Wall Street Journal

Oil Majors’ Quarterly Earnings in Spotlight With Refineries Set to Gain

Oil Majors’ Quarterly Earnings in Spotlight With Refineries Set to Gain

Tightness in global fuel markets is driving refining margins to all-time highs, making refineries a key earnings driver ...

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SK Hynix Pauses IPO of Memory-Chip Unit as AI Valuation Fears Mount

SK Hynix Pauses IPO of Memory-Chip Unit as AI Valuation Fears Mount

The decision to pull Solidigm’s U.S. public debut comes amid deepening investor caution toward artificial-intelligence v...

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Shares in Gucci-Parent Kering Plunge as Hoped-For Recovery Keeps Receding

Shares in Gucci-Parent Kering Plunge as Hoped-For Recovery Keeps Receding

The French luxury-fashion house’s sales fell on a 6% drop at Gucci that makes up not far from half of the group’s revenu...

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Oil Prices Rise as Middle East Risks Persist

Oil Prices Rise as Middle East Risks Persist

Brent climbed above $114 as traders weighed the risk of renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities and further attacks on Saudi energ...

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Eni Shareholders Set for Cash Boost After Earnings Double

Eni Shareholders Set for Cash Boost After Earnings Double

The company kicked off earnings season for energy majors with an extraordinary dividend and buyback hike on exceptional ...

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Volvo Car to Cut 2,500 Jobs as Part of Plan to Cut Costs Further

Volvo Car to Cut 2,500 Jobs as Part of Plan to Cut Costs Further

The carmaker—majority-owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group—said it needed to reinforce its turnaround plan with...

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Safran Confirms Guidance as Revenue Jumps

Safran Confirms Guidance as Revenue Jumps

The French aerospace-industry supplier said the metric was pushed higher by double-digit growth across its propulsion an...

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See How Airlines Are Navigating the Dangerous Skies to Avoid Global Conflicts

See How Airlines Are Navigating the Dangerous Skies to Avoid Global Conflicts

Deadly global conflicts have completely disrupted civil aviation, leaving options for safe journeys fewer and farther be...

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I Took America’s Cheapest EV Into the Charging Desert of the Deep South

I Took America’s Cheapest EV Into the Charging Desert of the Deep South

Readers challenged our columnist to take an affordable electric car on a route with less-than-ideal charging options. He...

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Iran Threatens Wider Strikes on Economic and Civilian Targets if U.S. Attacks

Iran Threatens Wider Strikes on Economic and Civilian Targets if U.S. Attacks

Tehran retains missile and drone stockpiles, and Washington is trying to move more servicemembers and diplomatic staff o...

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Weil Gotshal Bleeds More Top Lawyers as It Holds Merger Talks

Weil Gotshal Bleeds More Top Lawyers as It Holds Merger Talks

Partners are leaving for rivals including Sidley Austin and Davis Polk, increasing pressure on the law firm to secure it...

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Boston Beer Logs Lower Profit, Revenue Amid Bleak Beer Market

Boston Beer Logs Lower Profit, Revenue Amid Bleak Beer Market

The brewer posted a third-quarter profit of $43.2 million, down from $46.2 million a year earlier, as demand for beer co...

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Opinion | New Mexico Tries to Censor Meta

Opinion | New Mexico Tries to Censor Meta

A judge and the state AG say Facebook didn’t block enough political speech....

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Opinion | U.K. Labour’s Ceasefire in the War on Gas

Opinion | U.K. Labour’s Ceasefire in the War on Gas

Even parts of the European left now admit they need fossil fuels....

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Sallie Mae Cuts Full-Year View After Logging Higher Charge-Offs

Sallie Mae Cuts Full-Year View After Logging Higher Charge-Offs

The private student loan company, formally SLM Corp., now expects earnings per share for the year to be $1.95 to $2.05, ...

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Trump Spoke to Musk About Ending Ukraine’s Starlink Speed Caps

Trump Spoke to Musk About Ending Ukraine’s Starlink Speed Caps

Plus, the DOJ is reviewing allegations against a former Homeland Security adviser, and Meta’s hunt to fund its AI build-...

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Newmont Logs Higher Profit, Revenue on Higher Gold Sales

Newmont Logs Higher Profit, Revenue on Higher Gold Sales

The gold producer posted a third-quarter profit of $2.48 billion, up from $1.83 billion a year earlier....

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Deckers Cuts Sales Outlook Amid Slower Hoka, Ugg Growth

Deckers Cuts Sales Outlook Amid Slower Hoka, Ugg Growth

The company now expects annual sales to be $5.7 billion to $5.73 billion as it projects slower growth for its Hoka sneak...

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Western Digital Profit Grows on Data Storage Demand

Western Digital Profit Grows on Data Storage Demand

The company reported a profit of $1.78 billion in the fiscal first quarter, driven by continued data storage demand and ...

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Trump Must Sit for Deposition in BBC Lawsuit, Judge Orders

Trump Must Sit for Deposition in BBC Lawsuit, Judge Orders

The president sued the broadcaster for defamation over its editing of his speech in a documentary about Jan. 6, 2021....

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Inside the U.S. Push to Put Nuclear Reactors in Ports and on Cargo Ships

Inside the U.S. Push to Put Nuclear Reactors in Ports and on Cargo Ships

Federal agencies are teaming up with startups to deploy floating power barges and nuclear cargo fleets....

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Kering’s Sales Lose Steam in Struggling Luxury Market

Kering’s Sales Lose Steam in Struggling Luxury Market

The owner of Gucci, Bottega Veneta and other high-end labels booked a 1% decrease in revenue as the luxury market contin...

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Nippon’s U.S. Steel to Invest Nearly $3 Billion in Hot Strip Mill Near Pittsburgh

Nippon’s U.S. Steel to Invest Nearly $3 Billion in Hot Strip Mill Near Pittsburgh

U.S. Steel said the investment will replace aging equipment with modern steelmaking technology, increasing annual produc...

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Opinion | Oil Today, Crisis Tomorrow

Opinion | Oil Today, Crisis Tomorrow

The movie ‘Three Days of the Condor’ provides insight....

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Dow’s Profit Rises Sharply on Cost Cuts, Sales Growth

Dow’s Profit Rises Sharply on Cost Cuts, Sales Growth

The Midland, Mich., chemicals company posted third-quarter earnings of $458 million, or 62 cents a share, up sharpy from...

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Communications Group Common Interest Buys a Stake in Creative Agency Mirimar

Communications Group Common Interest Buys a Stake in Creative Agency Mirimar

Plus, fund managers turn to elaborate festival-like events as they recruit individual investors for private credit....

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SpaceX: A Futuristic Berkshire Hathaway, or Just a Mess?

SpaceX: A Futuristic Berkshire Hathaway, or Just a Mess?

Elon Musk’s mishmash of businesses will be a maze for investors to evaluate....

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Union Pacific Posts Higher Profit, Revenue on Volume Growth

Union Pacific Posts Higher Profit, Revenue on Volume Growth

The freight company posted a third-quarter profit of $2.08 billion, or $3.49 a share, compared with $1.79 billion, or $3...

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Lockheed Martin Bumps Up Yearly Outlook as Backlog Hits Record

Lockheed Martin Bumps Up Yearly Outlook as Backlog Hits Record

The defense contractor’s third-quarter profit came in at $1.85 billion, or $7.97 a share, compared with $1.62 billion, o...

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SAP Weighs New Metric to Showcase AI Impact on Business

SAP Weighs New Metric to Showcase AI Impact on Business

The business-software group is working on a metric to convey the impact of AI on its operations to appease investors wan...

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American Airlines Forecasts Another Quarterly Loss on Surging Fuel Costs

American Airlines Forecasts Another Quarterly Loss on Surging Fuel Costs

The carrier said revenue is projected to climb 20% to 23% in the fourth quarter, during which it is also on track to pos...

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Procter & Gamble’s Sales Offset Rising Fuel Costs

Procter & Gamble’s Sales Offset Rising Fuel Costs

Procter & Gamble logged higher sales and said it is managing to stay on track despite rising fuel costs....

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Comcast’s Domestic Broadband-Subscriber Losses Continue

Comcast’s Domestic Broadband-Subscriber Losses Continue

Comcast continued to lose domestic residential broadband and video customers in the third quarter, putting pressure on o...

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Prada Sales Cool as Luxury Recovery Fades

Prada Sales Cool as Luxury Recovery Fades

Prada reported a deceleration in sales growth as luxury companies struggle to spark renewed demand for high-end goods....

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PulteGroup Net Down as Mortgage Rates Weigh on Home Sales

PulteGroup Net Down as Mortgage Rates Weigh on Home Sales

PulteGroup’s third-quarter net income and revenue fell sharply as elevated mortgage rates slowed sales of its luxury hom...

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PE Firms Are Holding Investments Longer—and Changing Leaders More

PE Firms Are Holding Investments Longer—and Changing Leaders More

Plus, Meta loses in data-privacy case....

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Musk’s Tesla-SpaceX Merger Would Formalize a Decadeslong Partnership

Musk’s Tesla-SpaceX Merger Would Formalize a Decadeslong Partnership

Plus, attack on a Saudi Arabian airport killed one person and Iran’s fleet of shadow tankers has run out of oil....

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Carrier Plans $600 Million Texas Plant to Make Cooling Gear for AI Data Centers

Carrier Plans $600 Million Texas Plant to Make Cooling Gear for AI Data Centers

The plant, Carrier’s biggest-ever investment, comes amid a surge in sales to data-center customers....

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