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LSEG to Buy Credit-Data Specialist Octus From Permira for $3.535 Billion in Cash
LSEG has agreed to acquire credit intelligence and data provider Octus from Permira funds and management for $3.535 billion in cash, financed by external debt, with closing expected in H1 2027 subject to regulatory approval.
Tesla's Automotive Margin Rebounds to 18.1% as AI and Optimus Spending Pushes Costs Higher
Tesla's Q3 2026 results showed automotive gross margin excluding credits improving to 18.1% even as operating expenses rose 39% on AI and Optimus spending, with revenue flat at $28.05 billion.
Meta Narrows Full-Year Capex Range, Unveils Nonvoting Class C Shares Amid Litigation Costs
Meta narrowed full-year capex guidance to $135-$145 billion, disclosed a new nonvoting Class C share class to help fund AI growth, and guided Q4 revenue above analyst estimates, while absorbing legal costs from a child-safety settlement and a New Mexico privacy judgment, per CNBC.
Stock Market Today: Technology Leads While S&P 500 Advances
Technology led the session while the S&P 500 advances. See the validated market scorecard, sector performance, and what traders are watching next.
Intuitive Surgical Shares Slide as $450 Million Antitrust Charge Overshadows 22% Revenue Growth
Intuitive Surgical posted 22% Q3 revenue growth to $3.05 billion, but a $450 million antitrust settlement charge cut GAAP profit and shares fell, according to multiple financial news outlets.
Judge Cuts Meta's Cambridge Analytica Penalty From $219.5 Billion to $25 Billion in New Mexico Case
CNBC reported a New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in its Cambridge Analytica privacy case, down from the $219.5 billion shown in the filing, with 15% annual interest.
The Wheel Strategy: Selling Puts and Covered Calls
Learn the wheel strategy options approach: sell cash-secured puts, collect premium, then run covered calls for steady income.
AT&T Beats on Q3 2026 Earnings, Raises EPS Outlook to $2.40 Range, But Shares Slide on Capex and Delayed Deleveraging Target
AT&T topped Q3 2026 revenue and adjusted EPS estimates and raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to the $2.40 range, but shares fell more than 5% premarket as investors weighed capital spending, higher leverage from the $23 billion EchoStar spectrum deal, and a 2029 deleveraging target.
Supermicro Lifts Preliminary Fiscal Q1 Revenue Outlook to $18.5B-$19.5B, Raises Margin Guidance on AI Server Demand
Super Micro raised its preliminary fiscal Q1 revenue guidance to $18.5B-$19.5B and gross margin to 12.0%-12.5%, citing customer and product mix, though the figures remain unaudited ahead of November 3 results.
You Don’t Need Another Trading Setup
Learning more strategies won’t help if you can’t execute the ones you already know. Study one setup’s successes and failures so you can recognize it before the move happens.
Abbott to Spin Off $8.5 Billion Nutrition Business by End of 2027 as Shares Slide on Lowered Outlook
Abbott plans a tax-free spin-off of its $8.5 billion Nutrition business by end of 2027, unveiled alongside a Q3 revenue beat, a lowered full-year growth outlook and a premarket share slide.
The Rise of Zero-Day Options (0DTE) Trading
0DTE options trading explained: how same-day contracts work, two trade structures to learn, and when to stay away entirely.
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