News Digest / Lukas Schmidt

Author: Lukas Schmidt

09:07am, Tuesday, Nov 04, 2025
Yum Brands posts an 8% revenue increase in Q3, driven by strong Taco Bell and KFC same-store sales, while Pizza Hut continues to struggle with declining U.S. sales.

09:02am, Tuesday, Nov 04, 2025
Starbucks is offloading majority control of its China business to Boyu Capital for $4 billion, eyeing a jump from 8,000 to 20,000 stores amid fierce local competition.

09:25am, Monday, Nov 03, 2025
Kimberly-Clark agrees to acquire Kenvue, maker of Tylenol and other staples, in a $40B-plus deal, marking the largest U.S. consumer goods buyout, despite Kenvue's recent challenges.

09:21am, Monday, Nov 03, 2025
Berkshire Hathaway's Q3 operating profit jumps 34%, driven by a boost in insurance underwriting. Warren Buffett skips stock buybacks, swelling cash reserves to a record $381.6 billion amid market pullbacks.

09:09am, Monday, Nov 03, 2025
Microsoft plans a $15B investment in UAE AI data centers through 2029, with export licenses from the Trump administration for advanced Nvidia GPUs. This moves the UAE closer to becoming a key AI hub.

08:55am, Monday, Nov 03, 2025
Samia Suluhu Hassan begins her elected term as Tanzania's president following an election marred by violence and opposition exclusion, stirring tensions across the nation.

08:48am, Monday, Nov 03, 2025
Tesla inks a $2.11 billion contract with Samsung SDI for ESS batteries over three years, signaling ramped-up energy storage ambitions alongside EV production.

08:38am, Monday, Nov 03, 2025
Beyond Meat delays Q3 earnings release to finalize a significant non-cash asset impairment charge, leading to a 1.5% dip in shares as the company assesses the financial hit.

08:33am, Monday, Nov 03, 2025
Samsung postpones DDR5 contract pricing amidst a sharp rise in spot prices, lifting shares of major memory chip firms like Micron, SanDisk, Western Digital, and Seagate in early trading.

07:43am, Monday, Nov 03, 2025
TotalEnergies CEO spots slower oil growth in China as the country leans greener but stays bullish on oil prices thanks to rising demand in India and other markets.

07:10am, Monday, Nov 03, 2025
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei states that any collaboration with the US is off the table as long as Washington backs Israel and maintains military presence in the Middle East, underscoring stubborn tensions in the region.

10:34am, Friday, Oct 31, 2025
Disney pulls its content from YouTube, signaling a fierce battle in streaming rights and highlighting tensions in digital content distribution.

09:49am, Friday, Oct 31, 2025
Roblox's recent earnings show a deceleration in bookings growth and growing margin pressures due to higher developer payouts and safety investments, suggesting 2026 might be a challenging year for the gaming platform.

09:43am, Friday, Oct 31, 2025
The Trump administration is gearing up for military strikes on Venezuelan facilities tied to the Soles drug cartel, intensifying pressure on President Nicolás Maduro's regime amid cocaine trafficking allegations.

09:35am, Friday, Oct 31, 2025
Bitcoin hovers around $110,000, bucking its usual October surge as ongoing U.S.-China trade issues and cautious sentiment drag crypto markets down in October.