Thomson Reuters reported third-quarter revenue of US$1.833 billion, up 10% from a year earlier, and raised its 2026 revenue-growth outlook to about 9.5%, including 8.5%–9% organic growth. Adjusted EBITDA rose 10% to US$651 million. Operating profit fell to US$402 million from US$517 million, partly because the prior-year comparison included a gain from selling the remaining minority stake in Elite and because software amortization was higher. Reuters reported shares fell about 7% in its market snapshot amid investor concerns over investment costs.
Saudi Aramco reported third-quarter net profit of $36.3 billion, up 35% from $26.9 billion a year earlier, AP reported. The company’s adjusted net income rose 9% to $31.2 billion from $28.6 billion; Aramco reported operating cash flow of $38.7 billion and declared a $21.9 billion base dividend, up 3.5% year over year. AP attributed the higher reported profit partly to higher oil prices and the sale of Aramco’s stake in Malaysia’s PRefChem venture; the adjusted figure excludes that sale. No market-price reaction is included.
Technology-led Asian markets fell on 3 November as investors weighed whether large artificial-intelligence infrastructure spending would earn returns sufficient to justify its financing. Aju Press said South Korea's KOSPI closed 3.59% lower at 5,648.79, while AP reported a 4% fall to 5,626.08. Reuters put South Korean and Taiwanese markets down 3.6% each and the MSCI Emerging Markets index down 1.8%; AP reported Taiwan's Taiex down 3.8%. Reports agree on steep declines but differ on exact closing figures.
The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash-rate target by 25 basis points to 4.85% on 3 November in a 6–3 vote. The RBA said inflation was likely to remain above target for longer than it had expected. Reuters described the new rate as an 18-year high. Governor Michele Bullock did not signal a predetermined next move; future decisions remain data-dependent.
Paraguay's central bank said on 3 November that it had put Ueno Bank into a resolution process under a board decision dated 2 November, after the lender's solvency ratio fell below half the legal minimum. Customers were unable to withdraw or transfer funds on Tuesday, AP reported. The bank says it has about 3 million customers and held $800 million to $850 million in public money, including about $380 million from the state pension and health fund. Deposit insurance covers up to 228.3 million guaranies per depositor, while the central bank says the case is specific to Ueno and not a general condition of the banking system.
Ryanair reported profit after tax of €2.15 billion for the six months to 30 September 2026, down about 15% from a year earlier, while revenue rose 3% to €10.08 billion and passenger numbers increased 6% to 125.8 million. Reuters reported the airline expects a roughly €2 billion increase in next year’s fuel bill at current forward prices and expects fares to rise materially, though not enough to offset all of the cost. The company reduced its passenger forecast for the next financial year to 214 million from 216 million.
Anthropic’s amended IPO filing reports Q3 2026 revenue of $16.96 billion and a $23.29 billion net loss, but separately reports a $567 million operating loss; fair-value changes on financing instruments drive much of the net loss. Nine-month revenue was $33.2 billion and net loss $104 billion, including about $94 billion in non-operating accounting adjustments. Reuters says revenue grew 47% quarter over quarter, slowing from 144% in Q2; the filing lists $895.4 billion in computing commitments and warns financing shortfalls could delay or reduce capacity. IPO price and size remain unset.
Apple reported record net sales of $114.5 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter ended 26 September, up 11.7% year over year, in its first results under CEO John Ternus. Reuters reported that Apple forecast a 45%–46% gross margin for the December quarter, below the 47.9% recorded in the September quarter, and 8%–9% services growth, below the 10.7% LSEG estimate Reuters cited. Apple pointed to higher memory-chip costs. The outlook is a company forecast, and the services comparison is analyst consensus, not company guidance.
Marvell has agreed to buy optical-components maker Lumentum in an all-stock transaction with an implied enterprise value of $115 billion, including debt, according to the companies and Reuters. Lumentum shareholders would receive 4.5 Marvell shares per share, about $1,132 at the unaffected comparison price and a 23.9% premium to the 28 October close. The companies still need shareholder and regulatory approvals. AP reported that Marvell and Lumentum shares fell 12.7% and 18.6%, respectively, in its Monday market coverage; those figures are attributed snapshots, not confirmed closing returns.
Palantir reported third-quarter revenue of $2.313 billion, up 96% from a year earlier, and raised its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to $8.530–$8.534 billion. U.S. commercial revenue reached $984 million, exceeding U.S. government revenue of $953 million for the first time, the company said. Reuters reported revenue above the $2.18 billion LSEG estimate. The figures are company-reported results; no stock-price move is asserted.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on 2 November that President Donald Trump had informed Congress and the governments of South Africa and Rwanda of an intent to terminate their eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), effective 1 January 2027. USTR cited trade barriers and practices it said threatened U.S. national-security and foreign-policy interests but gave no specific examples. The notice is official; the precise products and trade volumes affected, the countries’ responses and whether the eligibility decision changes before taking effect were not established in the reports checked.
Lumentum reported fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue of $1.26 billion, up from $533.8 million a year earlier, and GAAP net income of $360.3 million, versus $4.2 million. Adjusted, non-GAAP net income was $461.1 million, or $4.57 per share. The optical-components maker forecasts second-quarter revenue of $1.575 billion to $1.625 billion and non-GAAP earnings of $5.90 to $6.20 per share. GAAP and adjusted results are separate measures; guidance is a company forecast.
Alstom on 2 November cut its 2026/27 adjusted EBIT margin forecast to about 1% from 6.5% and changed its full-year free-cash-flow outlook from positive to a €1.5 billion outflow. Its preliminary, unaudited first-half adjusted EBIT margin was about −4%, compared with 6.4% a year earlier. The French trainmaker cited project execution problems in Germany and technical and testing delays on its Coradia Max trains; Reuters reported a 30% share-price fall in early Paris trading.
Guinea’s presidency said President Mamadi Doumbouya inaugurated the Nimba Gold Refinery in Conakry on 1 November, formally putting it into service. Guinee360 and the state-run Agence Guinéenne de Presse called it the country’s first gold refinery. Ecofinance Guinée reported that the plant’s first locally refined gold was shipped for export on 9 October, before the ceremony; the volume was not disclosed. The government gave a capacity of 733 tonnes without a timeframe, while Guinee360 attributed an annual 733-tonne figure to a company representative. Actual output and the capacity basis remain unverified.
Saudi Arabia’s real GDP fell 3.8% year on year in the third quarter of 2026, according to preliminary flash estimates attributed to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). Oil activity declined 20.4%, government activity 2.7%, while non-oil activity grew 1.9%. Seasonally adjusted GDP rose 1.3% from the second quarter. The annual decline was smaller than the 4.7% contraction reported for Q2. The flash figures cover July–September and may be revised; they do not measure developments after the quarter ended.
Israeli digital-advertising company Perion Network said it had agreed to be acquired by India-based Affle for $11.70 a share in cash, valuing Perion’s equity at about $420 million. The offer is a 34.5% premium to Perion’s 30 October closing price. Perion has a 40-day go-shop period ending 11 December. The transaction remains subject to shareholder, regulatory and other closing conditions and is expected to close in early 2027 if approved; it is not completed.
Trade figures released on 1 November put South Korea’s October goods exports at US$115.28 billion, 93.7% above October 2025. Strong semiconductor sales and more working days supported the increase; the comparison is export value, not a claim that shipment volumes doubled.
Bangladesh garment protests entered a third day Monday, 2 November, with clashes and factory stoppages in Dhaka-area hubs. Reuters says many factories broadly reopened; it cites BGMEA’s Sunday count of 529 and an estimate of about 500 temporarily closed since Saturday. The Daily Star cites Industrial Police for 264 factories suspending work or declaring holidays in Savar-Ashulia by 3:30 p.m. Monday. Sarabangla reports a separate five-zone BGMEA snapshot at 11:30 a.m. of 670 affected factories. Times, areas and definitions differ, so the figures are not additive. No new wage rate has been set; Tk30,000 remains workers’ demand.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday that he and U.S. President Donald Trump had a constructive call and negotiators would work in the coming weeks toward a possible trade agreement. Trump called it a “concept” and described possible tariff relief, but neither government had announced terms or a completed deal. The talks resume after Canada walked away in August and the U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion of Canadian goods, prompting Canadian retaliation, according to AP. The scope and status of any tariff changes remain unsettled.
Sky News reported that Virgin Media O2 is drawing up plans for thousands of redundancies, with one source suggesting as many as 4,000 of its 16,000 workers could be affected. The BBC separately reported that thousands of roles are at risk but the number is not final. VMO2 declined to comment to both outlets; its third-quarter results are due on 3 November. No final job-cut total or company announcement has been made.
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index fell to 49.3 in October from 50.1 in September, the National Bureau of Statistics reported on 31 October. The reading returned below the 50-point expansion threshold.
On Friday, 30 October, the Nasdaq-100 fell 3.46% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.86%. The Associated Press said the S&P 500 had its worst day since June and ended down 1.8%, with the Dow down 1.1%. AP linked the declines to investor concerns over technology spending and earnings; the report does not establish a systemic market crisis.
Reliance Industries reported record gross revenue of ₹362,268 crore for its September quarter, up 27.8% year on year. Consolidated profit after tax, including the share of associates and joint ventures, rose 33.8% to ₹29,550 crore. EBITDA reached a record ₹62,409 crore, while the 17.2% margin narrowed from 17.8% and segment performance diverged.
AbbVie raised its 2026 adjusted earnings forecast on 30 October after reporting third-quarter net revenue of US$17.404 billion, up 10.3% year on year. The quarter ended on 30 September.
AstraZeneca announced a restructuring programme targeting US$1.5 billion in annual pre-tax savings on 30 October. It reported third-quarter revenue of US$16.209 billion, up 7% year on year, and profit after tax of US$3.116 billion, up 23%. The quarter ended on 30 September.
Brazil's unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in July–September, the lowest third-quarter rate since the comparable series began in 2012, according to IBGE figures reported on 30 October. It was 5.4% in April–June and 5.6% in the third quarter of 2025.
Chevron reported US$9.924 billion in third-quarter earnings on 30 October, up from US$3.539 billion a year earlier and below US$12.072 billion in the preceding quarter. Its reported and adjusted diluted EPS were US$5.06 and US$5.28 respectively.
Colgate-Palmolive raised its full-year adjusted earnings-growth forecast to 5–7% on 30 October after reporting third-quarter net sales of US$5.369 billion, up 4.6% from a year earlier. It previously expected mid-single-digit adjusted earnings growth.
Euro-area GDP grew 0.4% in the third quarter of 2026, slowing from 0.6% in the previous quarter, Eurostat's 30 October preliminary estimate shows. EU growth slowed to 0.5% from 0.7%. The figures remain subject to revision.
ExxonMobil reported third-quarter US GAAP earnings of US$15.4 billion on 30 October, compared with US$14.5 billion in the previous quarter. It also announced a conditional US$20 billion share-repurchase plan for 2027.
Germany's annual consumer-price inflation slowed to an estimated 2.8% in October from 3.3% in September, according to preliminary statistics reported on 30 October. Prices remained higher than a year earlier; a lower inflation rate does not mean the overall price level fell.
LyondellBasell reported US$758 million in third-quarter net income on 30 October, compared with a US$890 million loss a year earlier. Its results for the quarter ended 30 September show diverging conditions across its chemicals businesses.
Fuel shortages continued across Malawi on 30 October after a government deadline for stable supplies passed. AFP reported drivers spending days in queues, while local reporting found many filling stations without petrol or diesel. The shortages are an ongoing supply crisis, not a new one-day outage.
NatWest reported third-quarter operating profit before tax of £2.225 billion, up 1.9% from a year earlier, and reaffirmed its outlook on 30 October. Its workforce fell by about 1,000 full-time-equivalent roles during the quarter. Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders declined on a different earnings measure.
Tokyo Electron authorised repurchases of up to ¥150 billion on 30 October and issued a forecast of ¥3.7 trillion in sales for the year ending March 2027. The planned buyback covers up to 25 million ordinary shares and has not been reported as completed.
The Bank of Japan held its short-term policy rate at around 1.25% on 30 October by an 8–1 vote. It will raise annual sales of exchange-traded funds from about ¥330 billion to ¥860 billion on a book-value basis starting in January 2027, and raised its fiscal-2027 inflation forecast.
Sanofi raised its full-year outlook on 30 October after third-quarter sales reached €14.444 billion and business earnings per share rose to €3.55. Dupixent sales grew strongly while vaccine sales declined.
Poundland filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators on 29 October, giving it temporary protection from creditors while it seeks a rescue; stores remain open. The owner, Gordon Brothers, says breaking up the chain may now be its best chance, although it is discussing offers covering a significant number of stores and jobs, Sky News reports. The Guardian says a solvent offer from Martin Property Group was rejected and government talks were planned. No administrator appointment, closure or job-loss total is confirmed.
Rusal and Ghana’s integrated aluminium development corporation agreed on 29 October to develop a mine and refinery in Ghana. Rusal describes planned annual capacities of up to five million tonnes of bauxite and 1.2 million tonnes of alumina; these are future project targets.
Bunge reported third-quarter adjusted diluted earnings of US$2.56 per share on 29 October, compared with US$2.27 a year earlier and the US$2.44 LSEG analyst average reported by Reuters. It maintained its 2026 adjusted earnings forecast of US$9.25–9.75 per share.