Shell Expects Higher Oil and Gas Production, Downstream Weakness
Fourth-quarter upstream production is expected between 1.84 million and 1.94 million barrels of oil equivalent a day, up from 1.83 million in the third quarter.
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7-Eleven Owner Raises Annual Profit Forecast
Seven & i Holdings raised its annual profit forecast after reporting a sharp jump in third-quarter net profit as it gears up for a listing of its North American business.
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Chinese EV Maker NIO to Enter Australia, New Zealand Markets This Year
NIO is expanding overseas amid intensifying competition in China's auto market.
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AB Foods Says Primark Sales Growth Missed Expectations
Primark's stronger performance in the U.K. was partly offset by weaker sales in continental Europe.
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Chinese AI Firm Zhipu Makes Lukewarm Trading Debut
The stock fizzled on its first day of trading in Hong Kong, marking a tepid start to 2026 for Chinese artificial-intelligence hopefuls as they flock to one of the world's most active public markets.
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Samsung Electronics Expects Record Fourth-Quarter Profit Beat
The world's largest maker of memory chips and smartphones has benefited from a surge in chip prices over the past year amid increasing AI adoption.
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ExxonMobil Forecasting Lower Fourth-Quarter Earnings on Falling Oil, Gas Prices
The company said declining prices for liquids, which accounts for both crude and condensate oil, would lower its upstream earnings by $800 million to $1.2 billion compared to the third quarter.
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Compass, Anywhere Merger Is Set to Close Friday. Here Comes a Real Estate Brokerage Behemoth.
Two of the nation's largest real estate brokerages are set to close their merger on Friday.
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Constellation Closes Deal for Calpine, Creating Biggest Electricity Generator
The closure is a big step for Constellation, which first announced the deal almost exactly a year ago.
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JPMorgan Chase Reaches Deal to Take Over Apple Credit Card
Goldman Sachs is expected to offload the credit-card balances at a more than $1 billion discount.
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Revolution Medicines Draws Takeover Interest
The cancer-drug biotech firm has a market value around $20 billion.
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Constellation Sales Fall as Hispanic Pullback Continues
Constellation reported lower third-quarter sales as beer sales lag amid weak consumer sentiment and a pullback in spending from Hispanic drinkers due to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
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Regulator Finds Bank of America Shared Confidential Information Ahead of Block Trade
India's securities officials determined that the bank misled investigators about a 2024 $180 million stock transaction.
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World Liberty, Flagship in Trumps' Crypto Fleet, Seeks a U.S. Banking License
A banking charter would allow World Liberty Trust to issue and safeguard the dollar-backed stablecoin that the Trump family's World Liberty Financial launched last year.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 08, 2026 03:00 ET (08:00 GMT)
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