IMAX exploring a sale and SpaceX's anticipated IPO lead market activity, while companies like Deckers, Deere, and Ross Stores reporting rising sales yet Nvidia's strong earnings failing to completely impress investors highlight market dynamics, and **major M&A deals for companies like Circor and AvalonBay** also make headlines.

• IMAX Is Exploring a Sale — Wall Street Journal -
• Deckers Fourth-Quarter Sales Climb on Continued Hoka Demand, Helping Offset Uncertain Outlook — Wall Street Journal -
• Opinion | America’s IPO Mini-Boom — Wall Street Journal -

• Opinion | Did a Proxy Adviser Lie to Investors? — Wall Street Journal -
• Deere Sales Rise as Construction Growth Offsets Agriculture Weakness — Wall Street Journal -
• Advance Auto Parts Gets Sales Boost From Pro Business — Wall Street Journal -
• Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk — Wall Street Journal -
• Take-Two Says ‘GTA VI’ Launch Still Set for Nov. 19 — Wall Street Journal -
• Estee Lauder Ends Acquisition Talks With Spain’s Puig — Wall Street Journal -
• Ross Stores Lifts Outlook as Sales Jump — Wall Street Journal -
• Goldman Hits the Jackpot After Banks’ ‘Dogfight’ to Lead SpaceX’s I.P.O. — The New York Times Business -
• Oura Rings Maker Files Confidentially for IPO — Wall Street Journal -
• ‘Fast entry’ SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs to ignite Wall St trading frenzy — Financial Times -
• Goldman Sachs eclipses Morgan Stanley’s Michael Grimes on SpaceX IPO — Financial Times -
• Nvidia fails to dazzle investors despite lifting dividends — Financial Times -
• Spotify Will Set Aside Concert Tickets for Artists’ Superfans — Wall Street Journal -
• Ralph Lauren Sales Climb, Boosted by Strength in China — Wall Street Journal -
• Even at $5 Trillion, Nvidia Is Underappreciated — Wall Street Journal -
• Exxon Blasts Proxy Advisers for Conflict of Interest in Fight Over Texas Move — Wall Street Journal -
• Even the Stock Ticker at Victoria’s Secret Is Getting Sexier — Wall Street Journal -
• Parker-Hannifin Strikes Deal to Buy Unit of KKR-Owned Circor for $2.55 Billion — Wall Street Journal -
• The Fashion Heir Facing Suspicion After Father’s Deadly Fall — Wall Street Journal -
• Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk — Wall Street Journal -
• Apartment Owners AvalonBay and Equity Residential Agree to Merge — Wall Street Journal -
• How to make sense of SpaceX’s nonsensical valuation — Financial Times -
• Ubisoft Delays Profit, Cash Flow Targets as Reboot Continues — Wall Street Journal -
• SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic Race to Go Public — The New York Times Business -
• Retail investors turn to ‘options income’ ETFs in search for yield — Financial Times -
• Kontoor Brands to Sell Lee Business to Authentic Brands for Up to $1 Billion — Wall Street Journal -
• Paul Smith Tailors U.S. Approach to Drive Turnaround — Wall Street Journal -
• Netflix Pushes Further Into Live Programming With ‘The Breakfast Club’ — Wall Street Journal -
• FirstFT: SpaceX lays out plan for biggest IPO in history — Financial Times -
• SpaceX awards bragging rights to Goldman Sachs — Financial Times -
• Axel Springer Posts Higher Revenue, Adjusted Earnings — Wall Street Journal -
• Syensqo Reviewing Strategic Options for Performance and Care Business — Wall Street Journal -
• Ingredion Takeover Target Tate & Lyle Posts Fall in Profit — Wall Street Journal -
• BT Group Pretax Profit Rises, But Revenue Falls on Lower International Performance — Wall Street Journal -
• Generali Posts Lower Net Profit, Hit by Market Volatility — Wall Street Journal -
• The benefits of an investment bubble — Financial Times -
• The Secrets Revealed in SpaceX’s IPO Filing — Wall Street Journal -
• Musk’s SpaceX Reveals Its Finances for the First Time as It Readies for IPO — The New York Times Business -
• Anthropic on track for first profitable quarter — Financial Times -

Walmart seeing signs of stressed consumers at the gas pump reflects rising mortgage rates and a frozen housing market, although UK consumer confidence surprisingly rises despite political turmoil, and retailers note shoppers' focus on deals amidst a potentially slowing US economy.

• Walmart Sees Signs at Gas Pump That Consumers Are Stressed — Wall Street Journal -
• UK consumer confidence rises despite political turmoil — Financial Times -
• Walmart Shares Sink as Investors Fret About Price-Conscious Shoppers — The New York Times Business -

• Walmart says customers are rationing petrol as Iran war hits wallets — Financial Times -
• Mortgage Rates, Now 6.5%, Hit Highest Level Since War Began — The New York Times Business -
• Retailers Say Squeezed Shoppers Are Focused on Deals — The New York Times Business -
• Hovnanian Swings to Loss as Housing Market Remains Frozen — Wall Street Journal -
• China’s Endless Housing Crisis Shows Faint Signs of Hope — The New York Times Business -
• Is the US economy heading south? You asked, we answered — Financial Times -
• Americans beware: markets can be out of sync with reality — Financial Times -
• Modi prepares Indians for economic shock after ‘decade of disasters’ — Financial Times -

The **Trump administration's $2 billion investment in quantum firms and abrupt postponement of an AI oversight executive order highlight federal tech policy, alongside GOP senators clashing over a $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponisation' fund and criticism regarding the U.S. Postal Service as a failed business**.

• U.S. Invests $2 Billion and Takes Stake in Quantum Firms — The New York Times Business -
• Trump and GOP Senators Clash Over $1.8 Billion Fund — Wall Street Journal -
• Opinion | The U.S. Postal Service Is a Failed Business — Wall Street Journal -

• DNC autopsy says Biden White House to blame for Harris loss — Financial Times -
• Trump abruptly postpones AI order after White House infighting — Financial Times -
• Trump Cancels Signing of Executive Order Granting Oversight of A.I. Models — The New York Times Business -
• Trump’s egregious deal with his own justice department — Financial Times -
• Tobacco Giant Donated $5 Million to MAGA Inc. Shortly Before Vaping Decision — Wall Street Journal -
• US quantum investment includes groups tied to Trump administration — Financial Times -
• Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda — The New York Times Business -
• Trump’s new $1.8bn fund under fire — Financial Times -

The Iran war continues to strain global economies, driving concerns over oil demand destruction and influencing China's renminbi as a 'golden window' for global oil trade, while US CEOs sought relief on a Trump-led China trip and energy producers like Equinor adjusted strategies amid ongoing volatility.

• Elon Musk and Other CEOs on Trump’s Trip to China Sought Relief — The New York Times Business -
• UAW President Slams Trade Deal as ‘Free-Trade Disaster’ — Wall Street Journal -
• Opinion | Natural Gas Is Escaping Into Thin Air — Wall Street Journal -

• FirstFT: A ‘golden window’ for China’s renminbi — Financial Times -
• Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk — Wall Street Journal -
• Closing tax loophole for oil groups will fund cost of living package, says Reeves — Financial Times -
• Rubio sees ‘good signs’ US could reach deal with Iran — Financial Times -
• Turkey passes tax amnesty as war strains economy — Financial Times -
• U.S. Clears Scrap Dealer to Buy Ships Sanctioned for Iran Activity — Wall Street Journal -
• UK energy regulator warns traders against gaming the interconnector market — Financial Times -
• What Is This Oil ‘Demand Destruction’ That People Keep Talking About? — Wall Street Journal -
• Beijing holds up proposed visit by Pentagon’s top policy official — Financial Times -
• Trump Approved a Nvidia Chip for Sale in China. Beijing Doesn’t Want It. — The New York Times Business -
• China’s NIO Back in Red Despite Robust EV Sales — Wall Street Journal -
• Is gas making a comeback on the US power grid? — Financial Times -
• Europe’s trade weaponry is useless without political will — Financial Times -
• How not to manage a global oil crisis — Financial Times -
• Equinor, Aker BP Partner to Increase Production on Norwegian Continental Shelf — Wall Street Journal -
• Dimon praises China for being ‘more consistent’ — Financial Times -
• The ECB’s window to ‘look through’ the energy shock has already shut — Financial Times -
• Where is Iran’s supreme leader? — Financial Times -
• Saudi Arabia stops new work for consultants as war rattles finances — Financial Times -
• Iran war opens ‘golden window’ for China’s renminbi — Financial Times -
• Barnacles and jellyfish infest ships trapped in the Gulf — Financial Times -
• Mitsotakis on Hormuz, Iran and how to escape a debt trap — Financial Times -
• From bitter coffee to all-terrain vehicles: Putin and Xi’s business dividend — Financial Times -
• The crisis in Japan’s love affair with plastic — Financial Times -

The UK experiences a fall in business activity and concerns over declining net migration, with Morrisons blaming government policy for store closures, as London's mayor blocks a significant Palantir deal, and Germany plans to acquire a major stake in tank maker KNDS.

• The impact of falling net migration on Britain and its prime minister — Financial Times -
• Morrisons blames UK government policy for shutting 100 lossmaking stores — Financial Times -
• Euan Blair’s Multiverse ‘needs attention’, says English education watchdog — Financial Times -

• UK business activity fell for first time in more than a year in May — Financial Times -
• AJ Bell boss warns of Isa reform ‘black hole’ — Financial Times -
• Post Office replaces Fujitsu after Horizon scandal — Financial Times -
• London mayor blocks the Met’s £50mn Palantir deal — Financial Times -
• Streeting floats ‘wealth tax’ in bid to woo Labour left — Financial Times -
• Net migration to UK falls to lowest level since 2021 — Financial Times -
• Berlin set to buy 40% stake in Franco-German tank maker KNDS — Financial Times -
• British Politics Is Obsessing Over the Bond Market. Here’s Why. — The New York Times Business -
• Back-door ERM is a really bad idea — Financial Times -
• Reeves’ strategy to cushion shortages falls to populist cliché — Financial Times -
• Germany breaks cover on its EU enlargement overhaul push — Financial Times -
• HMRC vs KFC: Buying the dip — Financial Times -
• Ed Miliband advising Andy Burnham on how to calm bond market fears — Financial Times -
• The Peckham shopping centre in the middle of Britain’s fight to build new homes — Financial Times -
• Employers must listen to young people if they want to help — Financial Times -
• Europe’s best employers 2026: ranking — Financial Times -
• Greek finance minister says most troika reforms ‘absolutely necessary’ — Financial Times -

Stellantis announces plans for new affordable vehicles and Tesla rolls out self-driving tech in China, while Airbus faces A350 aircraft delays, and both Airbus and Air France are found guilty in a 2009 plane crash.

• Jeep and Ram Parent Stellantis to Launch Nine New Vehicles Under $40,000 — Wall Street Journal -
• TfL voices concern over robotaxis as ministers invite bids — Financial Times -
• Airbus, Air France Found Guilty in 2009 Plane Crash That Killed 228 People — Wall Street Journal -

• French Court Says Air France and Airbus Are Guilty in 2009 Crash Case — The New York Times Business -
• Airbus Shares Fall After Report of A350 Aircraft Delays — Wall Street Journal -
• Tesla Announces Rollout of Fully Self-Driving Tech in China — Wall Street Journal -

A dramatic weight-loss drug by Eli Lilly and the resurgence of Ebola in DR Congo highlight health news, while El Niño's impact on crops raises environmental concerns, and a climate standard setter pivots to an advisory role.

• Kraken El Niño is coming for the crops — Financial Times -
• Experimental Drug Yields Dramatic Weight Loss — The New York Times Business -
• Climate Standard Setter SBTi Pivots to Advisory Role as It Targets Growth — Wall Street Journal -

• DR Congo races to halt spread of Ebola — Financial Times -