The US Justice Department is starting a six-month pilot program to encourage healthcare companies to self-disclose potential False Claims Act violations. news.bloomberglaw.com/federa…

Ed Ludlow has The Rundown on this week’s biggest tech stories, from a potential SpaceX-Tesla merger to Meta’s solution for Mark Zuckerberg’s potential multibillion-dollar tax bill, and the growing battle of the AI agents. Keep up to date with our latest technology coverage: bloom.bg/4BoUEnV

ウクライナとロシアが局地的停戦合意と米政府発表－メラニア夫人仲介 bloomberg.com/jp/news/articl…

OIL NEARS IRAN WAR PEAK AS U.S. FUEL COSTS SURGE Brent crude hit $116/barrel, approaching its Iran war peak amid fears of renewed fighting after the midterms. 🔸 U.S. gasoline: $4.29/gallon, up 40% year-over-year 🔸 Additional fuel spending: $142B this year, according to Brown University researchers 🔸 Michigan and Ohio: Largest weekly gasoline price increases

KREMLIN SAYS RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN MILITARIES ARE WORKING OUT CEASEFIRE DATES KREMLIN SAYS CIVILIANS WHO WANT TO LEAVE OLESHKY WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO KREMLIN SAYS MELANIA TRUMP COORDINATED THE AGREEMENT, SOMETHING DISCUSSED BY PUTIN AND TRUMP IN RECENT PHONE CALL

TRUMP ON ACCESS TO STARLINK IN UKRAINE: MUSK WON'T DO ANYTHING WRONG

A provincial election in the heart of Canada’s lumber country is exposing the limits of using US President Donald Trump as a political foil, even in one of the places hardest hit by his tariffs. Bloomberg’s Thomas Seal has more bloom.bg/4yDGxbE

The market for graduate education is distorted. Many degrees aren't worth the price tag. What students need is a better risk signal, @AllisonSchrager says (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Germany is planning to purchase thousands of precision deep-strike weapons from several European manufacturers bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Investors in the riskiest instruments sold by US and European banks are starting to demand more compensation on new deals bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Diesel deals and throttled satellite speeds send only one message: The US is pressuring the wrong side in Ukraine (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

The two main architects of the war on Iran are preparing to face voters for the first time since the start of the conflict bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

US business activity grew at a slightly slower pace in October but remained close to a multi-year high as robust demand pushed new orders, employment and prices higher bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The White House said Friday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to allow for humanitarian aid in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky and prepare an evacuation route for civilians bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Investors’ risk-off mood is likely to continue well into November, according to Bank of America’s Michael Hartnett 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. Read more: bloom.bg/4yZVS7q 📷: Martin Divisek/EPA/Shutterstock

Mass cybersecurity disruptions, such as this week’s scramble by governments and companies to patch two critical software flaws, are about to “get a lot worse before they get better,” a top executive at Anthropic has warned bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

US consumer sentiment edged down to a five-month low in October as high prices and rising interest rates depressed morale bloomberg.com/news/articles/…