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Jefferies Calls the Rout Reactionary, Not a Reset
Investment bank Jefferies described Thursday stock selloff as reactionary, not a fundamental reset, arguing the market overreacted to the midterm results.
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Netflix’s 1,000-Job Cut Signals a Streaming Business Under Margin Pressure
Netflix has begun its biggest round of layoffs in four years, telling staff on Wednesday that roughly 1,000 positions — about six per cent…
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Publicis Beats Q3 Forecasts on AI Marketing Demand, Confirms 2026 Outlook
Publicis Groupe has confirmed its full-year guidance after third-quarter organic net revenue growth of 5% topped expectations, driven by rising client demand for AI-powered…
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TikTok Opens Its 400,000-App Ad Network to US Advertisers in AI Shopping Push
TikTok has opened its 400,000-app advertising network to US advertisers, pairing the move with AI shopping tools ahead of the holiday season.
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Clear Channel Outdoor Wins Final Regulatory Clearance as Mubadala Takeover Nears October 14 Close
Clear Channel Outdoor has received the final regulatory clearance it needs for its acquisition by Mubadala Capital, with the out-of-home advertising deal expected to close on or about October 14.
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Hasbro’s $600 Million Quarter Is a Masterclass in Franchise Marketing
Hasbro’s latest quarter reads like a marketing case study. The toymaker’s Magic: The Gathering franchise generated more than $600 million in a single quarter…
Advertising
AI Labs Set Q3 Lobbying Record at Nearly $6 Million as Regulation Fight Heats Up
America's leading AI laboratories spent a record of nearly 6 million dollars on federal lobbying in the third quarter, according to an analysis by The
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How Rate Expectations Move Headlines Before the Fed Moves
Event contract pricing put a December Fed increase at about 72 percent on Tuesday, and that number, not the Fed statement, drove much of the market coverage.
Consumer Insights
Circana: Holiday Shoppers Turn Selective, Average Spend at $779
Circana's 2026 U.S. Holiday Purchase Intentions Study finds shoppers spending selectively — averaging $779, down from $796 last year.
Digital
Google Curbs AI in School Accounts After Pushback
Google has turned off its Gemini chatbot and Google Search by default for schoolchildren after a Wall Street Journal investigation into its AI rollout in schools.
Business
The Outstanding Ballot Problem: Why 27.9 Million Unreturned Ballots Are the Real Campaign
Tens of millions of mail ballots sent or requested have not yet been returned, making ballot chasing, not persuasion alone, the decisive task of the final weekend.
Technology
Google’s Gemini 4 Argon Puts AI Cost Economics Centre-Stage
Google has made its latest frontier artificial-intelligence model, Gemini 4 Argon, generally available — and for buyers the headline is as much about price…
