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Danone Sales Grow Amid North America Turnaround
The French food company saw like-for-like sales growth of 2.4% in its North America business....
BASF Lifts Full-Year Earnings Outlook After Strong Third Quarter
The chemicals giant booked sales that beat analysts’ projections and came in 14% higher compared with the prior-year period....
Mercedes-Benz to Accelerate Efficiency Drive as Market Conditions Worsen
The luxury-car maker cut its expectations for the year, warning of a worsening market in China and higher costs in the fourth quarter....
Heineken Backs 2026 Views After Asia Sales, Premium Labels Boost Revenue
The Dutch brewer’s total volumes rose 4.8% organically in the third quarter....
Santander Posts Lower Profit After Increase in Loan-Loss Provisions
The bank reiterated its full-year guidance, stating it is comfortably on track to meet its targets....
UBS Profit Climbs as Wealth-Management Inflows Increase
UBS Group reported a rise in third-quarter net profit, boosted by growth in its wealth-management platform....
LG Electronics Quarterly Net Profit Jumps, Topping Views
The consumer-electronics giant said its established core businesses maintained growth and profitability as it expanded into new areas....
Jio Platforms Soar After India’s Largest-Ever Initial Public Offering
Shares of Jio Platforms jumped in their trading debut after India’s largest telecom operator raised over $3 billion in the country’s biggest initial public offering....
The Frustrating Wait for the Fancy Suites and Fast Wi-Fi Airlines Are Hyping
Travelers should curb their enthusiasm for promised upgrades to everything from lounges to seatback screens....
China’s Car Industry Is Wowing the World—but Crashing at Home
Domestic sales have plunged, but the state-supported sector’s needed shakeout hasn’t begun. “There’s a lot of sorting that’s going to happen,” said GM CEO Mary Barra....
Strike Vote by 250 Watchmen Puts Nation’s Busiest Port Complex at Risk
A walkout could begin Sunday at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, while retailers rush in final holiday goods....
SK Hynix Plans $75 Billion in Shareholder Returns After Blockbuster Earnings
The South Korean memory-chip maker reported that its net profit tripled in the third quarter, while revenue and operating profit hit record highs....
See How Anthropic Arrived at Its Mind-Boggling $40 Trillion Market Opportunity
The company’s estimated market opportunity, tied to the economic value of work produced by knowledge workers, tops SpaceX’s enormous figure from earlier this year....
How Weil Gotshal, One of Wall Street’s Most Storied Law Firms, Ended Up in Chaos
The law firm can’t afford to keep bleeding partners but could find ways to avoid bankruptcy....
Trump Moves to Weaken Methane Emissions Rules for Oil and Gas
Small fossil-fuel producers have opposed regulations to curb releases of the potent greenhouse gas....
Opinion | Is There a Case for Wealth Taxes?
Students discuss the pros and cons of California’s Proposition 40....
Baker Hughes Revenue Lifted by Growing Demand From Energy, Industrial Markets
The energy company, however, reported a third-quarter profit of $411 million, or 41 cents a share, compared with a profit of $609 million, or 61 cents a share, a year earlier....
Apple Knows Some iPhone Duos Have a Major Issue
Plus, Brazil canceled Flávio Bolsonaro’s passport, and a $300 billion “debt wall” is looming over private-equity backed companies....
Opinion | Anthropic Isn’t the End of Man
Its prospectus says more about national security than it does human extinction....
Cheesecake Factory Logs Higher Revenue After Double-Digit Growth at Namesake Restaurants
The company’s revenue rose to $1.03 billion in the third quarter, driven by a 15.2% increase in comparable restaurant sales at its namesake brand....
NXP Semiconductors Profit Jumps on Automotive, Industrial Growth
The company posted third-quarter net income of $899 million, up from $646 million the year prior....
Seagate Posts Soaring Profit on Continued Data-Storage Demand
The artificial-intelligence infrastructure build-out continues to drive demand for the company’s data-storage components....
Oil Futures Fall as Market Holds Out Hope for Middle East Diplomacy
Oil prices fell, with U.S. benchmark crude slipping back under $100 a barrel as traders held out hopes for regional diplomatic efforts to ease Middle East tensions....
America Needs Explosives for Its Drones. This Startup Is Making Them.
Odin Energetics, a new Peter Thiel-backed company, is rebuilding a supply chain that has withered in the decades since World War II....
Chip-Equipment Supplier ASM International Lifts Guidance Again Amid AI Spending Frenzy
The Dutch group said revenue next year should exceed $6.37 billion as companies invest heavily in chips to keep up with soaring demand for artificial intelligence....
Health Care Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Novartis in the latest Market Talks covering Health Care....
Opinion | Helping Can Hold You Back
Telling managers to step back won’t break the cycle of dependency....
S&P Global Explores Potential Spinoff of Financial Data and AI Units
The provider of credit ratings, indices and data analytics posted third-quarter net income of $1.24 billion, or $4.25 a share, up from $1.18 billion, or $3.86 or a share, a year earlier....
The Fast and the Frugal: Why Epic Car Commercials Are Fading
Plus, Jay-Z confirms that he’s effectively booked himself for the Super Bowl Halftime Show....
Royal Caribbean Lifts Full-Year Forecast After Posting Higher Quarterly Profit
For the third quarter, the company posted a profit of $1.73 billion, or $6.45 a share, up from $1.58 billion, or $5.74 a share, a year earlier....
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Origin Energy, AGL Energy, oil prices in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities....
Boeing Turnaround Shows Progress but Commercial Unit Sputters
Boeing booked an overall loss of $116 million, compared with a $5.34 billion loss a year earlier, while total revenue grew about 4% to $24.19 billion.....
Corning Profit Surges on AI Demand
Corning’s third-quarter net income rose amid torrid demand for fiber-optic materials from the artificial-intelligence buildout, a boom the company expects to lift adjusted earnings in the fourth quart...
HCA Healthcare Profit Slips but Revenue Rises
The operator of healthcare facilities on posted net income of $1.58 billion, compared with $1.64 billion in the same quarter a year ago....
Coca-Cola Raises Outlook as Increased Volumes, Prices Boost Results
Coca-Cola raised its forecast for the year after higher volumes and prices lifted results in the latest quarter....
The Morning Risk Report: The Biggest Takeaways From Anthropic’s IPO Prospectus
Plus: Florida’s role in battling big tech and China warns U.S. over investment curbs....
SoFi Lifts Outlook After Profit, Revenue and Memberships Jump
The financial services company said it now expects to post adjusted earnings of 61 cents a share for 2026 with adjusted revenue anticipated at $5.04 billion....
PayPal Lifts Full-Year Outlook, CEO Stresses Turnaround Plan
PayPal Holdings lifted its full-year outlook and reported higher revenue in the third quarter as the financial-technology company looks to persuade investors that it can grow and thrive as an independ...
Centene Lifts 2026 Guidance Amid Medicare Cost Controls
For third quarter, the healthcare company reported a net loss of $71 million, or 14 cents a share, compared with a loss of $6.63 billion, or $13.50 a share, a year ago....
AI Build-Out Fuels Surge in Demand for Outdoor Storage
Plus, manufacturing jobs increasingly require advanced training....
Smithfield Foods Cuts Sales Forecast on Soft Pork Demand
For the third quarter, Smithfield Foods posted a profit of $91 million, or 23 cents a share, compared with a profit of $252 million, or 63 cents a share, a year earlier....
Inside the 11th-Hour Scramble to Save Anthropic’s Debt Deal
Plus, Microsoft and Skydance turn to voluntary exits to shrink their workforces, and Trump’s tariff exposes America’s reliance on Canadian aluminum....
Mercedes-Benz Cuts Guidance on China Weakness, Higher Costs
In addition to an increasingly challenging market environment in China, the automaker expects higher costs in the fourth quarter, including higher material costs....
Anthropic’s ‘Adjusted’ Profit Exposes Wall Street’s Earnings Game
The AI developer’s losses were the flip side of the big gains for Amazon and Alphabet....
Microsoft Is Trying to Shed a Lot of Workers. Just Don’t Call It a Layoff
The tech giant is offering buyouts to 60,000 employees just as Skydance is also seeking volunteers to leave the company....
Tata Motors Clears Key Hurdle in Iveco Takeover as Shareholders Back Buyout
The majority of Iveco shareholders tendered their shares for Tata Motors’ proposed takeover offer, valuing the Italian manufacturer at around $4.36 billion....
Reckitt Cuts Outlook After Lysol Issues Stunt North America Sales
Like-for-like net revenue in North America fell 1.3%, but the company anticipates a rebound from Lysol and North America in the fourth quarter....
Porsche Sticks to Guidance as Turnaround Efforts Begin to Pay Off
The luxury sports-car maker said it continued to reap early benefits from a strategic reset....
Italy’s Eni Expects More Gas Drilling Offshore Europe as Supply Concerns Mount
The Cronos project off Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean lays the foundation for future drilling in the region, according to Eni’s chief operating officer, Guido Brusco....
Novartis Raises Guidance Despite Trial Setbacks Hitting Profit
The Swiss drugmaker cited solid sales growth and productivity gains, even as recent clinical-trial setbacks hit its bottom line in the third quarter....



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