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Tesla Beats Q3 Delivery Estimates Ahead of Earnings

Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter, topping Wall Street estimates, as investors await Tuesday's earnings report for profit margin clues.

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PepsiCo Beats Q3 Estimates but Cuts 2026 Profit Outlook

PepsiCo topped Wall Street estimates in the third quarter, but a weak North American snack business pushed the company to cut its full-year profit outlook.

Julio Herrera Velutini: Conservative Capitalism in Latin America

Born in 1971 into the Herrera-Velutini banking dynasty, Julio Herrera Velutini became patriarch at 28 — a quiet force in Latin American finance and politics.

BUSINESS

US Adds Just 29,000 Jobs, but Wall Street Still Rallies

September's jobs report badly missed estimates and unemployment hit 4.2%, but stocks jumped as investors bet the Fed holds rates, Nvidia hit a record high.

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Paramount Clears Final Hurdle in $110B Warner Bros Deal

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Fed Chair Warsh: Rate Hikes Possible if Inflation Persists

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Nvidia Reports $96.2B Revenue, Forecasts $108B Next Quarter

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Finance

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Goldman Sachs Crushes Earnings as Bank Season Kicks Off

Goldman Sachs beats Wall Street estimates with record equities trading revenue in Q3 2026, but JPMorgan was flat and Wells Fargo shares fell 3%.

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Gold Hits Record Above $4,200 as Investors Seek Safety

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Stocks Rise in October as Bond Yields Hit 24-Year High

Stocks End Choppy Week as Fed Cuts Rates, Yields Climb

The Federal Reserve's rate cut couldn't stop rising Treasury yields and a strong dollar from handing the S&P 500 a losing week, despite Oracle's earnings rally.

Housing Inventory Grows as 30-Year Rate Approaches 6.7%

The average U.S. rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was 6.66% in late August, while listings increased and price growth moderated in many markets.

World

A damaged building in southern Syria after Jordanian air strikes targeted armed group hideouts in Daraa and Suwayda provinces.

Jordan Strikes Syria After Deadly Karak Church Attack

Illustration of a courtroom gavel beside an open book, representing this year's Peace and Literature laureates.

Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Jurist Navi Pillay for 2026

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2026 Nobel Prizes Honor Optogenetics and Ghost Particles

This year's Nobel Prizes have honored the scientists behind optogenetics in medicine and a physicist who tracked cosmic neutrinos through Antarctic ice.

Swiss Glaciers Post Their Second-Worst Ice Loss Ever

By 2026, the Alps are declining in their hold on Europe’s water supply, with Swiss glaciers dropping 5.5% of their ice volume, the second-largest loss ever.

World Leaders Gather in NYC for Guterres' Final Session

The 81st UN General Assembly opened in New York this week, marking Guterres' final high-level session and kicking off the search for the UN's next leader.

Messi Retires From Argentina's National Team, After 21 Years

Lionel Messi, 39, has announced his retirement from international soccer after a 21-year career with Argentina’s senior national team.

US

SpaceX Crew-13 Sets Record for Fastest-Ever Trip to ISS

NASA and SpaceX launched four astronauts to the ISS aboard Crew-13, docking in just 8 hours, the fastest-ever U.S. spacecraft trip to the orbiting station.

Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Hits 943 Cases, 5 Deaths

Pennsylvania has now confirmed its fifth measles-related death as statewide cases climb to 943 across 39 counties, the largest U.S. outbreak in 35+ years.

OpenAI's Astra: Most Powerful AI Yet, Hard to Monitor

OpenAI is rolling out GPT-6 Astra, its most capable model yet, after pausing development over safety concerns tied to its autonomous cybersecurity skills.

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Hurricane Isaias Slams Gulf Coast in Record-Late Season

Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, as the latest-forming first hurricane in 121 years, cutting power to nearly 700,000 homes regionally.