CVS to split into two companies, in major breakup of its $117 billion healthcare empire
November 04, 2026US stocks opened higher on Wednesday as investors bet a divided Washington after the Democrats' midterm sweep could limit sharp policy shifts, though data center-related stocks were
November 04, 2026Canada's services economy contracted for a fifth straight month in October as trade uncertainty and rising prices weighed on activity, S&P Global's Canada
November 04, 2026Data-center stocks slid on Wednesday, while clean-energy shares rallied after Democrats seized control of Congress, prompting investors to
November 04, 2026Democrats' sweeping midterm victory strengthens the Federal Reserve against President Donald Trump's efforts to meddle with it, with the Senate's
November 04, 2026The death toll from a Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday has risen to 40,
November 04, 2026Shares of Medicaid-focused US health insurers and hospital operators rose in early trading on Wednesday as Democrats' sweep of the Senate and House of Representatives in the midterm
November 04, 2026US services sector growth slowed marginally in October amid a moderation in new orders, but supply chains remained strained, keeping prices for inputs elevated.
November 04, 2026HP Inc on Wednesday named former GSK chief and Microsoft board member Emma Walmsley as CEO to steer the PC maker through a memory-chip crunch that has driven up
November 04, 2026The US Democrats' "blue wave" of midterm election victories is already causing ripples across the rest of the world, where trade partners, strategic allies and enemies all
November 04, 2026Uber forecast fourth-quarter profit below Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, as a shortage of drivers, costlier fuel and the Middle East conflict choked ride-hailing growth from
November 04, 2026Euro zone inflation rose to a three-year high last month on surging food and energy costs and was set to rise further in the coming months, firming up
November 04, 2026McDonald's said its US sales were improving on the back of promotions and marketing, following a decline in the third quarter as financially
November 04, 2026Online gaming giant Flutter will pause its share buyback programme to prioritise organic investment, deleveraging and cost-savings, its new CEO said on
November 04, 2026BRUSSELS, Nov 4 - The European Union could conclude accession negotiations with Montenegro by the end of this year and could sign an accession treaty with the country as soon as June 2027, the
November 04, 2026Global companies said on Wednesday that Democrats' capture of the United States Congress is unlikely to
November 04, 2026BRUSSELS, Nov 4 - Ukraine would need to speed up reforms if Kyiv wants to meet its own European Union accession negotiation goal, the European Commission said in a report on Wednesday.
November 04, 2026By Juveria Tabassum, Nicholas P.
November 04, 2026The drubbing for Donald Trump's Republicans in US midterm elections could embolden some trade partners to push back against his combative policies, although they may need to tread
November 04, 2026The Democratic sweep of the US midterm elections is positive for the country's sovereign credit rating, Europe-based credit rating agency Scope Ratings said on Wednesday.
November 04, 2026The global oil market has moved back into surplus after months of disruption caused by US-Israeli war with Iran, JPMorgan said in a note on Wednesday, while HSBC raised its forecasts
November 04, 2026US private payrolls growth increased further in October, the ADP National Employment Report showed on Wednesday.
November 04, 2026The US Treasury Department on Wednesday altered its language regarding future auction sizes in a shift that analysts expect will
November 04, 2026Canada posted a trade surplus of C$5.35 billion ($3.83 billion) in September, the highest since May 2022, data showed on Wednesday, helped by gold and
November 04, 2026McDonald’s plans to introduce new value-oriented meal bundles early next year after a disappointing third quarter that saw lower traffic at U.S. restaurants
November 04, 2026Governments and politicians around the world reacted to the Democrats winning the US midterm elections, a result that could have major implications for global trade, security and
November 04, 2026Washington's hostility towards Tehran will not change through partisan shifts or any concessions to the US, and those who believe otherwise are “greatly mistaken”, Iran's
November 04, 2026Greater Toronto Area home sales rose for the first time in three months in October as lower selling prices offset the recent increase in borrowing costs to
November 04, 2026Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday his deputy, Carlos Cuerpo, would provisionally run the Transport Ministry after
November 04, 2026Global central banks largely hit the pause button in October after a round of rate hikes the previous month, though policymakers and
November 04, 2026‘How did we get here?’: Inside a losing GOP campaign defined by Trump
November 04, 2026CVS Health said on Wednesday it would split its retail pharmacy business from its insurance and pharmacy benefit operations, unwinding years of expansion that turned the drugstore
November 04, 2026US Democrats' historic sweep of both houses of Congress on Tuesday was well telegraphed
November 04, 2026Obesity drugmaker Novo Nordisk raised its 2026 outlook for the third time this year on Wednesday as quarterly sales
November 04, 2026A U.S. cruise ship that suspended its operations in Cambodia has left with only crew aboard, according to Cambodian officials
November 04, 2026The European equity benchmark closed at a more than two-month high on Wednesday in broad-based gains after Democrats won control of both chambers of
November 04, 2026Premium automaker BMW got a boost to shares on Wednesday despite slashing its financial targets for a second time this year and reporting a quarterly profit
November 04, 2026Spain's services sector saw strong growth in October, though the expansion was slower than in each of the previous three months as new business growth cooled and export sales fell, a
November 04, 2026Italy's service sector growth accelerated in October, a survey showed on Wednesday, but cost pressures intensified further, driven by turmoil in the Middle East.
November 04, 2026By Nolan D.
November 04, 2026France's services sector contracted in October at its fastest pace since May, as protests in the euro zone's second-biggest economy contributed to a drop-off in domestic demand, a
November 04, 2026Germany's services sector expanded for a second straight month in October, but at a slower pace as new business fell and weaker demand weighed on hiring, a business survey
November 04, 2026The euro zone's economic expansion slowed sharply but did remain resilient in October as demand — a key gauge of underlying momentum — came close to stalling while rising
November 04, 2026Colombia's Congress toughened the terms offered to members of illegal armed groups who hand themselves in by passing a bill proposed by President Abelardo De La Espriella
November 04, 2026Wage growth in the euro zone is likely to rebound slightly in the first nine months of next year based on the latest pay deals, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday
November 04, 2026South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that the results from midterm elections in the United States would usher in a new era in world relations,
November 04, 2026British services companies last month reported the strongest growth since the start of the US-Iran conflict in February, helped by rising orders and employment, but they also noted
November 04, 2026(Corrects paragraph 7 to show warrants issued to both companies, and not just OpenAI, carry share price thresholds) By Max A.
November 04, 2026A California measure to tax the net worth of billionaires was too early to call Wednesday morning as the vote tally continued
November 03, 2026Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins conceded to Democrat Troy Jackson on Tuesday, scoring a major pickup for Democrats in one of the midterms’ most competitive
November 04, 2026BMW's pre-tax earnings fell in line with expectations in the third quarter with hefty restructuring charges looming towards the end of the year, forcing another cut to its
November 04, 2026Democrats swept to majorities in both the US Senate and House in midterm elections on
November 04, 2026Smith+Nephew cut its full-year revenue and profit forecast on Wednesday as the British medical device maker also confirmed that talks about a potential merger with Johnson &
November 04, 2026Jewellery maker Pandora edged higher its near-term revenue and profitability targets on Wednesday, saying it expected a boost in demand
November 04, 2026(Corrects company name to State Street Investment Management from State Street Global Advisors in 7th paragraph) By Lewis Krauskopf, Suzanne McGee and Gregor Stuart Hunter NEW YORK/SINGAPORE, Nov 3 (
November 03, 2026Election Day turned into a massive rebuke of President Donald Trump: a blue wave not seen in 20 years that was built on transforming the economy and rising prices into a central line of attack.
November 04, 2026India's dominant services sector expanded at its quickest pace in four months in October as improved domestic demand boosted new business, although hiring turned subdued
November 04, 2026Toyota is forecast to report its first increase in operating income in six quarters on Thursday, as a weaker yen and robust demand for its more profitable
November 04, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
November 04, 2026After disembarking more than 200 passengers who had paid tens of thousands of dollars to live on board for years, the Villa Vie Odyssey
November 04, 2026The Indian rupee ended modestly higher on Wednesday, aided by a weaker dollar and lower oil prices as investors assessed the impact of US midterm election
November 04, 2026Estee Lauder said on Wednesday it aims to lift its adjusted operating margin by as much as 5.6 percentage points over the next three years, as the cosmetics maker builds on progress
November 04, 2026Influential investors in Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli are calling for sweeping boardroom changes at the maker of Lindor truffles
November 04, 2026Oracle has canceled a multibillion-dollar chip leasing contract with Tencent after bowing to pressure from the Trump administration, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
November 04, 2026Former elementary school teacher becomes newest paper billionaire in China
November 04, 2026Trump’s personal push of Darline Graham in South Carolina comes back to bite his party
November 04, 2026The United Arab Emirates' non-oil private sector expanded strongly in October as new orders accelerated and firms passed on surging costs at a record pace, a business survey
November 04, 2026China's services activity in October expanded at its slowest pace since July, with business confidence easing as firms grappled with fierce competition and rising costs, a
November 04, 2026As Americans cast ballots in midterm elections that will decide control of Congress, voters told Reuters they were motivated by issues ranging from the cost of living to
November 04, 2026Japan Investment Corp (JIC), a state-backed fund, plans to sell chipmaking materials maker JSR to Mitsui Chemicals in a deal that could exceed
November 04, 2026The AP Voter Poll suggests that President Donald Trump's 2024 coalition may be faltering in this year's midterms, with young voters and Hispanic voters appearing to move away from the GOP
November 04, 2026Tesla has misled tens of thousands of South Korean customers by marketing driver-assistance software that the company knows cannot be legally used
November 04, 2026Canada's integrated oil and gas producer Suncor Energy surpassed analysts' expectations for third-quarter profit on Tuesday, as higher oil prices and strength in refinery margins
November 03, 2026AbbVie has expanded its UK research and development facility in Oxford as part of a more than £120 million ($161 million) investment, the US drugmaker said on Wednesday.
November 04, 2026Australian household spending bounced in September as higher petrol prices ate more of people's budgets, data showed on Wednesday, while air travel got a boost from major
November 04, 2026Industrial conglomerate 3M said on Tuesday it would commit nearly $7.35 billion over nine years to settle PFAS "forever chemicals"-related personal injury claims.
November 04, 2026Paraguay's central bank head submitted his resignation on Tuesday at President Santiago Peña's request, as authorities launched resolution proceedings
November 03, 2026A solid rebound in heavyweight tech stocks lifted the S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Tuesday, as investors digested some surprisingly strong US economic
November 03, 2026Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it is raising $15 billion through a five-part US dollar bond offering, as the Facebook parent turns to debt markets to help finance accelerating
November 03, 2026Federal authorities charged an Oklahoma man with sending hundreds of letters containing white powder to public officials
November 03, 2026Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Jio Platforms has held talks with several companies including Comcast and Charter
November 03, 2026BMW cut the profit margin outlook for its core automotive business on Tuesday for the second time in five months, citing one-off costs from accelerating job cuts and restructuring it
November 03, 2026Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and his Venezuelan counterpart, Oliver Blanco, met on Tuesday in Madrid on the sidelines of the 30th Ibero-American Summit,
November 03, 2026Global equity markets wobbled on Tuesday with investors eyeing the outcome of the US midterm elections, while oil prices continued their descent amid
November 03, 2026Jack Dorsey-led Block raised
November 03, 2026LATAM Airlines cut its core earnings outlook for this year on Tuesday as soaring fuel prices squeezed margins, though it raised projected revenues after strong travel demand lifted
November 03, 2026Super Micro Computer forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday as strong demand for its AI-optimized servers boosted sales,
November 03, 2026Insurance giant AIG swept past analysts' estimates for third-quarter profit on Tuesday, as higher investment income and premium growth helped offset a jump in catastrophe losses.
November 03, 2026Booking Holdings said on Tuesday it recorded a $900 million reduction in revenue and accrued a loss of $100 million related to an FTC
November 03, 2026US officials have held up approval for American chipmaking equipment needed by SK Hynix to expand production in China, complicating the South Korean chipmaker's
November 03, 2026A rebound for some influential Big Tech stocks helped lift the U.S. market despite a drop for Apple and mixed trading elsewhere on Wall Street
November 03, 2026Justice Department sends criminal target letters in Alaska probe to people aligned with Democratic party
November 03, 2026Major League Baseball has proposed delaying the start of a salary cap until 2028
November 03, 2026Haiti’s leader has spoken publicly for the first time since four Salvadoran aviation technicians went missing, prompting El Salvador to deploy more than 2,000 troops to the troubled Caribbean country as scrutiny over their operations intensifies
November 03, 2026By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, Nov 3 - Gulf oil exports dipped in October from September's levels, which were the highest since the Iran war started, data from two ship-tracking companies showed, although
November 03, 2026Another European Central Bank rate hike in December seems almost inevitable, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said on Tuesday, joining an already long list of
November 03, 2026By Waylon Cunningham Nov 3 - US Senator Elizabeth Warren and four other lawmakers questioned McDonald's use of algorithmic pricing tools in a letter to CEO Chris Kempczinski, which the lawmakers
November 03, 2026The Nasdaq ended higher on Tuesday as AI heavyweights rebounded ahead of US midterm election results, while Apple fell after the iPhone maker joined the list of Big
November 03, 2026New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill warned local port officials and terminal operators against accepting Russian diesel, saying those shipments break federal law.
November 03, 2026Many in the Middle East remain on edge after the United States carried out limited strikes on Iranian targets just hours before Tuesday’s midterm elections in the U.S. The strikes in the Strait of Hormuz are raising more questions about what’s coming next
November 03, 2026Mother calls for change after second person falls through gap between two Kansas City, Kansas, roads
November 03, 2026New orders for US factory goods increased more than expected in September, boosted by bookings for aircraft and a range of other goods, government data showed on Tuesday.
November 03, 2026Private sector analysts polled by Mexico's central bank edged up their expectations for headline inflation this year and 2027, while also nudging up their economic
November 03, 2026The Canadian government's current fiscal policy is not making it harder for the Bank of Canada to fight inflation, Governor Tiff Macklem told the House of Commons finance
November 03, 2026The Oregon Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled with whether to revive a jury verdict that could expose Berkshire Hathaway's PacifiCorp utility to tens of billions
November 03, 2026A consortium led by US billionaire Todd Boehly is preparing a securities swap to acquire sanctioned Russian oil major
November 03, 2026Brazil's re-elected President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is not considering a proposal from an influential economist to slash benchmark interest rates as a
November 03, 2026King Charles told Commonwealth leaders on Tuesday his greater understanding of the horrors of slavery had made him more determined
November 02, 2026Marathon Petroleum beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Tuesday on strong refining utilization and elevated margins, buoyed by fuel supply disruptions due
November 03, 2026Mysterious cyberattacks on European supermarket fridges have officials scrambling to understand what happened
November 03, 2026Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused Russia on Tuesday of seeking to fuel "instability" in Poland by meddling in a dispute between his government and the president over the
November 03, 2026(Corrects description of Poser's book to note it is partly about prediction markets, and his trading model to drop reference to Wall Street career, both in fourth paragraph) By Suzanne McGee, Douglas
November 03, 2026The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Tuesday as crude oil prices fell further heading into the US midterm elections, while Apple joined the list of Big Tech companies whose
November 03, 2026Spain's transport minister, Oscar Puente, announced his resignation on Tuesday over last week's deadly train crash, the country's
November 03, 2026The rising cost of living will be top of mind for Americans as they head to the polls in Tuesday's midterm elections which will determine control of
November 03, 2026Paraguay’s central bank has seized Ueno Bank, a major digital lender with close ties to President Santiago Peña, fueling a political crisis and threatening the country’s reputation among investors
November 03, 2026President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States was close to making a trade deal with Canada, but Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said work remained to be
November 03, 2026Pfizer raised its full-year profit and revenue forecasts on Tuesday as strong demand for its recently acquired cancer drug Padcev and blockbuster
November 03, 2026Lightning strike ignites buried waste, starting monthslong underground fire in Pittsburgh
November 03, 2026Fiserv has cut its employee and contractor base by 3,000 since June, including a reduction of senior management by more than 10%, CEO Takis Georgakopoulo said on an earnings call on
November 03, 2026South African exporters are weighing potential job losses and squeezed margins after Washington moved to end the country's duty-free access to the US
November 03, 2026Apollo Global Management reported $53 billion in third-quarter inflows on Tuesday, pushing its assets under management to $1.07 trillion, as demand for private
November 03, 2026Financial markets are struggling under the weight of wars, soaring sovereign debt and trade tensions, with signs of trouble showing
November 03, 2026Energy markets were blindsided overnight by reports of US military strikes on Iran, cutting across multiple reports on Monday of peace talk mediation that had sent
November 03, 2026Apple shares tumbled about 4% on Tuesday as its first results under new CEO John Ternus showed that rising memory chip costs were denting
November 03, 2026Archer-Daniels-Midland beat third-quarter earnings estimates and raised its full-year adjusted profit forecast for a third straight quarter on Tuesday,
November 03, 2026Beijing wants to work with Moscow to bolster strategic communication and mutual trust in the military field, China's top general told Russia's Defence Minister Andrei
November 03, 2026Keurig Dr Pepper said on Tuesday it expects slower US coffee profit growth in the fourth quarter on cautious
November 03, 2026Contract drug manufacturer Lonza said on Tuesday it would buy five US manufacturing sites from Merck KGaA, more than doubling its footprint in
November 03, 2026DuPont lifted its full-year profit forecasts on Tuesday and projected current-quarter earnings above Wall Street estimates after a third-quarter performance boost from
November 03, 2026Indian naval forces have freed an Iranian fishing boat and its crew of 20 hijacked off Somalia
November 03, 2026Dry land and little snow helped fuel a destructive 2026 fire season. New research shows active fire seasons are becoming the norm, and communities need to prepare.
November 03, 2026Russian drone attacks turn the Black Sea into the world’s deadliest waterway
November 03, 2026(This Nov 3 story has been republished to remove an incorrect image, with no changes to text.)
November 03, 2026Brazil’s market rout following the reelection of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has clouded the prospect of cheaper credit, leaving
November 03, 2026Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met separately with officials from Thailand, Laos and Myanmar on Tuesday, as the world's second largest economy moves to expand relations
November 03, 2026Europe's benchmark equities index slipped on Tuesday, as doubts over a potential Middle East peace deal kept markets on edge ahead of the US midterm
November 03, 2026South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed at a summit on Tuesday to expand cooperation in nuclear energy and defence, including on one
November 03, 2026Elon Musk’s recent super-sized pay packages at SpaceX and Tesla were centered on some eye-popping goals: creating a 1 million-person human colony on Mars, putting a
November 03, 2026Saudi Aramco is reporting a 35% increase in third-quarter net profit, boosted by higher oil prices and the sale of a stake in a Malaysian company
November 03, 2026Binance co-CEO Richard Teng said on Tuesday the exchange is in "very strong financial health" and that a "post-mortem" of
November 03, 2026Hong Kong's economy expanded by 5.2% in the third quarter from a year earlier, official advance estimates showed on Tuesday, the 15th consecutive quarter of growth
November 03, 2026For 13 years, Rashid Ali has driven a three-wheeled motorised rickshaw around Lahore in eastern Pakistan.
November 03, 2026Attacks on cargo vessels off the coast of NATO members Romania and Bulgaria have surged in recent weeks, the latest fallout from the escalating fighting between Russia and Ukraine in
November 03, 2026Indian farmer Amarsingh Gushinge wants to sow wheat and chickpeas in coming weeks to capitalise on attractive prices, but
November 03, 2026In the Russian capital Moscow, history teacher Polina Ibragimova was shocked when a utility bill arrived that amounted to more than half her monthly pay.
November 03, 2026China's securities regulator has told investment banks to pause initial public offerings and has suspended large share sales by existing shareholders until markets recover, The
November 03, 2026Rain is clearing but the risk of flooding remains high in storm-weary parts of the Southwest
November 02, 2026Australia's highest court is hearing challenges to a law banning children younger than 16 from social media
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