earlier prohibiting the purchase of Russian energy. The senators called for an end to the Iran war instead of financing Russia's war machinery, stating that Putin only responds to strength. Anna recalled that Trump told Zelensky in February 2025 at the White House that he had no cards. Now, Trump is allegedly asking Zelensky for oil with diesel prices exceeding $6 per gallon. According to Anna, Moscow is receiving a sanctions reprieve and new sales markets while Washington is facing accusations of betrayal in its own Senate. She cited a joint statement from the senators, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Arab News, and SRF as sources. #Ukraine #Trump #Putin (translated)

FRENCHRAPUS reported that Sylvester Stallone had sold his dog for 40 dollars to survive. According to him, after becoming famous, the actor had contacted the former owner again and paid 15,000 dollars to get the animal back. https://t.co/SQPeMHe0Ci #SylvesterStallone #Chien #Inspiration (translated)

Furkan Yildirim wrote that the US Treasury could auction fewer long-term government bonds as early as November and possibly discontinue the 20-year term altogether. According to Yildirim, Citigroup expects Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to announce a $3 billion reduction in auctions for 20- and 30-year bonds each on November 4. The financing gap is to be closed with government securities maturing within a year at the latest. The department may also ask large banks next week whether pension funds now prefer bonds from Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet to those of the state. The 20-year bond was reintroduced in 2020 after a 34-year hiatus and now offers nearly 5.7 percent interest, more than any other US maturity. At the end of 2020, its yield was just under 1.5 percent. At the same time, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, and SpaceX had already issued dollar bonds amounting to more than $180 billion in 2026; according to Yildirim, Amazon's bonds extend to 2076. According to asset manager TwentyFour, which Yildirim cited, Japanese investors are now receiving enough interest at home to invest their money there. Citi strategist Jason Williams wrote that pension funds may currently be more inclined than usual to invest in long-term corporate bonds of good quality. However, BNP Paribas strategists doubted that smaller auctions would reduce the government's financing costs. Yildirim also pointed out that the yield on 10-year US bonds serves as a basis for mortgages and many other loans, and Bessent had referred to it as an important measure of his success. With an annual deficit of nearly $2 trillion, the debt burden continues to grow as competition for long-term buyers increases. #Finanzen #Anleihen #Wirtschaft (translated)

Atradius has been given the opportunity to cover export risks for the Dutch government for another seven years after a public tender, while Sean 'Diddy' Combs lost his defamation case against NBC and has to cover almost half a million dollars in legal costs. #Atradius #SeanCombs #Economie (translated)

The Brazilian Public Prosecutor's Office has filed a civil lawsuit against Shell Brasil, seeking more than 100 million dollars in damages for the deadly floods in 2024, holding the company responsible for its contribution to global warming. #Shell #klimaatverandering #overstromingen (translated)

Marco Setaccioli had argued that Donald Trump, after imposing sanctions on those buying fuel from Russia, would in turn buy Russian fuel. According to Setaccioli, the money paid to Moscow would allow Vladimir Putin to purchase drones from Iran and technology from China, which in turn purchased Iranian oil. The author had accused Trump of indirectly funding the Tehran regime while the United States was waging war against it, and of contributing to dedollarization by paying in dollars. He also used offensive expressions to describe the U.S. president and accused him of putting weapons in the hands of America's enemies, claiming that dictators knew how to exploit him and convince him to lead the country away from ruin. #politica #Trump #Russia (translated)

Eelco Van Hoecke wrote that the United States officially purchased Russian diesel, which he stated allowed Russia to have large amounts of dollars at its disposal. He argued that Washington would no longer accept Ukrainian attacks on the Russian oil industry as a result. According to Van Hoecke, the EU was isolated and the war was decided. https://t.co/U1Fi3COziK #Oorlog #Rusland #Economie (translated)

The Brazilian public prosecutor's office has filed a lawsuit against Shell's subsidiary for $108 million in damages following the deadly floods in the south of the country in 2024, attributing the company's responsibility to its contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. #Brésil #Shell #ChangementClimatique (translated)

The author wrote that the USA officially purchased large quantities of Russian diesel in Russia, which allowed Russia to acquire dollars. It is foreseeable that the USA would prohibit Ukrainian attacks on the Russian oil industry. Therefore, the war is effectively decided; Germany and the EU are completely isolated. https://t.co/9pqkah5BaS #USADiesel #Russland #UkraineKrieg #US #RU #DE #EU (translated)

Anna wrote that Donald Trump announced on Truth Social the delivery of 4.8 million tons of Russian diesel. The agreement was made during a phone call with Vladimir Putin, whose army is bombing Kyiv. The price of diesel is over $6, also due to Trump's Iran war, Anna wrote. This became a problem for him before the midterms. In September, Trump blamed Volodymyr Zelenskyy for attacking Russian refineries; now he is catering to Putin, according to her account. Russia imposed its diesel export ban because of exactly these attacks. Putin said eight days earlier that the diesel could not be sold abroad due to sanctions. Trump did not mention the sanctions in his announcement; whether the Kremlin confirms the stated amounts is unclear, Anna wrote. She contrasted this with the original justification for the Iran war: saving Iranians and making the world safer. Meanwhile, nobody talks about the Iranians anymore, while North Korea flatters Trump and Russia supplies him. Anna asked what a president fights for who flatters Kim Jong Un, bombs Iran, demands the largest island from Denmark, and orders diesel from Putin. In her assessment, the USA is currently dancing at all weddings at the same time. Anna cited AP and The Hill from October 9 and CNN from September 15 as sources. #Trump #Putin #Dieselpreise (translated)