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The Swiss industrial-technology company’s profit and revenue rose as the electrification business offset weakness in robotics, discrete automation and e-mobility.

Ladbrokes owner Entain raised its full-year guidance and reported third-quarter results that exceeded its own expectations, helped by growth in the U.S.

The German company said booming artificial-intelligence demand would help its electronics sales grow faster than previously expected over the medium term.

Price checks, store visits and “Safeway scrapes” illustrate how grocers compete, fueling the government’s case against the $20 billion deal between Kroger and Albertsons.

Lazada is accelerating investments in generative artificial intelligence to regain its standing in a fiercely competitive market with limited opportunities for margin expansion.

The French distiller experienced a slow start to its fiscal year, citing sharp sales declines in the key markets of China and the U.S. as the spirits industry faces a slowdown in consumption.

Sea-Doo and Ski-Doo maker BRP said it intends to sell off the majority of its marine businesses, which have been weighed down by softer consumer demand, to focus on powersports products such as snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles.

Nestlé lowered its sales expectations for the second time this year as the food giant offers greater discounts to lure back shoppers deterred by rising prices in recent years.

The world’s largest contract chip maker says revenue from AI-related products is expected to triple this year.

China said it may raise tariffs on imported internal-combustion-engine cars with large engines sizes, after the EU voted to increase import duties on China-made electric vehicles.