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Nestle Sales Get Boost From Rebound of Hot Pockets and Frozen Pizza in America

Nestle booked a rise in sales for the third quarter due to a revival of its 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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Hermes Sales Growth Slows as Luxury Backdrop Remains Tough

Hermes said sales growth lost pace in the third quarter, as hopes of a recovery in luxury demand dwindle.

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UCB Shares Jump After Demand for Immunology Drug Bimzelx Boosts Outlook

Shares were up 13%-erasing losses in the year to date-after the company raised its annual guidance for the second time this year, citing strong U.S. demand for its blockbuster drug.

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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 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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October 22, 2026 05:15 ET (09:15 GMT)