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BP Slashes Net Debt as Earnings Soar

The British energy major reported a third-quarter underlying replacement-cost profit of $8.46 billion, up from $2.21 billion .

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Monte dei Paschi Investors Reject Defense Plan Against Intesa's Bid

Around 91% of voters rejected the proposed offers, valued together at nearly $40 billion, which the bank's CEO launched in August to try to fend off Intesa's planned takeover.

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Chinese Executive Close to Nvidia CEO Suspected of Giving China Information

Investigators believed the woman, Alice Huang, was recruited based on her relationship with Jensen Huang.

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AstraZeneca Launches $1.5 Billion Savings Plan to Fund Drug Pipeline

The U.K. drugmaker benefited from strong sales of cancer drugs that offset the effect of patent expirations and lifted the group's top line.

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Bayer Wins First U.S. Trial Over Roundup Since Supreme Court Ruling

A Missouri Circuit Court sided with Bayer's Monsanto business in a case over its Roundup weedkiller, handing the company a win in the first trial since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its favor in June.

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Binance Suspends Transactions After It Is Targeted in Biggest-Ever Cyber Heist

The crypto exchange says users will be made whole. But hackers made off with an estimated $6.3 billion.

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Sanofi CEO Sets Sights on Deals to Drive Turnaround

The French drugmaker is moving to fill its medicine pipeline to prepare for the looming patent expiration of its bestselling product, Dupixent.

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Anthropic Is a Revolutionary Business, but Its IPO Is Still an Enormous Gamble

Anthropic will have to keep up its rapid ascent after its initial public offering to stay at the top of the artificial-intelligence trade.

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NatWest Earnings Boosted by Higher Net Interest Income

The British high-street bank reported higher third-quarter pretax profit, helped by increased income following the acquisition of Evelyn Partners.

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Credit Agricole Profit Climbs on Boost From Investment Bank

The French lender posted a rise in its third-quarter profit, helped by a strong performance in investment banking and its asset management unit.

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Intel Shares Plunge More Than 20% on Weak PC-Market Outlook

The chip maker warned that challenges in the segment, driven by high memory-chip prices, will continue into 2028.

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Amazon Stock Drops on Wall Street Miss, Despite Biggest Cloud Growth in Years

The online behemoth's net income topped $20 billion for the third quarter, but free cash flow plunged.

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PAG to Buy Beleaguered China Evergrande's Property-Management Arm

PAG agreed to buy a 51.02% stake in Evergrande Property Services for about US$513 million.

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Alphabet Sheds Half a Trillion in Market Value in Stock's Worst Day Ever

Discontent with the Google parent's quarterly results highlights the tensions of its transition from search engine to artificial-intelligence hyperscaler.

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Forget EVs. Battery Makers Are Busy Bolstering the U.S. Power Grid.

President Trump's order to bar Chinese batteries for energy storage has opened the door to South Korean and Japanese companies.

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Starbucks Same-Store Sales Climb on U.S. Growth

The coffee-shop chain's same-store sales increased 7.2% in the fiscal fourth quarter, driven by higher average ticket values and an uptick in transactions.

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Roblox Narrows Loss as User, Engagement Metrics Fall

The video-game company said average daily users were down 9% to 138 million, and engagement hours fell 15% to 34 billion.

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Rivian Earnings Show There Is Still Life in the EV Market

The automaker's quarterly report was solid. Gross profit topped Wall Street estimates and vehicle sales were up.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 30, 2026 05:15 ET (09:15 GMT)