US Briefing - Thursday 05.11
Headlines
- Drones Spark Fires In Russia’s Ryazan, Near Refinery
- ECB’s Zigman Sees ‘Rather Big Chance’ Of December Rate Hike
- German Chamber Of Commerce Raises 2026 Growth Outlook To 1%
- France’s National Assembly Rejects Outright The 2027 Budget
- Norges Bank Hold Deposit Rate At 4.50%, As Expected
- BoE Hikes For First Time Since 2023, Says More May Come
- BoJ Board Saw Need To Keep Raising Rates, Minutes Show
- RBA Board Tensions Rise Over Pre-Meeting Rate Signals
- Qualcomm Revenue Drops On Handset Revenue Decline
- ConocoPhillips Beats On Profit, Boosts Dividend 11%
- Cardinal Health Earnings Beat By 31 Cents, Revenue Rises
- Rheinmetall Cuts Sales Guidance On Boxer Vehicle Delays
- Maersk Shares Fall Despite Improved Outlook On Data Demand
- Siemens Healthineers Forecasts Slower 2027 Growth
- ArcelorMittal Sees Profit Boost From Tougher EU Steel Curbs
- Air France-KLM Beats Profit Forecasts, Flags Cost Cuts
- Arm Forecasts Q3 Revenue Above Estimates On AI Demand
- Toyota Raises Profit Forecast On Hybrid Demand, Weak Yen
- Foxconn Reports 46% October Sales Rise
- Nvidia Chips Pile Up In Hong Kong; China Withholds Approval
- Apple Cuts Internal AI Budgets To Reduce Spending
- Microsoft Rejects Multibillion-Dollar AI Deal With UK's Nscale
- Micron Pauses Work On $4.5B Taiwan Chip Plant After Labour Row
- Goldman, Apollo In Talks To Sell SpaceX’s $40B AI Deal
- Airbus Makes 74 October Deliveries, But FY Target Looms
- Germany Agrees To Buy 50% Stake In Tank Maker KNDS
- AstraZeneca Made $10B Offer For Obesity Drugmaker Rhythm
- China Blocks SoftBank’s $5.4B Takeover Of ABB’s Robotics Division
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DATA
WAR NEWS
GOVERNMENT/CENTRAL BANK NEWS
FIXED INCOME NEWS
FX NEWS
CRYPTO
ENERGY/COMMODITY NEWS
EARNINGS
- Qualcomm Revenue Drops On Handset Revenue Decline – WSJ
- ConocoPhillips Beats On Profit, Boosts Dividend 11% – RTRS
- Parker-Hannifin Earnings Beat, Raises FY Guidance - GNW
- Southern Q3 Earnings, Operating Revenue Rise – MS
- Duke Energy Q3 Earnings Beat By 11 Cents – Investing
- Cigna Raises FY Profit Forecast On Health Services Strength – RTRS
- Cummins Reports Record EBITDA, Revenue Rises – BW
- Cardinal Health Earnings Beat By 31 Cents, Revenue Rises
- Becton Dickinson Earnings Missed By $1.55, Revenue Beats - Investing
- Kimberly Clark Q3 Net Rises, Affirms FY EPS View - WSJ
- Expedia Raises Outlook Following Higher Profit, Sales – WSJ
- Snap Shares Fall Over 10% On Q3 Revenue Miss – CNBC
- Bombardier Raises FY FCF Outlook; Profit Slips – WSJ
- Deutsche Telekom Q3 Profit Rises – Yahoo
- DHL Group Q3 Earnings Rise, Revenue Jumps – Yahoo
- Engie Earnings Beat On Grid Network Revenue Rise – RTRS
- Siemens Healthineers Forecasts Slower 2027 Growth – RTRS
- Rheinmetall Cuts Sales Guidance On Boxer Vehicle Delays – BBG
- Maersk Shares Fall Despite Improved Outlook On Data Demand – FT
- Commerzbank Flags Higher Deposit Competition; Takeover Nears– WSJ
- ArcelorMittal Sees Profit Boost From Tougher EU Steel Curbs – BBG
- Leonardo Raises 26 Order Guidance After Strong 9m Earnings – Investing
- Bouygues Lifts Core Profit Forecast After Strong 9M Performance – MS
- Air France-KLM Beats Profit Forecasts, Flags Cost Cuts – Euronext
- Arm Forecasts Q3 Revenue Above Estimates On AI Demand – RTRS
- Diageo Rises Over 3% After Q1 Sales Increase - Yahoo
- BT Shares Rise To 5Y High After Profit Beat – FT
- Toyota Raises Profit Forecast On Hybrid Demand, Weak Yen – BBG
- Sony Boosts Guidance As Profit Jumps On Film, Game Strength – WSJ
- Nintendo’s H1 Profit Rose On Stronger Software, Film Sales – WSJ
- NAB Slumps To 3W Low; FY Cash Earnings Miss – Investing
- Foxconn Reports 46% October Sales Rise – Seeking Alpha
- DBS Profit Misses Estimates On Trading Income, Names Lim Chair – BBG
EQUITY NEWS
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session_info.http_referrer = data.http_referrer;
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var months = ['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'];
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data_array.session_start_date = session_start_date_string;
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session_info.effective_latency = data.effective_latency;
session_info.mean_opinion_score = data.mean_opinion_score;
session_info.restarts = data.restarts;
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}
socket_emits++;
if (socket_emits == 100) { socket_emits = 0; }
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