Target to Invest Billions to Upgrade Stores as Sales Slump Continues
The retailer lowered its expected profit range for the full year as net sales fell 1.5% in the third quarter.
----
Lowe's Sales Rise, Boosted by Growth in Pro Builder Business
Lowe's reported higher third-quarter sales as continued growth in its business supplying professional builders helped it to offset weakness in the home improvement market.
----
Paramount Is the Only Logical Winner in the Three-Horse Race for Warner
The company has the strongest motivation and resources to get a deal done.
----
Netherlands Hands Back Control of Nexperia to Chinese Owner
The decision marks a step toward resolving a spat that had blocked vital chip supply to the auto industry.
----
Elon Musk's xAI Is in Advanced Talks to Raise $15 Billion, Lifting Valuation
Like other AI startups, the company is burning cash as it seeks to improve its flagship Grok chatbot.
----
Nvidia earnings have become crucial to the stock market - and this time even more so
AI stocks are under pressure as investors await a big rate-cut decision. Nvidia will look to steady the ship when it reports results on Wednesday afternoon.
----
EU Court Dismisses Amazon Store Legal Challenge
The court said the bloc's executive arm was justified in designating Amazon a "very large online platform" under its Digital Services Act.
----
Brookfield Is Raising $10 Billion for New AI Infrastructure Fund
Investors include Nvidia and the Kuwait Investment Authority.
----
Kuaishou Profit Tops Estimates, Boosted by AI Technology
China's second-largest short-video platform has been spending big on artificial intelligence as competition heats up.
----
WH Smith CEO Resigns After Review Finds North America Issues
Chief Executive Carl Cowling resigned after a review by Deloitte identified accounting issues at its North America unit.
----
Meta Defeats FTC's Antitrust Case Alleging Social-Media Monopoly
The ruling denies the agency's attempt to force the Facebook parent to unwind its Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions.
----
U.S. Backs $1 Billion Loan to Restart the Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant
Constellation Energy aims to bring mothballed plant back to life to power Microsoft AI agreement.
----
Nvidia, Microsoft Pour $15 Billion Into Anthropic for New AI Alliance
Anthropic is committing to purchase $30 billion from Microsoft's cloud-computing business, Azure.
----
La-Z-Boy Second-Quarter Sales Rise on Retail, Wholesale Growth
La-Z-Boy Chief Executive Melinda Whittington said the company is gaining momentum in what remains a choppy landscape.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 19, 2025 07:00 ET (12:00 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.