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Reported moves included a 5% midday Nasdaq decline and a 1,000-point Dow slide amid tech-stock selling.
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DoorDash employees aren't allowed to connect with future Instacart colleagues on LinkedIn before the deal closes.
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Asian tech stocks also slid as Democrats led in the US midterms, amid concerns about tighter AI oversight.
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CVS Health's potential drugstore spin-off comes amid mounting political pressure on pharmacy benefit managers and health insurers.
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Ueno Bank's closure has left customers struggling to pay for rent, groceries and bus rides.
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Delfin controls a €45 billion estate; columnist Andrea Felsted doubts either bid will end its inheritance disputes.
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Saudi Aramco's adjusted net income reached $31.2 billion, beating analysts' $28.7 billion estimate.
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Al Jazeera cites dwindling stocks and costly shipping alongside fears of renewed fighting; December Brent briefly topped $117.
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CNBC reports the ECB announced her departure ahead of the scheduled October 2027 end of her term.
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Axios reports consumer spending and AI investment likely drove growth, but semiconductor imports may offset some of the boost.
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The Financial Times reports Weil said it would serve clients during a proposed wind-down; partners are expected to vote.
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Business Insider reports Philipp Schindler described scaling ads in AI Mode and AI Overviews to more queries.
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Bloomberg reports that Reliance Industries’ telecom and digital-services arm raised $3.1 billion despite a difficult market backdrop.
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Money Marketing reports the abandoned £12,000 limit would have applied to under-65s; Healey promised £20,000 for all ages.
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One post says roughly $72B of the reported loss came from non-cash charges, putting the underlying loss near $9B.
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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro in the October 25 runoff with ~51.75% of votes, securing a fourth presidential term—a Brazilian first. Pre-election polls were tight; markets had rallied after the first round.
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Bloomberg reports RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said interest rates could address financial-stability risks in some circumstances.
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POLITICO reports the Finnish companies will explore sovereign satellite communications amid Kyiv's reports of degraded Starshield access.
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The Economist reports MSCI blamed opaque stock listings and suspected pump-and-dump schemes.
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Bloomberg describes little comfort for sellers in what it calls the slowest US housing market in at least 25 years.
