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Tencent Delivers Double-Digit Growth in Profit, Revenue

The videogame and social-media company extended its recent streak of earnings beats amid continued AI integration efforts and strong momentum at its gaming business.

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How a Chinese AI Company Worked Around U.S. Rules to Access Nvidia’s Top Chips

In Indonesia, semiconductors covered by U.S. export controls are ready to help a Shanghai-based group.

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Rio Tinto to Shelve $2.4 Billion Serbian Lithium Project

The miner has faced repeated setbacks advancing the project amid community opposition.

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Siemens Revenue Rises, But Net Profit Falls

The industrial conglomerate targets comparable revenue growth in the range of 6% to 8% for fiscal 2026.

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Hapag-Lloyd Narrows Guidance Further as Higher Demand Counters Falling Freight Rates

The world’s fifth-largest container line by capacity expects current trends to continue through to year-end, with increasing volumes and falling freight rates.

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Germany’s Merck Posts Higher Earnings on Organic Growth Across Units

Merck KGaA’s sales grew 5.2%, driven by demand for pharma-production products, rare diseases treatments and semiconductor materials in its electronics unit.

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Cisco Systems Boosts Outlook on AI-Driven Demand

CEO Chuck Robbins said the networking-equipment company is on track for its strongest year yet.

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Biomining Startup Gets $13.5 Million as Critical Minerals Race Gathers Speed

Endolith closed an initial tranche of a Series A round led by national security-focused venture-capital firm Squadra Ventures, and expects to raise $3 million more shortly.

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Packaging Company Sealed Air in Talks to Go Private

Private-equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice discussing deal for company.

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Proxy Advisers ISS and Glass Lewis Are Facing Antitrust Probes

An FTC investigation is focused on how proxy advisers steer investors on climate and ESG issues.

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FanDuel Follows DraftKings Into Prediction Markets

The sports betting firm said Wednesday that it will debut a stand-alone prediction market app called FanDuel Predicts, in partnership with CME Group.

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First New Malaria Drug in Years Performs Strongly in Late-Stage Testing

Novartis said its experimental treatment cured more than 99% of malaria cases in the trial, marking a big step toward approval.

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JD.com Profit Plunged. Why the Stock Is Rising.

JD.com and its rivals Alibaba Group Holding and Meituan have been locked in an e-commerce price war.

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Disney Earnings Are Coming. 3 Things to Watch.

Streaming is likely to be a major focus. Here’s what else the market should keep an eye on.

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November 13, 2025 05:15 ET (10:15 GMT)

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