🚨De ogen van de wereld zijn gericht op de Verenigde Staten. Niet alleen politici en media, maar ook beleggers kijken aandachtig mee. Zorgen de tussentijdse Amerikaanse verkiezingen voor blijvende beweging op de markten? Of blijkt hun invloed op lange termijn eerder beperkt? En waar houden beleggers best rekening mee? In deze video neemt Tom Simonts eerdere verkiezingen onder de loep, bespreekt hij mogelijke marktreacties en zet hij de belangrijkste aandachtspunten voor beleggers op een rij. 📺 Bekijk de volledige analyse hieronder: lnkd.in/egKZN6kf #Bolero #Beleggen #Investeren #FinanciëleMarkten #WallStreet #Midterms #TomSimonts #Aandelen #Economie #USA Hoe belangrijk zijn de Amerikaanse midterms voor de financiële markten? | De Sofa van Bolero youtube.com/watch?v=tJ18fY8_NHs

DAM leading platform releasing 2027 trends.

DAM leading platform releasing 2027 trends.

Binance was hacked for $6.3bn, Brent hit a six-month high after a Hormuz tanker incident, every major central bank held without offering December guidance, and BTC lost the $80k floor. This week, US midterms and October payrolls bookend a calendar that will set the market’s direction into year-end. Full update below. Binance Hacked for $6.3bn, Brent Hits a Six-Month High, and BTC Loses the $80K Floor linkedin.com/pulse/binance-hacked-63bn-brent-hits-six-month-high-btc-loses-80k-orhnc?trackingId=QcewNtwpm49F1WTOgXZcpQ%3D%3D

Binance was hacked for $6.3bn, Brent hit a six-month high after a Hormuz tanker incident, every major central bank held without offering December guidance, and BTC lost the $80k floor. This week, US midterms and October payrolls bookend a calendar that will set the market’s direction into year-end. Full update below.

Een nieuwe elektrische auto voor zo’n € 20.000: wat krijg je daarvoor? We zetten vijf modellen (plus één extra) rond die prijs op een rij. Ze zijn allemaal gericht op stadsritten en dagelijks woon-werkverkeer, maar de compromissen lopen sterk uiteen. 🚗 Dacia Spring of Renault Twingo: vanaf € 17.890 en € 19.500, met dezelfde batterij van 27,5 kWh en zo’n 250 km WLTP-rijbereik 🔋 Leapmotor T03: € 19.200 (€ 17.700 voor voorraadmodellen), 265 km WLTP-rijbereik, maar slechts 240 liter kofferruimte 🏙️ Smart #2: € 19.990, 2,75 meter lang en slechts twee zitplaatsen, maar toch het grootste rijbereik van deze selectie (290 km WLTP) 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Citroën ë-C3: € 20.290, de enige vijfzitter in deze selectie, maar met 205 km WLTP-rijbereik en snelladen tot maximaal 30 kW 💶 BYD Dolphin Surf: € 20.261 in promotie, 220 km WLTP-rijbereik en zes jaar fabrieksgarantie Wat vind jij het belangrijkst bij een budget van € 20.000? Het rijbereik of de laagste prijs #elektrischeauto #budget #stadsauto

Planning your 2027 Consumer Goods technology roadmap? Download the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Consumer Goods, 2026. Complete the form to access your complimentary copy. With so many technologies competing for attention, the challenge is knowing what is ready to deliver value, what deserves further evaluation, and what may still be a longer-term bet. The report helps #ConsumerGoods #CIOs assess the technology landscape through Gartner’s analysis of maturity, benefit, and business impact, alongside recommendations on what to consider next. Use it to bring more structure to your 2027 technology planning, and make a more informed case for what to prioritize. Access the report → lnkd.in/erRcPsdJ #ConsumerGoods #CPG #CIO #Gartner #HypeCycle #TechStrategy #DigitalTransformation

⚠️ Global crude exports are nearing record highs, but will rising supply ease pressure on oil markets? With October crude exports exceeding 46 million barrels per day, geopolitical uncertainty and tight refined product markets continue to shape the outlook. Kpler's Matt S. and Michelle Brouhard discuss rising global supply, potential pressure on oil prices and what election-day developments could mean for energy markets. Watch the latest discussion for more insights.

🤖 Cybersecurity is one of the strongest industries for remote hiring in 2026, and these ten companies lead it. Congratulations to CrowdStrike, Wiz, Sophos, SentinelOne, Chainguard, Vanta, Fingerprint, SailPoint, Keeper Security, Inc. and GuidePoint Security.   The ranking comes only from active remote jobs on Jobgether, weighted by how widely each company hires. 👉 See the top remote employers in cybersecurity at lnkd.in/ekJczewW

Time flies! A month ago, we launched the Embedded Finance Index with some great partners. Every month, we’ll recap the biggest signals across the market. First up, October: 128 developments from 105 companies, all tracked in the Embedded Finance Index. 👇 Ramp was the biggest story. It raised $1.85B at a $60B valuation and bought Vesto, a multi-bank treasury platform, in the same month. The deal to watch is Valley National Bancorp's $340M purchase of Bluevine. It brings roughly $2.1B in deposits and 175,000 small-business customers, and it still needs regulatory approval. Most of the month was partnerships, 69 of the 128. Stripe signed eight of them, more than any other provider. Two threads kept coming back. AI agents are getting their own balances, cards and payment permissions. Stablecoins are moving into card issuing, payouts and bank settlement. The acquisitions point one way: buyers chose to own infrastructure rather than rent it. Shares now owns Treezor and its 25-country passport, and Anchorage Digital bought Routable's payout network. Disclosure: Apideck publishes the Index. The full recap, with a source for every item, is in the first comment. If you're building on a banking-as-a-service provider: would you rather own the licence or keep renting it?

More than half of Belgian M&A experts now see more deals under €20M. That is the opening line of The Deal Pulse #2, out today: seven slides on where small deals actually happen in Belgium, and what it changes for advisors who take mandates under €5M. Inside: retirement as by far the first reason owners sell, regional multiples for deals under €5M (5.1x in Flanders, 4.4x in Wallonia, 4.3x in Brussels in 2024), what funds paid against strategic buyers, and how often seller credit appears in Walloon transfers. Every figure comes from a public source, named on the slide: Vlerick M&A Monitor, Wallonie Entreprendre, Dealsuite and Datasite. The last slide is the practical part: three things to put on the table in the first meeting with a seller. Advisors: what is the smallest mandate you would take today? One number, in €M.

En ce moment, Leexi est attaquée de toutes parts. Quand une startup a le succès fulgurant de Leexi, c’est normal que ça crée de la concurrence. Je suis sûr que ce que vous avez en tête, ce sont les concurrents de Leexi et les solutions de prises de notes intégrées de Google et Microsoft. Vous n’avez pas 100% tort mais ce ne sont pas les seules offensives qu’on subit. En réalité, aujourd’hui, Leexi doit faire face à 4 types d’attaques : 1️⃣ Un premier type d’attaque, c’est ce que j’appelle le go-to-zero. On a des entreprises comme Notion ou HubSpot qui donnent “gratuitement” le résumé d’une visio et la to-do list de suivi. Le gratuit aura duré le temps de le dire car maintenant que leur modèle de facturation évolue vers un modèle à la tâche ou au token, non seulement ce n’est pas gratuit, mais c’est plus cher que Leexi. 2️⃣ Le deuxième type d’attaque, c’est celui de l’asymétrie médiatique et financière. Des acteurs hors UE lèvent des centaines de millions de dollars alors que nous, on bootstrappe. Ça crée une asymétrie dans la puissance économique. Ce qui est fou, c’est que quand un Granola lève 175 millions de dollars, 100% des journaux européens en ont parlé. Ils ne se rendent même pas compte qu’ils sont utilisés par le système américain pour leur faire de la pub gratuite. Alors qu’à côté de ça, tu as 20 acteurs européens dont 10 français et belges. Mais pas une ligne sur eux. Et le pire dans tout ça, c’est que la société affirme dans la press release : J’ai un produit “bas de gamme”, mais j’ai plus de vendeurs, alors je m’en moque. 3️⃣ Troisième type d’attaque : les évolutions ultra rapides de l’IA. Claude ou à OpenAI se comportent déjà comme des GAFAM en “trou noir” qui absorbent petit à petit l’écosysème des Saas. 4️⃣ Pour finir, il y a les attaques des GAFAM. Ils font la guerre aux AI Notetakers et favorisent leurs propres outils. Google et Microsoft ont crée une nouvelle catégorie d’assistant/bot, les assistants suspicieux. Les gens me disent toujours : “Ok, mais comment vous vous en sortez alors ?” Ma vérité, c’est que nous sommes un village gaulois. On est plus forts grâce à la potion magique avec une équipe résiliente et talentueuse. Dedans, il y a plusieurs ingrédients : 👉 Leexi est souverain. 👉 On a la meilleure équipe tech avec la plus faible dette technique 👉 On est hyper focus sur le service aux clients 👉 On a un meilleur go-to-market. 👉 Et grâce à ça, on a maintenant de fantastiques références clients en termes de corporate. Voilà comment on s’en sort.

Pour tous les amateurs des batteries "long range" : ce post est un must (reality check) !

Wat kost een laadpaal vandaag écht? Niet de catalogusprijs, wel wat projecten in de praktijk kosten. In onze prijsbarometer zetten we de reële installatieprijzen uit afgesloten projecten op een rij: residentieel, KMO, VME en snelladers. Met de evolutie tegenover 2025 en wat de prijs vandaag bepaalt. Lees de prijsbarometer: lnkd.in/eexNYdqE #laadpaal #elektrischrijden #laadinfrastructuur

Wat kost een laadpaal vandaag écht? Niet de catalogusprijs, wel wat projecten in de praktijk kosten. In onze prijsbarometer zetten we de reële installatieprijzen uit afgesloten projecten op een rij: residentieel, KMO, VME en snelladers. Met de evolutie tegenover 2025 en wat de prijs vandaag bepaalt. Lees de prijsbarometer: lnkd.in/eexNYdqE #laadpaal #elektrischrijden #laadinfrastructuur

Immatriculations d’octobre : en léger recul, mais près d’une voiture neuve sur deux est électrique 👉 lnkd.in/exFt8eCR Au total, 31.949 voitures particulières neuves ont été enregistrées en octobre 2026. Cela représente un recul de -5,9% par rapport à octobre 2025. FEBIAC

Instagram is in Europa de grootste nieuwsbron bij jongeren tussen 13 en 24 jaar. 📲 Geen nieuwswebsite, journaal of krant. Wat mij daarin opvalt, is niet welk platform wint. Wel dat jongeren zelf bepalen waar iets gebeurt, in welke vorm en van wie ze het willen horen. Zeven op de tien volgt nieuws liever via video dan via tekst. En precies dat zien we terug in elk datarapport dat we maken. Of het nu gaat over merkvoorkeur, over online shoppen of over employer branding, de conclusie is telkens dezelfde. De spelregels liggen niet meer bij ons (de marketeers). Dat is voor veel merken een lastige, want het betekent dat je niet langer kiest waar je boodschap landt, in welke toon ze gelezen wordt of wie ze doorvertelt. De spelregels worden dus gevormd door de jongeren zelf, ook al is dat soms frustrerend. 💙

November brengt een nieuwe groenten- en fruitkalender! 🍂 Zo lees jij deze handige kalender: 💚 Nieuw deze maand: veldsla maakt haar intrede en het seizoen van enkele andere groenten gaat van start. 💚 Recht van 't veld: volop geoogst, heerlijk vers en helemaal klaar om op jouw bord te belanden. 💚 Voor jou bewaard: eerder geoogst en zorgvuldig opgeslagen, maar nog altijd volwaardige seizoensgroenten en -fruit. 💚 Wees er snel bij: voor onder andere andijvie, venkel, bloemkool en bleekselderij loopt het seizoen stilaan op zijn einde. Lokaal en seizoensgebonden eten is niet alleen verser en lekkerder, het helpt ook voedselverspilling tegen te gaan. Maar wist je dat gemiddeld 15% van een oogst nooit in de winkelrekken belandt, puur omdat groenten en fruit er niet perfect genoeg uitzien? Een kromme wortel of een gevlekte appel verdient toch ook een plekje op je bord? 🥰 💚 Bij Waste Warriors geven we deze producten een tweede kans. Word lid, proef onze (h)eerlijke producten, gemaakt van geredde groenten en fruit, en strijd samen met ons tegen voedselverspilling! (lnkd.in/em6Zc8mg) Sla deze kalender op als jouw handige spiekbriefje voor je volgende bezoek aan de (super)markt! Fight Waste, Love Taste! 💚 #WasteWarriors #voedselverspilling #kooplokaal #duurzaam

Join us in Dubai for the Kpler Market Briefing, bringing together Kpler experts and senior industry leaders for an afternoon of insights into the trends shaping global #shipping and commodity markets. Hear from leading voices across freight, tanker markets, and geopolitics, with sessions covering: ◾ Freight & Geopolitical Risk with Kpler’s Matt W., Principal Freight Analyst, exploring the factors driving elevated freight rates, the impact of regional disruptions, and shifting global trade routes. ◾ Tanker Supply & Demand Outlook with Matt Wright, examining vessel availability, fleet dynamics, and Kpler’s latest forecasts for #tanker markets through 2027. ◾ Navigating Uncertainty: The Region's Resilience in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape, a fireside chat featuring Kpler’s Amena Bakr, Head of Middle East & OPEC+ Insights, alongside a senior energy industry guest speaker. The discussion will explore the impact of geopolitical developments, sanctions, and evolving trade flows on regional and global #energy markets. Connect with industry peers, hear directly from market experts, and gain valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities shaping the markets, followed by a networking reception. 📍 Address Beach Resort, JBR, The Walk, Dubai 📅 November 9, 2026 | 3:30pm–6:30pm GST Register here: okt.to/atMrUA

Did you know? ✈️ Nearly 6 in 10 flights within Europe were operated by just five airline groups in 2023. (1) And the consolidation in this sector continues. Europe’s largest groups are once more buying up their medium-sized rivals: Lufthansa merged with ITA in 2025 and is set to acquire TAP Air Portugal, while Air France–KLM plans to take control of SAS. (2) Looking around Frankfurt Airport, a traveller might think Austrian, SWISS, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa, ITA, Air Canada and United Airlines all compete independently. They do not. Behind those brands sit Lufthansa Group and its joint-venture partners. Similar arrangements shape competition at other major European hubs. Just three transatlantic joint ventures carry more than 80% of Europe–US passengers, according to the European Commission. (3) Fewer independent rivals can mean higher fares, less choice and poorer service, as the European Consumer Organisation has repeatedly warned. (4) The US illustrates these risks: American, Delta, United and Southwest, together with their regional partners, control around 80% of the domestic market. A recent review by the US Government Accountability Office identified short-term fare increases of 1–8% on routes where mergers reduced competition. (5) Former White House competition adviser Tim Wu put the consequences for passengers bluntly: “The bigger airlines get, the worse they become. The prices get higher, the seats smaller, the service ever snarkier.” (6) This growing market power also shapes how travellers find and book tickets. Independent platforms help consumers compare airlines and combine different carriers for a return trip or connecting journey. But larger airline groups increasingly dictate the terms on which platforms can offer their flights. By making lowest fares available only on their websites, charging extra for bookings through intermediaries and restricting combinations with rival offers, large airlines steer travellers towards their own websites. Alternatives become harder to compare, smaller rivals lose visibility, and competitive pressure weakens further. (7) The EU’s proposed Multimodal Booking Regulation would give airlines new protections against intermediaries without requiring them to share their fares. The Rail Ticketing Regulation offers a better model: access to tickets and booking data on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms. (8) 👉 Parliament and Council should extend that framework to airlines and remove provisions that unjustifiably strengthen powerful carriers’ position.   As Europe’s airline market consolidates, travellers’ freedom to compare and combine becomes more important than ever. See sources in the comments.

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 2027. That made me curious, so I dove into the data and looked at everything that has come in for next year so far. A few things stood out: January has drawn the most early interest, with 24% of the 2027 date requests we could identify. March comes next at 16%. Five weeks alone account for about 30%: the weeks beginning 18 and 25 January, 1 and 15 March, and 31 May. That doesn’t make them the busiest moments of 2027, though. Group size changes everything. For events held between June and October this year, groups under 10 got in touch a median of 13 days before their event. Groups of 200 or more got in touch 135 days before. So the early picture leans heavily on the months closest to us. By our estimate, we’ve seen about 43% of the enquiries mid January will eventually get, under 10% for mid June and only a few percent for October. The rest of the year looks quiet mostly because those organisers haven’t started looking yet. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐱 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬. And if you’re planning something big for 2027, the people planning events like yours are already asking. Will check back at the end of November to see what changed. 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺: 𝘙𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘰𝘰 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢, 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘥 2 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2026 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 31 𝘖𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳. 𝘙𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 2027 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 1,237 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳 2026. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴. 𝘌𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.

A release described as live is usually live somewhere. First-party audience targeting for connected TV launched in the United States. It is not available in the UK, the EEA or Switzerland. Household Reach Measurement is in beta. Lookalike Audiences for third-party video were scheduled to enter beta in Q4. Availability is the detail most easily lost between an announcement and a media plan, and it is the one that decides whether an H2 capability can carry weight in a European account this quarter. Our analysis of the H2 2026 releases on DV360 and CM360 is now online. Every release sorted into three categories: what applies to an account by default, what stays inactive until someone configures it, and what warrants a controlled test before Q4 closes and 2027 planning begins. Read it here: lnkd.in/dZ2EkrN2

How long does an international payment really take? We looked at over 250,000 SWIFT payments to see how speed varies by route. Opaque fees, unpredictable timescales and a lack of transparency can make international operations harder than they need to be. That frustration was why Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier founded iBanFirst 10 years ago. It's now led to our annual Speed of International Payments barometer. The latest 2026 edition compares 2025 data with data from 2024 to show how payment speed varies across different routes. Shouldn’t cross-border payments be easier to understand? Find the full barometer in the comments. #InternationalPayments #PaymentSpeedBarometer

📬 We starten deze nieuwe maand weer met een nieuwe TCOG Monthly! Ook deze keer brengen we u graag op de hoogte van interessante blogs, niet te missen events en belangrijke updates. 📩 Veel leesplezier! #TCOGMonthly #BusinessCentral #MicrosoftDynamics365 #RetailTech TCOG Monthly: November 2026 linkedin.com/pulse/tcog-monthly-november-2026-tcogtechnology-nqc3e?trackingId=tMCIDgYRA8jTt6q6ky4tQw%3D%3D

[PRESS RELEASE] Alstom’s preliminary first half 2026/27 results ➡️FY 2026/27 outlook adjusted amid selected execution issues in Europe. ▶️Operational plans to be paired with deleveraging. Read more here: ow.ly/3hLk5102P5I

🔥 Fordaq Weekly Wood Market Update Firewood pulled clear this week with 55 requests, while Hardwood Sawn Timber jumped 60% to 40. At the same time, US traffic surged to 697k views, the highest level in our records since July. Demand may have eased slightly overall, but the seasonal shift is getting stronger. 🌲 fordaq.com #Fordaq #WoodIndustry #TimberTrade #Firewood #Hardwood

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Your feed is filling up with content no human wrote, and the platforms are responding in ways that matter for your budget. This week's Chaos & Amazement had three stories that belong on the same slide: Reddit is building a login wall. It was one of the last places where real people answered real questions, and a lot of us added "reddit" to our searches just to avoid the machine-written results. Now the same flood of automated content is the reason the door is closing. Over half of Deezer's daily uploads are now AI-generated songs, and most of their streams come from bots. When synthetic content floods a channel, the metrics get unreliable. If your reporting counts every play, view, and click equally, it is worth asking how many of them were human. Instagram now allows 90-minute videos, with no revenue share. Adam Mosseri says attention and discovery are currency too. Fair, but your creators and partners still pay rent in dollars. Before you shift budget toward a new format, ask who is actually getting paid. The takeaway: when fake volume goes up, verified human attention becomes the scarce asset. Spend accordingly. Also in this edition: Columbia giving away a fully stocked survival bunker (robot dog included) as a masterclass in brand strategy, Google's Genie 4 building walkable worlds from a text description, and a litter of Finnish puppies who just opened their eyes. Which one of these is already showing up in your numbers?

🚀 Ten companies are leading remote hiring in 2026, ranked by active remote roles and weighted by how widely each one hires. Congratulations to Canonical, Veeva Systems, Syneos Health, Nagarro, Binance, Precision Medicine Group, ElevenLabs, GitLab, Grafana Labs and Parexel.   👉 See all 100 remote employers, ranked by industry, at lnkd.in/e6U7dnBz

🛢️ Russian diesel exports threaten prices A potential rebound in Russian diesel exports in November could reshape global trade flows and put renewed pressure on Atlantic basin prices. Russian diesel exports in October are now more than three times September levels, supported by improving refinery runs. Higher exports could help restore supply to the Mediterranean and Brazil, where reduced Russian availability has increased reliance on US and Indian barrels. Brazil alone could potentially regain around 146,000 barrels per day of Russian diesel, easing demand for US Gulf Coast exports and allowing more domestic inventory replenishment ahead of winter. While additional supply could weigh on diesel and gasoil valuations, jet fuel markets are unlikely to see comparable relief. Persistent supply constraints could widen jet fuel premiums over diesel across Europe and the US. Stay ahead of the market with #Kpler Insight: okt.to/m79fTz

Chinese pig producer Muyuan posts 9.3 billion yuan loss as prices fall below costs Chinese pig producer Muyuan Foods reported a 9.319 billion yuan net loss for January to September 2026, as hog prices fell below its production costs. Its September selling price of 10.36 yuan/kg, against costs slightly below 11.5 yuan/kg, was down 19.57% year on year. Price weakness is not confined to China: EU prices for the leanest pig carcasses fell 12.6% year on year, the European Commission reported on 29 October. Separately, in the US, FarmWeek reported that swine feeding costs could rise up to 15% in 2027, citing Purdue economist Michael Langemeier. Implications for our clients: • Pig producers: Compare per-kilogram selling prices with full breeding costs before setting herd size and slaughter weights. • Pork processors and traders: Track EU carcass prices against Muyuan's 19.57% September selling-price fall when pricing supply contracts and export offers. • Agricultural lenders: Test pig-farm borrowers' cash flow against current selling prices and feed costs up to 15% higher. Agri-Ninja builds custom agrifood briefings for enterprise teams: your commodities, your regions, tracked daily or weekly. Request a free sample at agri-ninja.com Sources: BigGo Finance; Muyuan Foods; IndexBox; European Commission; FarmWeek; Purdue University

127 $ le baril. Fin octobre, le Brent « daté », reflet des échanges physiques, restait proche de son plus haut de l'année, alors même que les volumes repartent : des équipages traversent le détroit d'Ormuz transpondeurs éteints. Pierre Pincemaille, Secrétaire général de la gestion chez DNCA Finance, décrypte ce paradoxe. Les opérateurs gardent en tête des escarmouches à un niveau inédit depuis le début du conflit, plus d'une par jour en moyenne en octobre selon l'UKMTO, et des stocks terrestres au plus bas depuis 2016. Surtout, le coût du fret s'envole. Le marché pétrolier, longtemps modèle de marché mondialisé, se régionalise : le WTI et le CPC Blend kazakh arrivent en Europe avec un surcoût de transport de 10 à 15 $ par baril face au Brent. Le gaz suit : le TTF échéance décembre est remonté à 97 €/MWh, au plus haut depuis août 2022. lnkd.in/ef_y_YE9

𝐍𝐢𝐞𝐮𝐰𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 & 𝐀𝐈 Ontdek in deze post 4 interessante nieuwtjes rondom digital marketing en AI die zich de afgelopen maand hebben ontwikkeld: 1️⃣ Gemini genereert voortaan on-brand visuals & financiële inzichten 2️⃣ Meer bereik met carousels: Instagram lanceert nieuwe tools in Edits 3️⃣ LinkedIn maakt offline netwerken een stuk makkelijker 4️⃣ Eerste positie in de feed? Meta maakt het binnenkort mogelijk 👉 Blijf up to date met Komate! ☄️ #digitalmarketing #komate #digitalagency #socialmedia #socialmediatips

📉 WTI Midland faces growing competition in Europe WTI Midland is facing increasing competition in Northwest Europe as cheaper North Sea #crude and returning Saudi barrels give European buyers more choice. For December loading, Midland retains a $2/bbl landed-value advantage over Ekofisk, down $4.55/bbl week on week. Lower freight costs could offer US exporters some relief, with greater tanker availability expected to stabilise transatlantic rates before pushing them lower, helping Midland remain competitive in European markets. Kpler’s Arbitrage Tool tracks these shifts by comparing forward delivered prices across crude grades and destinations, highlighting where export opportunities remain. Explore the latest market insights from Kpler: okt.to/b0kEeN

Much of my time these past weeks has been spent on the road, mostly in Germany, sitting down with companies we might work with. It is a conversation we have regularly at PerPetum Energy. I am convinced that is where our way forward lies. Behind-the-meter energy is still a young market. Industrial companies are only starting to see what a system on their own site can do for them, and the companies that grow with that market will be the ones that work well with others. We take responsibility for the energy system on a client’s site: we design it, finance it, own it and run it. Partners add their own specific expertise, and each system gets stronger for it. Two things stand out so far. Each partner looks at the same industrial site from a different perspective. An installer sees where generation can go, a steering specialist sees when each part should run, a consultant sees what is feasible and what can be permitted, a grid operator sees the connection. Our job is to bring those views together into one integrated system. And the most useful question I have found is what a partner would rather not do themselves. That is often where it starts: one side wants to sell or install, and has no wish to own and operate a system for twenty years. Most of these conversations will take time to become something concrete. Between companies, trust gets built the way it does between people, one conversation at a time. That is the direction I want for PerPetum: carrying the whole system for our clients, with strong partners around us in each of our markets.

Six years ago I wrote that the rise of the digital investor was unstoppable. Last weekend a Belgian newspaper ran an interesting cover page: nearly three in four 18-to-24-year-olds in Belgium now invest, and two-thirds of 25-to-34s. ING and Belfius are competing for them with free shares and commission-free ETFs up to age 24. Interestingly, it was Het Laatste Nieuws, not a financial newspaper, that reported the numbers from Crelan's, a Belgian bank, research. No surprise: back in late 2020 I published a Perspective called “The Unstoppable Rise of the Digital Investor,” and spent the next year turning it into a series. It started by tracing the do-it-yourself investor all the way back to the 1975 “Big Bang” of discount brokerage, then tracked the shifts almost as they happened: the arrival of the internet, then mobile banking, the relentless rise of ETFs, zero-cost commissions, the surge of retail investors (March 2021), and crypto arriving inside broker apps (May 2021), with traditional banks moving into online brokerage throughout. One line in the newspaper matters more than the headline. Crelan’s expert Koen Van Audenhove says that at a young age, what counts most is building the habit, even without much capital. Exactly. That has been the whole argument all along. Investing at banks and brokers starts at 18, because that is the youngest age at which people can legally invest on their own. Between the teenagers already borrowing a parent’s account (ssssht) and the higher-income families quietly buying ETFs from birth, there is a large, underserved middle that wants in but doesn’t know where to start. That gap is exactly why we are building Young Early Starters - YES: real investing for children & teens aged 8 to 18, always with a parent, built around education and the long-term habit the experts keep recommending. Not a simulation. Not a savings account. The unstoppable rise of the digital investor was never going to stop at 18. The question is probably not whether young people will invest. It is whether they are properly prepared, by schools and by society. Imagine where they’d be if someone opened that door at eight. lnkd.in/eC33b8gN #YES #fintech #financialliteracy #investing #Belgium

Diesel prices have increased by 57.5% since January. What does this mean for the transport sector? The ITLB - Instituut wegTransport Logistiek België published new figures yesterday. Due to the ongoing tensions and deadlock in the Middle East, diesel prices are rising once again, for the second time this month. The numbers speak for themselves: • Since October 1: Diesel prices have increased by 3.55%, raising total domestic transport costs by 0.85%. • Since January 1: Diesel prices have increased by 57.52%. • Impact on total transport costs since January: +9.94% for domestic transport and +9.26% for international transport. Nearly 10% higher transport costs in less than a year. For an industry operating on tight margins, that's a serious challenge. Challenges in transport are growing. But so are the opportunities to work together! With rising fuel prices and increasing pressure on margins, collaboration is more important than ever. At Droppr, we believe that the future of transport isn't about competing alone, but growing stronger together. And that's exactly what Droppr Network stands for: connecting transport companies, building valuable partnerships and creating new opportunities through collaboration. Because a stronger transport sector starts with a stronger network. 💚 #Droppr #StartUp #Logistics #Transport #Collaboration #DieselPrices #FuelPrices #DropprNetwork #WorkingTogether #TransportIndustry #StrongerPartnerships #TransportPartnerships #RoadTransport

Alberta’s power market is evolving. So are the expectations of its customers. ⚡ That’s one of the conversations happening today and tomorrow at the Alberta Power Symposium, as leaders from EPCOR, ENMAX, AltaLink, and Direct Energy explore what’s next for Alberta’s power market. From power prices and AI data centers to regulatory change and an evolving retail market, the energy landscape continues to shift. For us at Itineris, there’s a clear connection: as the market transforms, the customer experience needs to keep pace. That means having customer, billing, digital engagement, and data capabilities that are ready to evolve too. Great to be part of the conversation in Alberta!

⚠️ Middle East escalation risks rise as Russian tankers head towards the US Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are raising concerns over potential escalation, while Russian tankers declaring destinations along the US Atlantic coast are attracting growing attention. In this week's market update, Kpler analysts Matt S. and Michelle Brouhard discuss the latest developments, including the potential impact of US midterm elections, shifting Russian diesel trade flows and volatility in oil movements through the Strait of Hormuz. Watch the latest market update for more insights.

💡 On a tous des intuitions. Autant les vérifier. 💡 Et si vous terminiez l'année avec des chiffres concrets pour éclairer vos décisions marketing ? Avec notre omnibus de décembre, posez vos questions à un échantillon représentatif de la population belge de 18 à 64 ans, sans devoir lancer une étude complète ! 📊 Résultats détaillés et croisements sociodémographiques 🎯 Executive Summary avec les principaux enseignements Une intuition à valider ? Une question en tête ? 💬 Contactez-nous à info@listen.eu et terminez l'année avec de vraies réponses ! #Listen #Omnibus #EtudesDeMarché #Marketing

Nymus goes Dutch! Here we come neighbours.

𝙉𝙇 - 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙠𝙤𝙢𝙩 𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙖𝙣: 𝟮𝟮% 𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙠𝙤𝙤𝙥𝙩 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙠𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚. 𝙃𝙤𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙠𝙩 𝙪 𝙪𝙬 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠-𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙣? Nu het commerciële hoogtepunt van het jaar nadert, wijzen de indicatoren voor e-commerce op een duidelijke tendens: in België koopt inmiddels iets meer dan één huishouden op vijf elektronica en huishoudtoestellen online. Achter dat nationale gemiddelde schuilt wel een sterk uiteenlopend regionaal beeld: •         Vlaanderen: 25% online kopers •         Brussel: 22% online kopers •         Wallonië: 19% online kopers 𝗗𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘇𝗲𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆: In deze uiterst competitieve periode zit de sleutel tot rendement niet in een massale, ongedifferentieerde spreiding. Het gaat erom uw look-alikeprofielen te identificeren en te activeren: huishoudens in uw verzorgingsgebied met dezelfde koopaffiniteit en sociodemografische kenmerken als uw beste klanten. Even belangrijk is dat u uw kanaalmix afstemt op het koopgedrag in elk gebied. Zijn uw eindejaarscampagnes afgestemd op de juiste doelgroepen, op de juiste plaats en via het meest efficiënte kanaal? Benut het momentum van Black Friday en neem deze week nog contact met ons op om uw doelgroepen scherper te definiëren en de impact van uw campagnes te maximaliseren. 𝗭𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻? lnkd.in/dh7QCE3Q --- 𝗙𝗥 - 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮̀ 𝗹'𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻 : 𝟮𝟮 % 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲́𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲̀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗲́𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝘀 « 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸-𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 » ? À l'approche du sommet commercial de l'année, les indicateurs e-commerce rappellent une réalité devenue incontournable : en Belgique, un peu plus d'un ménage sur cinq achète désormais ses équipements électroniques et électroménagers en ligne. Mais derrière cette moyenne nationale se cache une réalité régionale fortement contrastée : Flandre : 25% de taux d'adoption Bruxelles : 22% de taux d'adoption Wallonie : 19% de taux d'adoption 𝗟'𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗲𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲́𝗴𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗱𝘂 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 : Durant cette période ultra-concurrentielle, la clé du ROI ne réside pas dans une diffusion de masse indifférenciée. Elle repose sur votre capacité à identifier et activer vos profils « look-alike », ces ménages résidant dans vos zones de chalandise qui partagent exactement la même appétence d'achat et le même profil sociodémographique que vos meilleurs clients.  La véritable clé est donc d’adapter la complémentarité des canaux à la maturité de chaque bassin de vie. Vos campagnes de fin d'année sont-elles calibrées pour toucher les bonnes cibles, au bon endroit et via le canal le plus efficace ? Anticipez le rush du Black Friday, contactez nos équipes dès cette semaine pour calibrer vos audiences et maximiser l'impact de vos activations. 𝗢𝗻 𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲 ? lnkd.in/e2Q8qpuN

Global oil markets and shifting trade flows take centre stage in our latest Kpler Commodity Brief. ◾ Hormuz traffic rises despite security risks ◾ Middle East oil supply risks persist ◾ Iraqi Basrah crude exports rebound toward 3.00 mb/d in October ◾ Kpler Pulse: APAC Series Get the full breakdown in the latest update 👇

Michoacán avocado strike could cut US-bound shipments to 600 containers this week Small growers in Michoacán, Mexico, have halted avocado harvesting in parts of the state, seeking up to 45 pesos per kilogram, EL PAÍS reported. Valentín Rodríguez, manager of the packer Avocados Don Goyo, told the newspaper US-bound shipments could fall to about 600 containers this week from up to 1,100. A meeting with the exporters' association APEAM on Wednesday 28 October ended without agreement and growers kept harvesting halted, with a further meeting set for Thursday 29 October; Rodríguez warned US buyers could turn to Ecuador, Colombia or Peru. Separately, Kenya will close avocado sea exports from 30 October after a survey found production too low. Implications for our clients: • US avocado importers and retailers: Compare weekly Michoacán container arrivals with open orders to size volumes needing cover from Ecuador, Colombia or Peru. • Mexican avocado packers and exporters: Measure daily fruit intake against booked US shipments to decide which US commitments need renegotiating. • Buyers of Kenyan avocados: Identify contracted sea volumes that could switch to air, and the added cost per kilogram. Agri-Ninja builds custom agrifood briefings for enterprise teams: your commodities, your regions, tracked daily or weekly. Request a free sample at agri-ninja.com Sources: EL PAÍS; MiMorelia; Quadratín Michoacán; Agriculture and Food Authority (Kenya); The Kenya Times; Nairobi Leo; Soko Directory

Colruyt Laagste Prijzen altijd goedkoper of dezelfde prijs ? In dit voorbeeld is Carrefour Belgium goedkoper dan Colruyt Laagste Prijzen ook al hebben ze dezelfde promo. Altijd vergelijken, dat is wat wij doen bij PingPrice™.

De advertentie-inkomsten van Google groeiden vorig kwartaal het traagst in vijf kwartalen. Niet omdat er minder gezocht wordt, want het aantal zoekopdrachten groeit net het snelst in vijf jaar. Omdat de plek waar dat geld verdiend wordt aan het verschuiven is. Google gaf zelf toe dat de snelle groei van AI Mode voorlopig op de omzet weegt, simpelweg omdat die omgeving nog niet voor advertenties gebouwd is. Vraag je jongeren hoe ze een nieuw merk ontdekken, dan staan de For You Page en AI tools samen bovenaan. Een zoekopdracht in Google komt daar ver achter. En vraag je waarvan ze de voorbije drie maanden iets kochten of overwogen, dan doet een advertentie op social bijna drie keer beter dan een gesponsord zoekresultaat in Google. Meer kwalitatieve data? Check het gratis in ons datarapport. 💙

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Over the last months we tracked close to 200 market moves across the living sector. Acquisitions, openings, operator mandates, funding rounds and new schemes, across student housing, co-living, serviced apartments, build-to-rent and senior living. Reading them back, four patterns stood out to me: 1. Operators are consolidating. Scale seems to be turning from an ambition into a requirement. 2. The owner changes, the operator often stays. In quite a few deals the building was sold and the same operator kept running it. To me that suggests more of the value now sits in how a building is run, and not only in who owns it. 3. The line between stay lengths is fading. Hotels are being converted into serviced apartments and offices into flex living, and a global hotel group took on its first rental housing mandate. Nightly, mid-term and long stays are starting to sit under one roof. 4. Momentum seems to be moving south. A large share of the new student beds we saw were in Italy, Spain and Portugal, and several investors chose those markets for their first move. My takeaway: the operators who do well next will probably be the ones who can take on new buildings quickly and run different stay types without adding another system each time. I'd be interested to hear which of these you see in your own portfolio, or what you see differently.

Styria spruce sawlog prices remain mostly stable Austria’s Styrian Chamber of Agriculture reported little movement in spruce and fir sawlog prices during September. Most regional price ranges were unchanged or adjusted by only €1 per solid cubic metre. Read more: lnkd.in/dZWu7u33 #Sawlogs #Austria #Spruce #Fordaq

🌏 Kpler Pulse: APAC Series kicks off on 5 November Join our upcoming webinar series as Kpler experts explore the key trends, market developments and opportunities shaping Asia’s commodity and maritime markets. From crude oil and LNG to shipping intelligence and trade flows, each session will deliver data-driven insights and expert perspectives to help you stay ahead of evolving market dynamics. Register now to secure your place: okt.to/gDpAr8

OpenAI, Meta, and Google want AI agents to do everything for you. But popular services on the Web aren’t letting that happen lnkd.in/eD9uQwTq

Vorige week trokken we met 18 West-Vlaamse ondernemers uit de voedingssector naar SIAL Paris. Daar komt de wereldwijde food community tweejaarlijks samen om de nieuwste trends, innovaties en zakelijke kansen te verkennen. Wat viel ons op? 🍋 De eiwitverrijkte trend zet zich nog steeds duidelijk verder. 🍋 Ook andere functionele voedingsproducten waren sterk aanwezig. 🍋 Veel Aziatische invloeden. 🍋 Sterke West-Vlaamse vertegenwoordiging: van standhouders tot producten in de innovatiegalerij. Benieuwd naar de 10 trends uit het SIAL Insights Report?  Je ontdekt ze in het verslag van de groepszakenreis: lnkd.in/eK95Rumj

US lumber producer prices decline in September US producer prices for softwood lumber fell 1.4% in September, while plywood prices increased 1.8%. The contrasting movements show that lumber and panel pricing continue to follow different patterns. Read more: lnkd.in/dBsJqDaF #SoftwoodLumber #Plywood #LumberMarket #Fordaq

Latvian pellet retail prices rise 73% Latvia’s Competition Council says the average retail price of a 15 kg pellet bag rose from approximately €4.28 to €7.42 between October 2025 and August 2026. Its monitoring found insufficient grounds to suspect coordinated pricing. Read more: lnkd.in/dwquctAf #WoodPellets #Latvia #Biomass #Fordaq

Did you know? Three out of 66 Belgian listed companies had a female CEO at the end of 2025. Across Europe, the share of female CEOs has tripled since 2016. That’s one of the insights you’ll find in our annual CEO remuneration study, which looks at who leads Belgium’s listed companies, how much they’re paid and what that pay rewards:   ➡️ Who’s at the top? Men mostly but women lead 4.5% of Belgian listed companies. In the Stoxx Europe 600, the share grew from 3.2% in 2016 to 9.6% today. ➡️ How much are they paid? €3.25m for the median Bel 20 CEO in 2025. Median pay rose 47.9% since 2016, compared with 24.9% for hourly labour costs (2016–2024). ➡️ What does that pay reward? Sustainability is part of the picture. 80% of Belgian listed companies include at least one ESG criterion in the short-term bonus. Led by Prof Xavier Baeten and Marthe Van Hove, the study analyses CEO remuneration for the 2025 financial year across the Bel 20, Bel Mid and Bel Small. Read the key insights in our article. Link in the comments 👇 #Vlerick #Remuneration #ExecutivePay #CorporateGovernance

Sterke marktposities, schaalvoordelen en nog ruimte voor verdere groei. Dat zijn eigenschappen waar Simon Renty van De Belegger naar zoekt. Hij selecteert drie marktleiders die volgens hem bovendien niet overdreven duur gewaardeerd zijn. Lees het volledige artikel: lnkd.in/eGW4zhDd

The 2027 TACs for commercial Baltic species include increases for sprat, central Baltic herring, Bothnian herring, Riga herring and plaice, while by-catch-only limits remain in place for cod, as well as a ban on recreational fishing for cod throughout the Baltic. lnkd.in/e9v6u7GK

Art Basel Paris a fermé vendredi soir et annulé ses deux jours publics, en raison des manifestations en France. Dimanche, la foire a tout de même publié des ventes déclarées par les exposants : un Richter et un Baselitz à environ 10 M$ chacun chez Hauser & Wirth, un Richter à 8,5 M$ chez Zwirner, deux Mehretu à 7,85 M$ chacune chez White Cube. Avant l'ouverture d'une foire, les galeries envoient souvent des previews à leurs clients, et certaines œuvres sont réservées ou vendues avant le vernissage. Une bonne partie de ces échanges passe par e-mail, PDF et messagerie, dans les semaines qui précèdent. Pour un collectionneur, une même acquisition peut donc laisser une trace à plusieurs endroits : l'offre, le rapport d'état, la facture, les photos, les documents de transport. Arteïa COLLECT les réunit dans un inventaire privé, au même endroit que l'œuvre : provenance, documents, valeur d'assurance. Demandez une démo : lnkd.in/ehG6fnnb #artbaselparis #marchédelart

Dit is ongelooflijk triest...Bpost is officieel bijna een centjesaandeel. In 2018 was bpost nog een bedrijf met een beurswaarde van 5,6 miljard euro. Vandaag is het 51%-belang van de Belgische overheid nog amper 100 miljoen euro waard op de beurs. En daar zijn verschillende redenen voor: - bpost is zijn kranten en tijdschrift contract verloren aan de concurrentie en daarmee een deel van zijn omzet. - Daarnaast dalen de brievenpostvolumes met meer dan 10% per jaar wat de omzet structureel onder druk zet. - Het personeel heeft veel vaste contracten, maar steeds minder werk. Daardoor blijven de vaste kosten hoog terwijl de omzet daalt. - Sinds de overname van Radial in 2017 heeft bpost geen nettokaspositie meer, maar wel een forse schuldenberg van 1,72 miljard euro. Er is daardoor geen geld meer om cadeaus uit te delen. - De afgelopen twee jaar was bpost/bnode verlieslatend met een verlies van een kwart miljard euro in de afgelopen twee jaar. Dat geeft weinig vertrouwen voor aandeelhouders. - Dat de vakbonden zeer lang hebben gestaakt dit jaar heeft het vertrouwen in de dienstverlening van bpost verder onder druk gezet bij de huidige klanten wat impact heeft op de toekomstige omzet. Concurrenten profiteren in een vrije markt. De Belgische staat (dus iedere Belg) was de grootste aandeelhouder van dit bedrijf, maar heeft nooit werk gemaakt van een exitstrategie. Nu blijft de overheid over met een Amerikaans e-commercebedrijf dat aan het verliezen is van Amazon, raar genoeg een internationale transportfirma (is dit geen taak voor de privésector in plaats voor de Belgische overheid) en een postfirma die letterlijk aan het uitsterven is. Je kan geen structureel verlieslatend bedrijf blijven runnen zonder ingrepen. Dat die ingrepen er nooit zijn gekomen wordt nu duur betaald.

Dit is ongelooflijk triest...Bpost is officieel bijna een centjesaandeel. In 2018 was bpost nog een bedrijf met een beurswaarde van 5,6 miljard euro. Vandaag is het 51%-belang van de Belgische overheid nog amper 100 miljoen euro waard op de beurs. En daar zijn verschillende redenen voor: - bpost is zijn kranten en tijdschrift contract verloren aan de concurrentie en daarmee een deel van zijn omzet. - Daarnaast dalen de brievenpostvolumes met meer dan 10% per jaar wat de omzet structureel onder druk zet. - Het personeel heeft veel vaste contracten, maar steeds minder werk. Daardoor blijven de vaste kosten hoog terwijl de omzet daalt. - Sinds de overname van Radial in 2017 heeft bpost geen nettokaspositie meer, maar wel een forse schuldenberg van 1,72 miljard euro. Er is daardoor geen geld meer om cadeaus uit te delen. - De afgelopen twee jaar was bpost/bnode verlieslatend met een verlies van een kwart miljard euro in de afgelopen twee jaar. Dat geeft weinig vertrouwen voor aandeelhouders. - Dat de vakbonden zeer lang hebben gestaakt dit jaar heeft het vertrouwen in de dienstverlening van bpost verder onder druk gezet bij de huidige klanten wat impact heeft op de toekomstige omzet. Concurrenten profiteren in een vrije markt. De Belgische staat (dus iedere Belg) was de grootste aandeelhouder van dit bedrijf, maar heeft nooit werk gemaakt van een exitstrategie. Nu blijft de overheid over met een Amerikaans e-commercebedrijf dat aan het verliezen is van Amazon, raar genoeg een internationale transportfirma (is dit geen taak voor de privésector in plaats voor de Belgische overheid) en een postfirma die letterlijk aan het uitsterven is. Je kan geen structureel verlieslatend bedrijf blijven runnen zonder ingrepen. Dat die ingrepen er nooit zijn gekomen wordt nu duur betaald.

The world is running out of GPUs. Meanwhile, the internet:

Lithuanian wood-chip prices enter heating season at higher levels Baltpool data shows Lithuania’s wood-chip index rising to €30.13/MWh in September, significantly above last year’s level. The figures point to a more expensive start to the heating season for biomass buyers. Read more: lnkd.in/dmUVahNZ #Baltpool #WoodChips #Biomass #Fordaq

Norwegian log prices continue to decline Norway’s timber harvest reached approximately 10.45 million m³ after the third quarter of 2026, broadly unchanged from last year. However, average prices for sawlogs and pulpwood continued to decline through September. Read more: lnkd.in/dAdhWV-z #Roundwood #Norway #TimberPrices #Fordaq

Harmoney’s 1Q27 update highlights continued stability in margins and credit quality, delivering a steady performance amid broader macroeconomic shifts. Key takeaways from the quarter include: * Stable performance metrics consistent with 4Q26 and 1Q26. * Strong early momentum in our new Australian intermediary channel, generating $7m in originations in its first two months. * Reaffirmed FY27 guidance alongside unchanged strategic priorities. Explore the full details and read the latest Trim Capital equity research report on our Investor Hub: lnkd.in/eWmZqbmh

Natural Diamond Industry at 'Defining Moment,' says DMCC Chairman #idex #idexonline #dmcc Ahmed Bin Sulayem #diamond

📉 Global oil inventories are declining, but what’s driving the trend? In this week’s Energy markets update, Michelle Brouhard and Matt S. explore falling oil stocks, rising crude imports into China and India, and why US commercial inventories could drop below 400 million barrels by year-end. They also discuss rising inventories at Cushing and the geopolitical risks shaping the outlook for Q4. Watch the latest market update for more insights.

No, Microsoft is not firing 60 000 people because of AI. The press release is corporate marketing, interpreted incorrectly. In fact, Microsoft only said that 60,000 employees are "eligible" for the buyout program. This doesn't mean all will take it. The real number will likely be 3-4 times less. Maybe 10-20k. Out of a total of 295000 employees. So no, Microsoft doesn't fire 27% of their workforce, and doesn't replace them with AI. And even if Microsoft would fire 10-20k of employees: this would be not news, and it would not mean they would necessarily decrease their total workforce. Because they do this every year, before publishing their financial results. Most big corporations announce these "cost reductions to increase efficiency". Shareholders like this, because it means higher profits and dividends. The interesting mechanism is that they fire 5-10% of staff, and hire others. Microsoft has announced layoffs almost every year for the past 10 years, with peaks in 2023 and 2025 (up to 7%). They announced 11000 in 2023, and 15000 in 2025, but still ended pretty much the same. Over 2016–2025, Microsoft announced roughly 40,000–45,000 layoffs in total. Still, their staff grew from 116000 to 225000. Yes, they always say it's for increasing efficiency and lowering costs. Now: with AI. These redundancies often overlap with the 10% efficiency rule of Jack Welsh (you know, from the great GE. It's a mandatory case study in all MBA programs across the world). He said that the bottom 10%, the low performers, should always be fired, every year. And replaced with new, better employees. Of course there are also companies who really reduce their workforce. Some even die. But don't believe every corporate press release. First look at their stock prices.

Canadian wood-product manufacturing sales rise 2.8% Canadian wood-product manufacturers reported C$3.10 billion in sales in August 2026. Sales increased 2.8% from July and 2.7% compared with August 2025. Read more: lnkd.in/dff7TTMm #WoodManufacturing #Canada #WoodIndustry #Fordaq

The live Post congestion on SHIPNEXT actually unveils an interesting fact. There is a huge spread between the waiting times of different vessels of a certain type. Which is very interesting, considering the fact that, for example, Fujairah is a small port anyway. Why do you think that is the case?

Deal value in EMEA rose 51.8% year on year in the first half of 2026. Deal volume fell 10%. Both numbers come from the same report (Datasite Deal Drivers HY 2026), and together they say something simple: fewer transactions, larger ones. For a boutique working on small and mid-sized mandates, the headline value number is not the market it works in. Volume is. When fewer deals close, every mandate that stalls on a missing registry extract, an unanswered buyer or a late screening costs more than it used to. Cross-border mandates stall most easily: two registries, two languages, two sets of rules. That is the part of the work we build Synergy AI for, with company data from official registries (BCE/KBO, INPI/INSEE, Companies House, CRO) and sanctions screening at discovery and again at outreach. Advisors: what slows your cross-border mandates down most?

USDA corrects September corn yields for Nebraska and Kansas but keeps its October forecast The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) corrected September corn yield estimates for Kansas and Nebraska after its National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) used incorrect acreage weights to combine irrigated and non-irrigated yield observations. Nebraska's yield rose 5 bushels per acre to 182, Kansas's fell 3 and the national September average rose to 178.8. USDA left its 9 October forecast of 181.2 bushels per acre and a crop above 16 billion bushels unchanged. National Corn Growers Association President Matt Frostic called the error "unacceptable". USDA's next World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report is due on 10 November. Implications for our clients: • Corn growers: Compare harvested yields on your own fields with the 181.2 bushels-per-acre forecast before setting sales or storage plans. • Grain traders and merchandisers: Weigh Nebraska and Kansas harvest yield reports against USDA's unchanged October forecast ahead of the 10 November report. • Agricultural lenders and crop insurers: Base loan and coverage reviews on farm-level harvest records rather than the corrected September Kansas and Nebraska estimates alone. Agri-Ninja builds custom agrifood briefings for enterprise teams: your commodities, your regions, tracked daily or weekly. Request a free sample at agri-ninja.com Sources: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service; National Corn Growers Association; DTN Progressive Farmer; AGDAILY; Farm Policy News; Brownfield Ag News; Hoosier Ag Today; AgroLatam; FarmWeekNow

The most expensive mistake I see foreign buyers make in Madrid is not overpaying for the flat It’s buying the wrong building A buyer negotiates €15,000 off the asking price and feels like a winner Six months later, the community votes for a new façade, a lift or new pipes Their share of the bill wipes out the discount, and then some In Madrid, a lot of the most beautiful stock is in old buildings That’s the charm It’s also the risk Before I make an offer, I always ask for: ✅ the minutes of the last community meetings ✅ any approved or planned special levies (derramas) ✅ the building inspection report ✅ the community fees, and whether anyone is behind on them None of this is in the listing All of it is in the price you’ll really pay The flat is what you fall in love with The building is what you actually buy If you’re buying in Madrid from abroad, my free buyer guide covers this checklist and more. Comment this post and I'll send it to you

++ Jobgroei valt stil: diensten winnen, industrie verliest ++ De Belgische private arbeidsmarkt houdt stand. Maar nauwelijks. En achter die schijnbare stabiliteit gaan bovendien grote verschillen schuil. Volgens de nieuwste Arbeidsbarometer van SD Worx Belgium en Ortelius telt de private sector vandaag ongeveer evenveel jobs als een jaar geleden. Maar dat betekent niet dat er niets beweegt. De dienstensector creëerde op jaarbasis 12.500 jobs, terwijl industrie en bouw er samen 13.000 verloren. Vooral de maakindustrie krijgt klappen, met 8.100 verdwenen jobs. De gezondheidszorg is dan weer goed voor een kwart van de jobgroei binnen de diensten. Ook de grootte van de onderneming maakt een verschil. Middelgrote bedrijven met 50 tot 199 werknemers creëren jobs (+3.400), terwijl grote werkgevers er evenveel verliezen. En waar Vlaanderen en Brussel voorzichtig groeien, blijft Wallonië achter. De arbeidsmarkt staat dus niet stil, maar de werkgelegenheid verschuift van industrie naar diensten, van grote naar middelgrote werkgevers en niet overal in België in dezelfde richting... Terwijl sommige organisaties herstructureren en medewerkers moeten laten gaan, blijven andere op zoek naar talent. De uitdaging ligt in het creëren van nieuwe jobs én in het begeleiden van mensen naar sectoren en functies waar de werkgelegenheid wél groeit. Bovendien zijn de recentste collectieve ontslagen nog niet volledig in deze cijfers verwerkt. De druk op de industrie zou de komende kwartalen dus nog kunnen toenemen. >> LEES VERDER: lnkd.in/eTAA4ByP [Bron: Arbeidsbarometer SD Worx en Ortelius, oktober 2026]