The pan‑European STOXX 600 index closed down 1% at 648.33 points on 7 Nov. German insurers fell 2.6% after JPMorgan downgraded several reinsurers, with Hannover Re, Munich Re and Swiss Re losing 4.3%, 4.4% and 4.6% respectively. Teleperformance shares tumbled 15.3% following a revenue outlook cut. Clean‑energy names rose, led by Orsted up 1.2% and Nordex up 5%. Travel‑sector stocks gained 0.9% on expectations that a U.S. election outcome could ease Middle‑East tensions and lower oil prices.
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7 November 2026
5 November 2026
A Seoul High Court has sentenced a former Samsung Electronics worker to five years in prison after he leaked technology to Chinese chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies. The penalty was lowered from an initial seven‑year term handed down in April. The employee had moved to ChangXin in 2016. Samsung’s practice of imposing two‑year non‑compete clauses on staff is highlighted by a 2023 ruling that barred a former DRAM researcher from joining Micron for the same period.
4 November 2026
Asian share markets fell sharply on Friday 6 Nov, following a steep sell-off in US technology stocks the previous day. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 dropped 5.5% in early trade, while Seoul's Kospi fell as much as 8.8%, triggering a 20-minute trading halt. Taiwan's TAIEX lost more than 8%. On Thursday the US Nasdaq fell 5.52% and the S&P 500 fell 4.4%, with US tech stocks losing about $2.5 trillion in value. Investors have linked the moves to early US midterm results pointing to Democrats taking control of Congress, which many fear could bring tighter AI regulation.