An increase in targeted ads is helping to fuel revenue growth and easing some concern about the technology’s impact.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-is-accelerating-tech-giants-dominance-of-the-ad-market-060d8dad?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Strong container demand and cost efficiencies countered falling freight rates as volumes into North America, particularly from China to the U.S., declined.https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/shipping-giant-maersk-lifts-lower-end-of-earnings-guidance-on-strong-demand-b45882ae?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The logistics company’s CEO says more customers seek to defer duties by using the special warehouses.https://www.wsj.com/articles/gxo-eyes-expansion-as-tariffs-bolster-demand-for-foreign-trade-zones-b4ac132a?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The company will open two new distribution centers and expand a third as demand surges for GLP-1s and other refrigerated medications.https://www.wsj.com/articles/drug-distributor-cencora-to-invest-1-billion-in-u-s-supply-chain-f13ac50b?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
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EchoStar’s third-quarter loss widened due to lower revenue and a charge on its multibillion-dollar sales of wireless spectrum, and the company appointed a new CEO.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/echostar-loss-widens-on-charges-ee5e9b3d?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The department is looking into whether companies have misused special programs that are meant to benefit small businesses.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/treasury-probes-contract-program-tied-to-about-9-billion-in-small-business-deals-d90210b0?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The industrial golden age in the middle of the last century resulted from a convergence of factors unique to that timehttps://www.wsj.com/economy/us-manufacturing-onshoring-history-988375c3?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Pretax profit dropped 13% in part due to heavier administrative expenses including hiring. Underlying income was up 13%.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/wises-pretax-profit-falls-despite-top-line-growth-067c80d7?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The lender nudged up its guidance for the year, expecting its top line to continue to be supported by higher income from the interest it makes on loans.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/commerzbank-raises-interest-income-guidance-again-ea345fa2?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The Franco-Dutch carrier group said unit costs rose, partly driven by labor, air-traffic and airport charges, but the increases were moderating.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/air-france-klm-posts-lower-net-profit-after-costs-rise-74b7722c?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Colleen DeCourcy joins as chief marketing officer of the audio equipment company, which is looking to claw back revenue and customers after a calamitous 2024.https://www.wsj.com/articles/sonos-hires-a-madison-avenue-veteran-to-revive-its-bruised-brand-5c8e08c0?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
China’s leaders have again pledged to give consumption a bigger role in driving growth, but economists remain unconvinced.https://www.wsj.com/economy/chinas-bid-for-tech-prowess-to-keep-lid-on-consumption-boost-dfd9b8e6
Exports were helped by a bump in trade with the U.S. after the EU agreed to a deal, however, goods sent across the Atlantic were still down 14% compared with the same point of last year.https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/german-exports-climbed-in-september-on-u-s-trade-deal-fd42a70e
Exports contracted in October from a year earlier, dragged by a high base of comparison and cooling overseas demand after months of front-loading.https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/chinas-exports-unexpectedly-contract-74655f36
New York Fed President John Williams says recent volatility in repo markets shows that a modest level of Fed bond purchases will soon be needed to keep overnight lending markets supplied at appropriate levels.https://www.wsj.com/articles/feds-williams-expects-central-bank-to-return-to-asset-purchases-soon-630002fe
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U.S. stock futures and European markets made small gains, though Asian markets fell in the fallout from Thursday’s tech selloff.https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/global-markets-show-signs-of-stabilization-after-tech-selloff-94713e56?mod=rss_markets_main
Eurozone government bond yields mostly rose, tracking Treasury yields, with some investors focused on Belgium and its budget negotiations for next year.https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/jgb-futures-rise-tracking-gains-in-u-s-treasury-market-7dfa3aac?mod=rss_markets_main
Asian markets fell Friday, tracking overnight declines on Wall Street as a selloff in big tech stocks deepened.https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/asian-stocks-fall-as-selloff-in-tech-continues-ed6c0e8c?mod=rss_markets_main