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Nestle Sales Rise With Petcare, Food Growth in Americas

Nestle booked a rise in sales for the third quarter, as the consumer goods giant gained due to a revival of its Petcare and snacking businesses in the Americas.

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Roche Posts Higher Sales on Growth Across Pharma, Diagnostics Units

Roche reiterated its full-year guidance and said it is prepared to launch its giredestrant breast-cancer pill later this year.

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London Stock Exchange Group Agrees to Buy Octus For $3.5 Billion

The stock-exchange and financial-information company said last week that it was in talks over the deal to buy the credit intelligence, data and workflow provider from Permira.

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Barclays Pretax Profit Misses Estimates on Fixed-Income Weakness

The British bank reported lower-than-expected pretax profit despite a stronger equities performance as fixed-income earnings sank.

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Nokia Reports Continued Strength From AI, Data-Center Rollout

Sales in network infrastructure rose 17% on year, driven by demand from AI and cloud customers in the Americas.

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Thales Boosts Sales Forecasts as Defense, Aerospace Orders Surge

Thales lifted its sales projections for the year as orders at its defense and aerospace units surged in the first nine months.

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Kuehne + Nagel Lifts Guidance Again After Growth Across Business

The Swiss transport and logistics company said demand from cloud infrastructure and semiconductor customers is driving volume growth.

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Fortescue Warns of Output Guidance Cut If China Talks Aren't Concluded Soon

The iron-ore miner held guidance steady for shipments, but said the outlook hinged on securing a deal with China Mineral Resources Group.

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Musk Says Tesla Aims to Begin Humanoid Robot Sales Next Year

Talk of a Tesla merger with SpaceX was off-limits on the earnings call.

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Meta Will Split Stock, Create New Class to Fund AI Spending

The company, which reported record revenue of $64.6 billion for the third quarter, said the new stock won't affect Mark Zuckerberg's voting control.

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IBM Reports Higher Profit as Some Delayed Deals Come Through

IBM reported a higher third-quarter profit and growing revenue across its software and infrastructure segments, as it looks to prove to investors that its disappointing second-quarter showing was just a blip.

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CSX Logs Higher Profit, Revenue on Rising Freight Volumes

The railroad operator reported a profit of $1.05 billion and revenue of $4.02 billion in the third quarter, driven by fuel surcharges and higher freight volumes.

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Texas Instruments Posts Higher Profit, Revenue

The Dallas-based semiconductor company posted a profit of $2.43 billion on broad based growth led by industry, automotive and data center.

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Southwest Cuts Earnings Outlook Amid Rising Fuel Costs

The Dallas-based carrier now expects adjusted earnings per share to be $2.60 to $2.85 this year as fuel costs continue to weigh on airlines' margins.

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October 22, 2026 03:15 ET (07:15 GMT)