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Hershey’s net sales rose 3% to $3,275.5 million, while volume declined. A survey projected U.S. Halloween spending at $13.5 billion in 2026.

The proposed integration would support retail payments and tokenized real-world asset trading, but no Solana launch date has been set.

Venezuela activity is also expected to increase, while regional conflict could raise next-quarter freight and logistics costs enough to reduce results by about $1 million per quarter.

Automation at the Orion facility is expected to reduce conversion costs by 10% to 15%. Lear lowered the midpoint of its 2026 sales outlook by about $225 million.

A notice dated Oct. 30 lists 5.28% tied to shares and 2.67% through financial instruments after an Oct. 26 threshold crossing.

The German company listed a conditional capital increase effective Oct. 30 and no multiple-voting rights.

The Oct. 29 transaction took place on Xetra at €92.76 per share. Symrise disclosed it on Oct. 30.

A planned proof of concept will examine links to card merchant networks and assess remittance, corporate payment and settlement services. No launch date has been announced.

Discretionary AUM ended the third quarter at $23.8 billion after weaker markets pressured the total. Net flows were essentially flat at $58.3 million.

The deals build on AIG’s decades-long presence in Latin America.

Earnings per share are estimated at $1.92, down 27.8% year over year. Results are due before U.S. markets open Monday, Nov. 2.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. is scheduled to report at about 6:30 a.m. ET Monday, Nov. 2. The consensus EPS estimate is $2.29 per share, while revenue is estimated at $447.47 million.

Fox is scheduled to release results before the market opens Monday, Nov. 2. The estimates point to year-over-year gains of 14.7% in revenue and 33.8% in earnings per share.

CNA is scheduled to report before U.S. markets open Monday, Nov. 2, with the estimate 24.7% below the same quarter a year earlier.

The outlook reflects updated expectations for Chime, the business pipeline and interest rates. The Bancorp did not assign a specific share of the guidance change to any one factor.

The company plans to announce results before the U.S. market opens Monday, Nov. 2.

The company is scheduled to report before U.S. markets open Monday, Nov. 2. The revenue consensus is $3.25 billion, up 0.7% year over year.

CEO Leonard Livschitz said the company was ready for larger 2027 acquisitions; CFO Anil Doradla said it hoped to pursue them. No deal was confirmed.

The forecast also calls for $2.43 to $2.53 in non-GAAP earnings per share as the company looks for stronger firewall appliance performance.

Vehicles priced at $20,000 to $29,999 saw the sharpest drop in days on dealer lots, while vehicles under $40,000 made up about 31% of September 2026 inventory.

The consensus earnings estimate is $3.71 per share, up 15.2% year over year; revenue is estimated to rise 8.2%.

Consensus estimates call for $3.65 billion in revenue, up 4.9% from a year earlier.

The pipeline spans funds and separate accounts. President and CEO J. Christopher Donahue separately projected about $7 billion in net sales from MDT additions to equity strategies.

The amount is based on anticipated credit generation under current carbon intensity scores.

Stanford led at 20.2%, followed by Warrensburg, Missouri, at 16.1%. The ranking measures community growth, not businesses specifically owned by students.

The first restrictions begin Nov. 17, 2026, at 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. UTC), while withdrawals are scheduled to close March 4, 2027.

The facility covers certain technology infrastructure purchases from 2027 through 2028. Amazon maintained its 2026 cash capital expenditure forecast at about $220 billion.

The commitment covers electricity and water use and project ownership. No indication accompanied the pledge that standardized disclosure practices or enforcement mechanisms were yet in place.

Third-quarter revenue rose 20% to $1.56 billion. Twilio also raised its 2026 organic revenue growth outlook to 15%.

The developing plan also calls for an efficiency ratio approaching 55%, with more detail expected alongside fourth-quarter results and full-year 2027 guidance.

The Oct. 26 fall update describes the agent, while a separate manufacturing track adds inventory tools. Contractor billing and retainage workflows are in beta.

The wider expansion spans equities, commodities and foreign exchange. Chief Legal Officer Neal Kumar said traders can take positions across a growing range of those markets.

Strategy held 848,517 BTC, more than half of the combined balance for the 180 companies.

Deposits are operating normally, but withdrawals remain suspended as the exchange completes security checks.

Evonik had previously acknowledged a nonbinding approach for a voluntary public offer covering all its shares.

Intuit purchased $6.2 billion in business-loan principal from its originating bank partner, but Todd Denbo did not define how that compares with the lending total.

The reported share price was $10.79. The proposed combination would add cell and gene therapies for serious skin diseases to Pelthos’ portfolio.

International is expected to lead the global openings.

Visa, Mastercard and S&P Global topped estimates for earnings and revenue, while XLF gained 1.32% over the week.

The policy can include theft, accidental damage and some ownership-related liability. Sudden damage caused by an insured robot may be covered up to £5,000.