French authorities are bracing for a new round of protests Saturday, rolling out the military to back up police to prevent a repeat of last weekend’s riots and reassure markets unnerved by the violence. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Higgsfield, an AI video startup founded by a former Snap executive, said it has attracted investment from Nvidia and TCV to help fund global infrastructure and hiring to capture growing demand. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Shares in Europe’s biggest luxury firms trade at the cheapest levels in more than a decade, with results from Hermès International and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton dashing hopes that an industry slump will end anytime soon. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The “City of a Hundred Spires” is becoming a city of cranes. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

John Healey's UK budget doesn't need to rewrite the rules. But there are three things he must do to succeed, writes @mihirssharma (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

For those who die crossing borders, being found doesn’t always mean being identified. Their families can spend years searching for answers. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

China was long seen as a producer of cheap goods. High-end consumer products are changing that narrative. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Ahead of the Bank of Japan’s decision next week, a veteran Bloomberg reporter looks back at decades of deciphering what policymakers are trying to tell us bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

If the worst job in British politics is leader of his majesty’s loyal opposition, nobody told Kemi Badenoch, writes @RosaFPrince (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Fallout from MSCI’s warning that it may remove Indonesia from its global equity indexes is spilling into corporate credit, causing risk premia on dollar bonds of local companies to widen to a six-year high over Asian peers. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Zetwerk shares gained as much as 5.3% in their trading debut on the BSE after the company raised $529 million in an IPO bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman said the firm’s massive bet on artificial intelligence came down to a chance encounter more than 10 years ago. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

North American Blue Energy Partners, which is partnering with the US government to develop Venezuelan oil fields, is deploying a sixth drilling rig as it ramps up production in the South American country, according to a person familiar with the company’s operations. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Wheat futures are on track for the longest weekly slump in almost three decades, marking a stark reversal after the grain led a run-up across agricultural commodities earlier in the year. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Swiggy shares fell to a record low after intense competition led to wider-than-expected loss at the Indian food-delivery contender, raising questions about its long-term earnings potential. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Prague preserved its historic core while other European capitals rebuilt. Now billionaire-backed projects are transforming old rail yards and industrial land into entirely new neighborhoods. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Anthropic should get on with its public listing to soothe the AI trade, writes @hughes_chris (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Singapore Exchange Chief Executive Officer Loh Boon Chye said he’s preparing to step down as the bourse moves into its next phase of growth. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Putin has many reasons to want a three-way summit in China, and all of them are reasons for Trump to decline, writes @MarcChampion1 (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

The Central Bank of Ireland fined cryptocurrency platform Coinbase's Irish arm $3.6 million over claims it has weaknesses in its internal processes bloomberg.com/news/articles/…