Disney Posts Roughly Flat Quarterly Revenue as TV Declines Continue
Streaming and experiences profits were up, and Disney says it will return more cash to investors.
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SMIC Posts Profit Growth Amid China’s Chip Self-Reliance Drive
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. returned to profit growth amid Beijing’s push for chip self-sufficiency as the battle for artificial-intelligence supremacy intensifies.
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Singapore Airlines Profit Plunges on Air India Losses
Singapore Airlines’ profit dropped 82% in its second quarter, dragged by losses from associate Air India and lower interest income.
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Baidu Unveils New AI Chips as China Accelerates Tech Self-Sufficiency Efforts
Baidu unveiled two artificial intelligence chips as Chinese tech giants ramp up their chip-making efforts amid China’s push for technological self-sufficiency.
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NBCUniversal Launching New Cable Sports Channel
The new NBCSN channel will launch Monday and carry mostly sports that are also streamed on NBCU’s Peacock service, including NBA games, Big Ten college football, golf and Premier League soccer.
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Bertelsmann Names 35-Year-Old Scion as CEO in Generational Shift
The media giant appointed Thomas Coesfeld, a member of the family that owns it, as the next CEO and successor to longtime boss Thomas Rabe.
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EU Opens New Digital Markets Act Investigation into Alphabet’s Google
The European Commission opened a new investigation into how the tech giant ranks news publishers in search results.
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Tencent Delivers Double-Digit Growth in Profit, Revenue
The videogame and social-media company extended its recent streak of earnings beats amid continued AI integration efforts and strong momentum at its gaming business.
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How a Chinese AI Company Worked Around U.S. Rules to Access Nvidia’s Top Chips
In Indonesia, semiconductors covered by U.S. export controls are ready to help a Shanghai-based group.
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JD.com Profit Slumps as Heavy Food-Delivery Spending Bites
JD.com’s quarterly profit dropped 55% despite a rise in revenue, as its push into the food-delivery industry and other new businesses continued to bite.
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Rio Tinto to Shelve $2.4 Billion Serbian Lithium Project
The miner has faced repeated setbacks advancing the project amid community opposition.
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Siemens Revenue Rises, But Net Profit Falls
The industrial conglomerate targets comparable revenue growth in the range of 6% to 8% for fiscal 2026.
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Hapag-Lloyd Narrows Guidance Further as Higher Demand Counters Falling Freight Rates
The world’s fifth-largest container line by capacity expects current trends to continue through to year-end, with increasing volumes and falling freight rates.
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Germany’s Merck Posts Higher Earnings on Organic Growth Across Units
Merck KGaA’s sales grew 5.2%, driven by demand for pharma-production products, rare diseases treatments and semiconductor materials in its electronics unit.
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November 13, 2025 07:15 ET (12:15 GMT)
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