ANTHROPIC said Claude.ai and the Claude API services are being progressively restored; errors may recur as the company continues to address related issues.

IEA monthly report: Global oil supply growth in October was driven by strong Gulf exports despite attacks on energy infrastructure and tankers.

Toke Group has built sizable long positions in LME aluminum and is a key participant in an intensifying inventory-driven squeeze, sources said. LME data show several institutions hold large longs in short-dated aluminum contracts ahead of the November front-month expiry next Wednesday. While modest by historical absolute standards, the combined longs in the November contract exceed the exchange's current available stocks of 226,350 tonnes — the lowest LME inventory since 1990.