Better-than-expected results from Meta Platforms were being overshadowed by worries around the company’s massive artificial intelligence spending plans. The tech giant earned an adjusted $7.25 per share on $51.24 billion in revenue during the third quarter. That exceeds the $6.69 per share and revenue of $49.41 billion that analysts polled by LSEG had penciled in….
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Denmark’s Novo Nordisk launched a rival bid for U.S. obesity biotech firm Metsera on Thursday, hijacking an offer from Pfizer as drugmakers jostle for advantage in the fast-growing and competitive weight-loss drug market. Novo Nordisk bid up to $8.5 billion, including $6 billion upfront and…
Pedestrians wear protective face masks while passing stores and cafes on Rue Montorgueil in Paris, France, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The euro zone economy eked out 0.2% growth in the third quarter, just beating expectations, according to flash data from Eurostat on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had anticipated the bloc’s…
General view of Amsterdam’s city center. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were lower on Thursday as regional investors await more corporate earnings, the latest growth data and a European Central Bank rate decision. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.1% lower at 8:55 a.m. in London (4:55 a.m. ET). The U.K.’s…
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – MARCH 7: NewJeans attends the first court hearing for ADOR lawsuit at Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu on March 7, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images) The Chosunilbo Jns | Imazins | Getty Images South Korea’s largest K-pop agency Hybe added about $644…
The Shell gas station logo is displayed on February 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil major Shell on Thursday reported a significant drop in third-quarter profit on weaker crude prices. Shell posted adjusted earnings of $5.4 billion for the quarter, beating analyst expectations of $5.05…
Stock futures moved higher marginally Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded their meeting in Busan, South Korea. This also comes as investors digested a batch of Big Tech earnings and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 37 points, or 0.07%….
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News U.S. President Donald Trump said he has reached a 1-year agreement with China on rare earths…
The Japanese national flag is seen at the Bank of Japan (BoJ) headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2024. The Bank of Japan lifted its main interest rate on July 31 for just the second time in 17 years in another step away from its massive monetary easing programme. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty…
File photo of a U.S. LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile inside a silo about 60 miles from Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Universal History Archive | Universal Images Group | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to restart nuclear weapons testing “on an equal basis,” citing testing programs…
