McDonald's Says Deals Are Delivering Sales
The burger giant reported its U.S. same-store sales increased 2.4% for the three months ended Sept. 30, faster growth than analysts had forecast.
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Drug Distributor Cencora to Invest $1 Billion in U.S. Supply Chain
The company will open two new distribution centers and expand a third as demand surges for GLP-1s and other refrigerated medications.
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Toyota Raises Sales, Earnings Guidance Despite Multibillion-Dollar Tariff Hit
The carmaker now expects group vehicle sales to rise 2.6% to 11.30 million units.
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Ozempic Maker Novo Nordisk Lowers Growth Outlook of Its Blockbuster Drugs
Intensifying competition, pricing pressure and copycat versions of Ozempic and Wegovy are holding back sales at the pharma giant.
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Humana Cuts Earnings Outlook as Medical Costs Surge
Humana reported lower third-quarter profit and slashed full-year earnings guidance as medical costs continue to rise, dragging down margins for its core Medicare Advantage business.
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Bunge Sales Surge, Backs Full-Year Adjusted Earnings Forecast
Bunge Global's third-quarter net income fell amid foreign-exchange losses but sales surged as the recently-closed acquisition of global grains firm Viterra allowed it to avoid some of its domestic rivals' travails in the soybean business.
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Applebee's Owner Dine Brands' Profit Falls Despite Higher Sales
The parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar and IHOP said its third-quarter profit fell despite higher sales, as expenses increased.
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Owens Corning Swings to a Loss Amid Weak Demand Trends
Owens Corning swung to a loss and logged lower sales in the third quarter, as weak demand trends hurt volumes across multiple businesses.
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New York Times 3Q Profit, Revenue Rise as Bundle Subscriptions Grow
The New York Times Company reported higher third-quarter profit and revenue on the back of continued subscription growth.
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Motion Picture Trade Group Pans Instagram's Use of 'PG-13' With Cease and Desist
Meta Platforms said it never claimed or implied that its teen accounts were officially PG-13 rated or certified by the MPA.
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AI Doesn't Have to Mean Revenue Hit for Ad Industry, WPP Tech Chief Says
EXCLUSIVE: 'We definitely see AI as a growth opportunity, not as deflationary,' Stephan Pretorius said.
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XPeng Gears Up to Launch Robotaxis Next Year
The Nasdaq-listed company is set to become the first Chinese carmaker to launch a self-developed robotaxi.
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BMW Says Demand Building for New Class of Cars as China Issues Linger
The carmaker said demand is building for its latest all-electric sports utility vehicle, the first of a new generation of models with which the carmaker aims to stay competitive.
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Orsted Swings to Loss Following U.S. Stop-Work Order, But Stays Upbeat for Full Year
The renewable-energy company said it remained confident of reaching its full-year targets.
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Siemens Healthineers Shares Slump After Tariffs Hit Profit
Higher comparable revenue stemming from the transformation program of its diagnostics business was offset by a hit from U.S. tariffs.
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Bain Capital in Talks to Acquire Perpetual's Wealth Management Unit
Australian investment manager Perpetual said it is in talks with Bain Capital over a potential sale of its $14 billion wealth-management business.
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