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Verizon’s Q3 Surprise: Earnings Beat, Subscriber Surge & Bold 5G Moves Under New CEO

Verizon’s Q3 Surprise: Earnings Beat, Subscriber Surge & Bold 5G Moves Under New CEO

Q3 2025 Earnings – Profits Up, Sales Flat but Subscribers Impress Verizon’s third-quarter results delivered a mixed bag, topping profit expectations while coming in just shy on revenue. Adjusted earnings of $1.21 per share beat consensus by $0.02 seattlepi.com, even as revenue of $33.8 billion (about 3% year-over-year growth) was a tad below the ~$34.2 billion anticipated seattlepi.com investing.com. This marks a return to bottom-line outperformance for the telecom giant, which had missed revenue targets in several recent quarters. Cost controls and stable wireless service margins likely aided the EPS beat. Verizon also reaffirmed its full-year outlook, maintaining guidance for earnings and
29 October 2025
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Pepsi Bottler Goes Boozy: Varun Beverages Surges on Carlsberg Beer Deal & Q3 Profit Jump

Pepsi Bottler Goes Boozy: Varun Beverages Surges on Carlsberg Beer Deal & Q3 Profit Jump

Varun Beverages’ Big Pivot: From Colas to Carlsberg After decades of selling PepsiCo sodas and bottled water, Varun Beverages is making a bold pivot into booze. The company’s board on Wednesday approved adding alcoholic drinks to its business scope, a strategic move to diversify beyond soft drinks. “In response to the growing popularity of Ready To Drink (RTD) and [a] variety of alcoholic beverages, VBL sees an opportunity for expansion into [this] business… including beer, wine, liquor, brandy, whisky, gin, rum, [and] vodka in India & abroad,” the company said in a statementndtvprofit.com. In other words, the Pepsi bottler will now also
29 October 2025
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Bitcoin Slides as Fed Meets – 98% of Traders Bet on Rate Cut Fueling Crypto Rally

Bitcoin Slides as Fed Meets – 98% of Traders Bet on Rate Cut Fueling Crypto Rally

Fed Meeting Looms with Near-Certain Rate Cut All signs point to the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates by 0.25% at this week’s meeting, which concludes Wednesday, Oct. 29. According to the CME FedWatch tool and other market indicators, there is roughly a 97–98% probability of a quarter-point cut ts2.tech. This would set the federal funds rate around 4.0%–4.25%, down from the current 4.25%–4.50% range, and would be the Fed’s second cut this year (after a similar cut in September) coindesk.com. Major Wall Street firms are overwhelmingly aligned with this expectation: in fact, most top brokerages predict a 25 bps cut
29 October 2025
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Boeing Scores Asia Mega-Deals Thanks to Trump – But Q3 Earnings Could Reveal a $4 Billion Shock

Boeing Scores Asia Mega-Deals Thanks to Trump – But Q3 Earnings Could Reveal a $4 Billion Shock

Trump’s Asia Tour Boosts Boeing Sales Boeing is riding a wave of major order wins from Asia as it heads into its Q3 earnings announcement. During a late-October trip through Asia, President Trump helped secure several big-ticket aircraft deals as part of new trade agreements. Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam committed to buying U.S.-made planes (primarily Boeing), and Cambodia agreed to partner with Boeing to develop its aviation sector flightglobal.com. According to the White House, Vietnam’s flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will purchase 50 Boeing jets (valued at about $8 billion) under a new trade framework flightglobal.com. Likewise, Thailand agreed to procure 80
29 October 2025
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Vedanta’s Big Split Stumbles: Govt Roadblocks, Fresh Delays & What It Means for Investors

Vedanta’s Big Split Stumbles: Govt Roadblocks, Fresh Delays & What It Means for Investors

SEBI Greenlights Documents, But Final Approval Awaits Vedanta’s journey to split its diverse empire reached a tentative milestone when the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved the documentation for the demerger plan Reuters. This essentially meant the market regulator did not object to the revised scheme on record, after earlier compliance checks. SEBI’s nod was crucial – the National Stock Exchange had already issued a no-objection certificate, and Vedanta’s shareholders and creditors had overwhelmingly approved the restructuring (with 99.99% of shareholders in favor, according to filings) in prior votes Icicidirect Icicidirect. However, SEBI’s clearance alone isn’t the finish line. The demerger
29 October 2025
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NMDC Steel’s Profit Rally Short-Lived as Q2 Loss Triggers 7% Stock Slide

NMDC Steel’s Profit Rally Short-Lived as Q2 Loss Triggers 7% Stock Slide

Q2 Earnings: From Profit to Loss in One Quarter Just a quarter after celebrating its maiden profit, NMDC Steel Ltd swung back to loss in the second quarter of FY26. The state-run steel maker — recently spun off from iron ore mining giant NMDC — posted a net loss of ₹115 crore for Q2 (July–Sept 2025)ndtvprofit.com. This is a stark turnaround from Q1 FY26 (Apr–Jun), when NMDC Steel had earned a modest ₹25.6 crore net profitndtvprofit.com, its first profitable quarter since inception. According to the company’s exchange filing on Wednesday, the bottom-line was dragged down by a sharp drop in margins even as sales held steady.
29 October 2025
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Adani Green Profit Surge Triggers Stock Rally – Analysts See More Upside Ahead

Adani Green Profit Surge Triggers Stock Rally – Analysts See More Upside Ahead

Q2 Earnings Highlights – Strong Profit on Robust Power Sales India’s renewable energy bellwether Adani Green delivered a solid quarterly performance. Net profit jumped about 25% year-on-year to ₹644 crore in Q2 FY26, up from ₹515 crore a year agohindustantimes.com. This surge came despite total income being largely flat – revenue from operations was ₹3,008 crore versus ₹3,005 crore in Q2 last yearhindustantimes.com. The top-line was steady, but the quality of revenue improved: income from the core power supply business (which makes up the bulk of revenues) rose 20% to ₹2,776 crorebusinesstoday.in, supported by new capacity additions and higher utilization of renewable plants. The company’s EBITDA
29 October 2025
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Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

Gold Price Surges Back Above $4,000 on Fed Cut and Trade Hopes – Is $5,000 Next?

Gold bars sit atop a table – the recent price jump back above $4,000 reflects booming demand amid global uncertainty. As of Oct. 29, 2025, spot gold is trading around $4,028 per ouncereuters.com, after a volatile week of record highs and sharp pullbacks. Key drivers include expected Fed rate cuts (supporting gold) and eased U.S.-China trade tensions (which briefly dented demand)ts2.techreuters.com. Gold Price Today and Recent Trend Gold surged nearly 2% on Oct. 29, rebounding to about $4,028/oz by 10am GMTreuters.com after hitting ~$3,970 late on Oct. 28 (the weakest since early Oct). This bounce followed a steep correction from
29 October 2025
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Vietnam’s Crypto Gold Rush: Binance, Bybit & Korean Custodian BDACS Supercharge Da Nang’s Digital Finance Hub

Bitcoin Rockets to $113K on Fed Hopes – Can It Hit $200K Next?

Key Facts: As of Oct 29, 2025, Bitcoin trades around $113,000ycharts.comnews.abplive.com (roughly –0.5% on the day). Over the past week it has rallied about 5% from mid-month lowsts2.tech. In early October BTC hit an all-time high near $125K, then plunged below $105K during trade-war jitters (liquidating ~$19B in leveraged bets)ts2.tech. Since mid-October Bitcoin has climbed roughly 10% back toward ~$114Kts2.tech. Major drivers include a likely Fed rate cut (25 bps expected at the Oct.29 FOMC) and easing U.S.–China trade tensionsts2.techts2.tech. Market sentiment swung from “Extreme Fear” mid-month (fear/greed ~24) back toward neutralts2.tech. Other large cryptocurrencies are also up: Ethereum ≈ $4,000
29 October 2025
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XRP Price Jumps Back After Wild Swing – Ripple’s Token Eyes ETF Catalyst in Volatile Crypto Market

XRP Surges Past $2.60 on ETF Hopes and Fed Pivot – Experts Eye $5 Target

Analysis – Technicals: XRP’s charts show a bullish bias. CoinDesk analysts report that the critical near-term support now sits around $2.61–2.63coindesk.com, with resistance clustered near $2.70–2.80coindesk.comts2.tech. A decisive close below ~$2.50 would undermine this structurecoindesk.com. Momentum indicators (RSI, MACD) have turned cautiously positive in recent sessionscoindesk.com, and the recent breakout was accompanied by heavy volume (one session saw volume ~31–147% above normal)coindesk.comts2.tech. Chart observers note a “cup-and-handle” consolidation forming on XRP’s daily chart; a confirmed move above ~$2.63 could project toward ~$5–$10 in theoryts2.tech. Conversely, failure of the ~$2.60 support band could invite a retest of the ~$2.20–2.40 zonecoindesk.comts2.tech. Fundamentals
29 October 2025
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Mega Metal Rally! Gold Rockets Past $4,000 as Silver Nears $52 on Debasement Fears

Silver Nears $48/oz on Oct 29, 2025 as Wild October Rally Continues

Silver’s Recent Price Action As of Oct 29, the spot silver price is trading just under $48/ozreuters.com. This is about $1 higher than Friday’s close and a modest bounce from lows around $46–47 reached earlier this week. Silver had rallied sharply in early October – buoyed by gold’s run – and briefly touched all-time highs near $54.50/ozts2.techts2.tech. Since then, profit-taking and improving risk appetite (on hopes of U.S.-China progress) drove silver down. Today’s uptick reflects renewed safe-haven buying and speculative interest. Over the past week, silver has swung wildly. After peaking mid-month, it slumped toward a September lows (around $47)
29 October 2025
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WhatsApp’s New Storage Trick Frees Your Phone (and Why Meta’s Stock Is Smiling)

WhatsApp’s New Storage Trick Frees Your Phone (and Why Meta’s Stock Is Smiling)

WhatsApp Targets a Big Pain Point: Storage Bloat If you’ve ever been greeted by the dreaded “storage full” message thanks to WhatsApp, you’re not alone. Over years of chats, WhatsApp can quietly gobble up gigabytes of space with all the images, videos, voice notes, and documents bouncing around your conversations. Until now, cleaning that up has been a bit of a chore – the app offered a global storage management menu and a per-chat media gallery, but neither gave a simple way to see which chats were the worst offenders. That’s why users are buzzing about WhatsApp’s upcoming per-chat storage
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Stock Market Today

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

7 February 2026
Meta shares dropped 1.3% to $661.46 on Friday after the company projected 2026 capital spending of up to $135 billion, raising investor concerns over cash flow. Meta reported Q4 revenue of $59.89 billion, up 24% year-over-year, with ad impressions rising 18%. Analysts remain divided on whether AI-driven ad gains can offset the steep spending ramp.
IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

7 February 2026
IAG shares rose 4.33% to 438.50 pence Friday, near their 52-week high, ahead of full-year results due later this month. The company reported 162,073,135 treasury shares and total voting rights of 4,565,128,012. Brent crude fell 2.2% Thursday to $67.93 a barrel. South Europe Ground Services logged 712,340 operations in 2025 and seeks approval to operate in Portugal.
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