- Microsoft launches 'AI agents' that allow for user customization.
- Monroe Capital - French investment fund Wendel announced the acquisition of a 75% stake in Monroe Capital for $1.13 billion.
- General Motors surpassed analysts' third-quarter expectations, driven by strong truck and SUV sales and effective inventory management.
- Danaher reported third-quarter earnings per share of $1.71, beating the $1.57 analyst consensus.
- Walt Disney is set to name Bob Iger's successor at the helm in early 2026.
- Medpace shares dropped 11% post-market following its quarterly earnings release.
- Nucor saw a 2% decline in post-market trading after announcing its quarterly results.
- Nike has renewed its partnership with the NBA and WNBA for an additional 12 years.
- News Corp has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI for alleged content theft.
- Qualcomm revamps its smartphone chips to enhance AI capabilities, securing deals with Samsung among others.
- Lucid announces a capital increase to secure 'financial headroom' through 2026.
- An activist investor has urged The Cheesecake Factory to consider a spin-off, as reported by the WSJ.
- The European car market shrank by 4.2% in September, as per ACEA data.
- HSBC announces a restructure into four divisions: Hong Kong, UK, Corporate Investment Banking, and Wealth Management.
- SAP boosts its forecast following Q3 results, buoyed by AI integration.
- AP Moller Maersk lifts its full-year EBITDA outlook.
- Logitech upgrades its annual forecast.
- Randstad reports a core profit that edges past expectations for the third quarter.
- InterContinental Hotels sees an uptick in third-quarter revenue per available room.
- Saab reports an increase in operating profit for the third quarter.
- Repsol puts a hold on all new green hydrogen investments in Spain.
- Tecan reaffirms its mid-term goals.
- Veon initiates the process to delist from Euronext Amsterdam.
- Implenia is set to construct a hotel complex in Andermatt.
- The IPO of Otb Group, founded by Renzo Rosso and owner of brands such as Diesel, has been postponed, Il Messaggero has revealed.
- Tokyo Metro IPO oversubscribed 15 times.
- Hyundai India starts trading in Mumbai.
Today's main earnings reports: Danaher, Philip Morris, Verizon, GE Aerospace, Texas Instruments, RTX Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Fiserv, Moody's, Southern Copper, 3M Company, General Motors, Paccar, Kimberly-Clark, Baker Hughes, China Mobile, China Telecom, Bajaj Finance, Samsung Biologics, Adani Green Energy, Zomato, L'Oréal, Deutsche Börse AG, Kuehne und Nagel, DNB Bank ASA, InterContinental Hotels, Logitech International, Lifco AB, SAAB AB, Eurofins Scientific...