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Publishers, advertisers call EU, UK antitrust regulators to suspend Meta's new commercial terms

Publishers, advertisers call EU, UK antitrust regulators to suspend Meta's new commercial terms

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Digital advertisers and publishers lobbied on Thursday for EU and UK…

October 22, 2026

Union Pacific tops estimates on pricing strength, flags hit from high fuel costs

Oct 22 (Reuters) - Union Pacific beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by core pricing gains,…

October 22, 2026

IBM falls as analysts question staying power of software rebound

Oct 22 (Reuters) - IBM shares fell 6.5% in premarket trading on Thursday, as analysts said part of the company's…

October 22, 2026

US weekly jobless claims near 57-year lows

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to near 57-year lows…

October 22, 2026

Union Pacific's third-quarter profit rises on pricing strength

Oct 22 (Reuters) - Union Pacific reported a jump in third-quarter adjusted profit on Thursday, helped by higher fuel surcharge…

October 22, 2026

Factbox-Companies cutting jobs as investments shift toward AI

Oct 22 (Reuters) - Companies spanning tech giant Microsoft to British lender Barclays have announced layoffs this year, deepening concerns…

October 22, 2026

Blackstone's profit falls as choppy market tempers investment exits

Oct 22 (Reuters) - Blackstone, the world's largest alternative asset manager, posted a drop in third-quarter earnings on Thursday, as…

October 22, 2026

LSEG to buy Octus in $3.5 billion mega data analytics deal

Oct 22 (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange Group on Thursday agreed to buy financial data firm Octus for about…

October 22, 2026

Analysis-Musk's political baggage clouds prospects for SpaceX-Tesla deal

By Cassell Bryan-Low and Hyunjoo Jin Oct 22 (Reuters) - A possible merger between Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX and…

October 22, 2026

Response Fabrics Launches AI Fabric Visualizer for Smarter Material Selection

New digital platform lets users visualise fabrics and Leatherite finishes in real interiors, create projects, estimate quantities and order swatches…

October 22, 2026