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Salesforce to Buy Customer-Engagement Platform for Nearly $5.7 Billion

Salesforce signed a deal to buy Braze for about $5.66 billion including debt, adding a customer-engagement platform to its portfolio.

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General Motors Revenue Rises Despite Selling Fewer Cars

The automaker posted a third-quarter profit of $3.34 billion, or $3.73 a share, compared with $1.33 billion, or $1.35 a share, a year earlier.

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GE Aerospace Once Again Lifts Outlook as Profit, Revenue Climb

The maker of jet engines posted a third-quarter profit from continuing operations of $2.41 billion, or $2.32 a share, compared with $2.17 billion, or $2.04 a share, a year earlier.

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RTX Lifts Forecast for Third Time This Year on Aerospace, Defense Demand

RTX said over $81 billion in new commercial and defense awards during the latest third quarter pushed the defense contractor's total backlog to a record $340 billion.

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3M Lifts Earnings Outlook as Profit Jumps

In the third quarter, 3M reported a profit of $1.37 billion, or $2.63 a share, compared with $834 million, or $1.55 a share, a year earlier.

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Elice Slides in Korea Debut Amid Caution Toward AI Stocks

South Korean data-center startup Elice's shares fell as much as 36% in afternoon trading, signaling investor caution toward artificial-intelligence stocks.

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Google Cloud Outage Hits U.K. Banks

Banks including Revolut and Lloyds reported disruption to their services and Google Cloud's London region has been experiencing multiple issues.

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Hasbro Lifts Outlook as Revenue Jumps

Hasbro posted a third-quarter profit of $394.5 million, or $2.77 a share, compared with $233.2 million, or $1.64 a share, a year ago.

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Halliburton Logs Sharply Higher Profit as Revenue Climbs

The Houston oil-services company posted a third-quarter profit of $417 million, or 50 cents a share, compared with $18 million, or 2 cents a share, a year ago.

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Amazon Pledges More Than $17 Billion to Expand German Operations

The company plans to invest AI infrastructure, high-speed satellite internet, logistics projects and new Prime Video content, the latest big-ticket investment from a U.S. tech company keen to expand overseas.

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Northrop Grumman Raises Outlook on Higher Earnings, Sales

Northrop said the quarter reflected strong demand for its global capabilities as the company had gains across all its units: aeronautics sales rose 14%, while defense sales increased 12% and its mission and space sales inched up 2% each.

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Real-Estate Giant CBRE Gets Deeper Into Data Centers With $1 Billion Deal

The acquisition expands CBRE's business of delivering the guts of data centers, reflecting real estate's growing reliance on the tech cycle.

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General Motors Plans $20 Billion in Buybacks to Shore Up Share Price

GM executives believe the company's stock is fundamentally undervalued, even as auto sales cool.

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Prudential Financial Sells Prudential of Brazil, Prudential of Mexico for $4 Billion

The investment manager and financial services provider said it has entered a definitive agreement to sell Prudential of Brazil and Prudential of Mexico to CNP Assurances in a cash deal.

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Netflix, America's Dominant Streaming Service, Has Hit a Wall

The company is overhauling creative leadership as it struggles to get domestic audiences to watch more.

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United Airlines Earnings Land Next. Only 1 Thing Can Save the Sector's Stocks.

The sector's stock are on autopilot and earnings won't control their long-term flight path.

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October 20, 2026 09:00 ET (13:00 GMT)