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Samsung Electronics reported the most profitable quarter in its history on Thursday, with operating profit of 107.4 trillion won on revenue of 195.3 trillion won, and still watched its shares close more than 4% lower.  At one point they were down 6.6%. The KOSPI, which had broken above 6,000 the day before, slipped back under […]

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• Russian strikes hit targets in the Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Vinnytsia, Volyn, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Rivne, Cherkasy, Chernihiv regions, and the DPR;
• According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 112 strike UAVs;
• Russian forces struck a dry cargo ship in the port of Odesa;
• Russian forces struck industrial enterprises in Kharkiv;
• Russian forces struck industrial enterprises in Dnipropetrovsk;
• Russian forces struck targets in Sumy.

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• Russian forces advanced near Raiskoye;
• Fighting is ongoing in Druzhkovskoye.

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• Russian forces advanced northwest of Sergeyevka toward Shilovka;
• Russian forces advanced in the area of Nadiya and Novofedorovka.

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• During the past night, Russian air defenses destroyed 1,214 Ukrainian drones in the rear regions;
• Russian air defenses intercepted UAVs in the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Smolensk, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Tver, Oryol, Ryazan, Vladimir, Samara, Saratov, Penza, and Rostov regions, in the Moscow region, in Bashkortostan, and in Udmurtia;
• Ukrainian drones reportedly attacked Bashkir Soda Company in Bashkortostan;
• Ukrainian drones reportedly attacked Marino military airfield in the Volgograd region;
• Ukrainian forces attacked the Kursk region with 153 drones. 5 people were injured;
• Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces attacked the Belgorod region 114 times. One civilian was killed, and 7 were injured.

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O PS pediu, esta quinta-feira, explicações ao governador do Banco de Portugal, Álvaro Santos Pereira, sobre as alterações ao contrato da nova sede, considerando que está solução “é pior, opaca, sem informação e não rigorosa”.

O Banco de Portugal (BdP) informou, esta quinta-feira, que alterou o contrato-promessa da compra da nova sede em Entrecampos, Lisboa, para ficar apenas com um edifício, em vez de dois, apontando uma redução do investimento em 35 milhões de euros, para 225 milhões.

“Passámos da transparência [de Mário Centeno] para a opacidade. O que o governador do Banco de Portugal apresentou hoje é um comunicado em que nós não conhecemos os projetos, as negociações, se houve auditoria àqueles projetos, para perceber se os projetos estavam todos adequados e salvaguardavam o interesse do Banco de Portugal, o interesse público”, criticou, em declarações aos jornalistas, o deputado do PS, Carlos Pereira.

Na perspetiva do socialista, esta solução “é pior” e, “mais grave do que isso, é opaca, não tem informação, não é transparente, não é rigorosa sequer”.

“E isso preocupa-nos significativamente. E quero também dizer que é muito importante perceber o que pensa o Conselho de Administração sobre esta matéria”, disse ainda.

Carlos Pereira referiu que o Conselho de Administração é o mesmo e, quando o antigo governador Mário Centeno apresentou a sua solução, “havia um consenso” entre os administradores.

“Ora, estamos a falar de uma solução completamente diferente, que custa mais por metro quadrado, que não reúne todos os serviços do mesmo espaço e é preciso perceber o que pensa, de facto, o Conselho de Administração”, defendeu.

Considerando que Álvaro Santos Pereira “terá que explicar tudo isto nos próximos tempos”, o deputado do PS disse que o partido admite vir a pedir uma audição parlamentar caso estas explicações não surjam até ao final do processo orçamental, período durante o qual outros trabalhos no Parlamento estão suspensos.

“O Governador do Banco de Portugal foi muito célebre a fazer acusações ao anterior Governador e está há 3 meses para responder à Assembleia da República a um pedido que foi feito pelo Grupo Parlamentar do PS a 11 de julho”, criticou, exigindo que toda essa documentação seja enviada.

Para Carlos Pereira, o comunicado de hoje “é quase uma manhosice” porque “conclui que aquela obra fica 35 milhões de euros mais barata”, o que diz ser “outra mentira”.

“Tínhamos uma sede com 27 mil metros quadrados e agora uma sede com menos cinco mil metros quadrados. Estamos a comprar por metro quadrado um valor bastante superior. Se fizermos uma comparação ao preço que Mário Centeno queria comprar a sede anterior com a dimensão que Álvaro Santos Pereira quer comprar esta, estamos a falar de mais cinco milhões de euros”, comparou.

O deputado do PS começou a conferência de imprensa com uma provocação, remetendo para um episódio do tempo em que Álvaro Santos Pereira era ministro da Economia: “O Banco de Portugal não é propriamente uma loja de pastéis de nata”.

Segundo o comunicado, a alteração ao contrato foi assinada esta semana entre o BdP e a Fidelidade, promotora da construção das futuras instalações, através de um aditamento ao contrato-promessa de compra e venda celebrado em 2025.

Com a mudança, o valor da compra do edifício baixa de 191,99 milhões de euros para 165,09 milhões e o montante global do investimento estimado, que inclui o mobiliário e capacitação técnica para o espaço entrar em funcionamento, será de 225 milhões de euros, menos 35 milhões do que o projetado na versão inicial (260 milhões de euros).

O contrato promessa inicial previa a compra de dois edifícios separados, unidos por um túnel (os chamados edifícios A3 e A2).

A alteração ao contrato prevê uma troca de edifícios, para uma única torre do mesmo empreendimento (o edifício A1), estando previsto um auditório localizado separadamente, no edifício A3.

On Wednesday, on FNC's "Hannity," Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) commented on a New York Times report that Democrats recruited a second "Dan Sullivan" to confuse voters on the November ballot.

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On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” former Trump Deputy National Security Adviser KT McFarland said that she believes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to make a deal, but “The tough part will be,

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Chama-se Rede Unicorn Factory Área Metropolitana de Lisboa e será apresentada oficialmente no dia 2 de novembro, no Beato Innovation District, para afirmar a região como um território de inovação, empreendedorismo e competitividade internacional. Esta parceria estratégica visa dinamizar o ecossistema empresarial, científico e tecnológico metropolitano nos 18 municípios do território.

Numa iniciativa conjunta da Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (AML) e da Unicorn Factory Lisboa, a nova rede de empreendedorismo e inovação vai permitir a colaboração e partilha de conhecimento, aproximando recursos e competências nos 18 municípios do território.

O objetivo, explica a AML, passa por “estimular o desenvolvimento de projetos inovadores” assim como “potenciar a capacidade de atração e retenção de talento e investimento”. Na prática, sustenta, será criado um ecossistema metropolitano de inovação, com ambição e projeção internacional.

A AML e a Unicorn Factory Lisboa inspiraram-se em modelos europeus de inovação colaborativa para a criação desta rede que “assenta numa visão integrada do território, em que a diversidade e as complementaridades dos municípios constituem uma vantagem competitiva”, detalha a AML numa nota enviada às redações.

• DoorDash says its planned acquisition of Instacart will create new opportunities for delivery workers.
• The $17 billion deal would preserve both apps, DoorDash said.
• DoorDash also plans to start listing restaurants on the Instacart app.

Gig workers could see changes to how they make deliveries if DoorDash's $17 billion deal for Instacart goes through.

The companies announced the acquisition on Thursday after several years of considering a deal. It would give DoorDash, long one of the dominant names in restaurant delivery, a much stronger position in grocery delivery.

The acquisition would also bring together millions of gig workers who make deliveries for both companies.

Here's what we know so far about how the deal would affect delivery workers:

DoorDash plans to keep the Instacart app

If the deal wins federal approval, DoorDash doesn't plan to fold Instacart's brand into its own.

That means that the apps will continue to function on a stand-alone basis, DoorDash executives said on a call on Thursday to discuss the deal.

"I think Instacart has built a great brand, and it is a very unique brand where their audience is very loyal to that brand," DoorDash CEO Tony Xu said on the call.

Gig workers will be able to take both restaurant and grocery orders

DoorDash plans to cross-list merchants on the two different apps, CFO Ravi Inukonda said.

Restaurants represent one obvious opportunity, he said. "We are going to be able to list our restaurant platform on Instacart, which is going to drive top-line growth," Inukonda said.

Access to more kinds of orders means that gig workers will have "more choice over when and how they earn, whether that's grocery orders on a quiet day, restaurant orders at peak times, or both," the company said in its deal announcement.

DoorDash says the deal could mean 'greater earning opportunities'

Many of Instacart's grocery partners are looking to compete with bigger companies, Xu said on the call. Amazon and Walmart are both expanding their delivery networks, especially for same-day delivery and fresh food, and many smaller chains will turn to the combined company to offer delivery.

That could mean "faster delivery times, more affordable prices for everyone, greater earning opportunities for shoppers," Xu said, referring to gig workers who shop and deliver orders.

Whether those opportunities result in more pay for workers remains to be seen.

Instacart workers make about $13 an hour, while those working for DoorDash average about $11 an hour, according to gig worker pay data from analytics company Gridwise published in March. Both rates were lower than rival delivery services, such as Amazon Flex and Uber Eats.

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• The founder behind the "never-ending" cruise told Business Insider that problems piled up this year.
• The Iran war sent fuel prices soaring. Then Villa Vie spooked passengers by asking them for loans.
• Now founder Mikael Petterson says he is considering bankruptcy.

A financial whirlpool sucked the "never-ending" cruise under.

The founder behind the Villa Vie Odyssey told Business Insider that the Iran war fuel-price surge was the beginning of a "cascading effect" that led the cruise to shut down this week. Mikael Petterson, Villa Vie Residences' founder and executive chairman, said he's considering bankruptcy.

Villa Vie sold permanent cabins at prices ranging from $119,999 to $439,999, promising residents an endless cruise with stops at more than 400 ports of call and a global circumnavigation every three-and-a-half years.

Here are five business problems that brought the trip to an abrupt end.

1. Fuel prices soared.

In February, the United States and Israel launched a war in Iran. Fuel prices surged. The Odyssey uses marine gas oil, or MGO.

Villa Vie had typically paid around $600 or $700 per metric ton for the Odyssey's fuel, Petterson said. By March, the price of MGO in Singapore had soared to nearly $2,000 per metric ton, according to data from Ship & Bunker, a trade publication.

2. The company was too small to hedge.

Some publicly traded companies, like Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, have told shareholders this year that they have taken measures to blunt the impact of fuel-price volatility. Unlike larger cruise lines, Villa Vie didn't have the scale to absorb the higher prices, Petterson said.

"They're able to hedge and take away some of that risk, but we're too small of a company to do that," he said.

The ship changed its itinerary to spend more time docked at ports and conserve fuel, but it wasn't enough, Petterson said.

3. Villa Vie spooked its own passengers.

In April, Villa Vie wanted residents to help shore up its finances. The company asked them to loan Villa Vie money, offering them interest rates of 12% to 24%, according to a letter viewed by Business Insider.

Some residents got "scared," Petterson said. They sold their cabins to other people who wanted to live aboard. That made things more difficult for Villa Vie's sales team, which was still trying to find buyers for the remaining vacancies on the ship, Petterson said.

4. The company's reputation was damaged.

Some of the Odyssey's residents were content creators. In Substack posts and YouTube videos, they posted about their experiences, some positive and some negative, for the roughly two years that it sailed the world.

Some travel bloggers and social media posters blamed Villa Vie's management for the operation's financial troubles. The negative publicity made it harder to bring more people aboard, Petterson said.

5. The company struggled with cash flow.

The ship's original launch in 2024 was delayed for four months while mechanical problems — including issues with the aging ship's rudder — kept the ship stuck in dry dock. Preparing the ship for launch cost $15 million more than what Villa Vie had expected, Petterson said.

He said the operation was on track to get to break-even cash flow by the second quarter of this year — but the Iran war blew up that plan.

Ukraine’s Defense Forces inflicted an estimated 49,040 personnel losses on Russian forces in October as of 29 October, setting a new monthly record since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s General Staff said.

The figure points to the growing human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Ukraine’s military says Russian losses are rising faster than Moscow can replenish its units, making it increasingly costly for Russia to sustain its offensive operations.

October losses surpass previous record

The previous monthly record was set in December 2024, when Russian forces suffered an estimated 48,670 personnel losses, according to the General Staff.

October’s total had already surpassed that figure by 370 personnel as of 29 October, with three days remaining in the month.

The General Staff reported an average of about 1,750 Russian personnel losses per day in October so far.

Russian losses rise sharply in 2026

Ukraine’s General Staff reported 26,090 Russian personnel losses in February 2026, followed by 46,230 in September. By 29 October, the October figure had reached 49,040.

The figures indicate a sharp increase in reported Russian losses over the past several months.

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Russia now loses more soldiers than it recruits. But the war won’t end because of that.

Ukraine says losses exceed Russia’s ability to replenish units

The General Staff said the pace of Russian personnel losses exceeds Russia’s ability to replenish its military units. According to the Ukrainian military, the rising toll makes each month of the war increasingly costly for Moscow.

The figures refer to total personnel losses and do not distinguish between those killed and wounded. They are estimates published by Ukraine’s military and could not be independently verified.

Ukraine’s Defense Forces said they would continue inflicting losses on Russian forces until Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine ends.