Kimberly-Clark buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in $48.7 billion deal

Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in an approximately $48.7 billion cash-and-stock deal, creating a massive consumer health goods company ByMICHELLE CHAPMAN AP business writer November 3, 2025, 7:21 AM…

Wall Street futures march higher as deal making takes spotlight from corporate earnings

U.S. futures followed global markets higher on Monday ahead of another big week of corporate earnings reports but an absence of economic data as the U.S. government shutdown entered its…

A major question for the Supreme Court: Will it treat Trump as it did Biden?

WASHINGTON — A major question hangs over the Supreme Court’s closely watched case on President Donald Trump’s far-reaching tariffs: Will the conservative majority hold the Republican president to the same…

NATO member Romania signs agreement with Germany’s Rheinmetall to build a gunpowder plant

NATO member Romania has signed an agreement with Germany’s defense company Rheinmetall to build a gunpowder factory in central Romania, as Europe races to rearm itself in the face of…

France threatens to block Shein over sale of childlike sex dolls ahead of Paris store opening

French authorities are threatening to ban access to Shein after discovering the e-commerce site sold childlike sex dolls BySAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press November 3, 2025, 6:31 AM PARIS — French…

Berkshire Hathaway’s profits rise 17% as Buffett prepares to step down

OMAHA, Neb. — The profits of Warren Buffett’s company improved 17% thanks to a relatively mild hurricane season and more paper investment gains this year as Berkshire Hathaway continues to…

Black vultures attack and kill cattle. Climate change is one reason they’re spreading

EMINENCE, Ky. — Allan Bryant scans the sky as he watches over a minutes-old calf huddled under a tree line with its mother. After a few failed tries, the calf…

Xi and Carney, meeting in South Korea, try to rebuild China-Canada relations

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have taken steps to mend their countries’ fractured ties ByThe Associated Press October 31, 2025, 8:02 AM GYEONGJU, South Korea…

Exxon posts strong quarterly earnings with production in Guyana and the Permian Basin picking up

Exxon Mobil’s third-quarter earnings beat Wall Street’s expectations, bolstered by strong Guyana and Permian Basin production ByMICHELLE CHAPMAN AP business writer October 31, 2025, 7:00 AM Exxon Mobil reported strong…

Orbán to press Trump for Hungary’s exemption from new US sanctions on Russian oil

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán plans to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to exempt Hungary from new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil when he visits Washington next week ByJUSTIN SPIKE…