The Labor Department said it will not accept new or pending permanent labor certification applications involving Microsoft, Adobe and six IT firms, accusing them of abusing worker programs.

Bankers said Aditya Birla Renewables is seeking about $1.5 billion in rupee project loans to fund its agreed $1.8 billion purchase of Shell's Solenergi business.

Anta Sports said it completed a 1.5055 billion euro cash purchase of 29.06 percent of Puma from Artemis, becoming the German company's largest shareholder.

Toyota said it signed a framework with China FAW and Guangzhou Automobile Group to speed electrification, including a stake shift that makes FAW a shareholder in GAC.

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing reported fiscal-2026 revenue of 3.9633 trillion yen, up 16.6 percent, and record profit for a fifth consecutive year.

BMW unveiled the iX4 on Thursday, an electric coupe-SUV it said can reach an estimated 428 miles on a 112.2 kWh battery, with US sales set for March 2027.

China's Ministry of Culture said domestic travellers spent 738.38 billion yuan, about 110 billion dollars, and took 826 million trips during the 1-7 October holiday.

The Labor Department halted new and pending PERM applications for Microsoft, Adobe and seven IT services firms, and said nine universities face probes over exchange-visitor visas.

Four traders told Reuters that China will restart October gasoline, diesel and jet exports after a Golden Week pause. Two industry participants put the approved volume near 3.7 million metric tons.

Toyota said it signed a strategic alliance framework with China FAW and Guangzhou Automobile Group to speed electrification and intelligent-vehicle work. GAC is to take FAW's stake in FAW Toyota.

Germany's economy ministry raised the 2026 growth forecast to 1.3 percent from 0.5 percent and the 2027 forecast to 1.1 percent, saying the Iran war has hurt less than feared.

Australian data-centre operator Firmus dropped a 5 billion dollar listing, citing market conditions, and said it will raise money privately instead.

President Prabowo Subianto launched industrial projects at Weda Bay and the first exports of EV batteries from REPT Battero, and said Indonesia would protect investment.

Samsung Electronics estimated third-quarter operating profit of 107.4 trillion won, about 80 billion dollars, on AI memory demand, slightly above the LSEG consensus.

The economy ministry raised its growth outlook to 1.3 percent for 2026 and 1.1 percent for 2027, saying the Iran war has hurt less than feared.

President Prabowo Subianto marked Indonesia's first electric-vehicle battery export and opened 11 downstream projects valued at about 10.2 billion dollars at the Weda Bay industrial park.

Trade ministers agreed to open sector platforms on cars, batteries, chemicals, foundational chips and solar panels. Senior officials met on the sidelines of the OECD Trade Committee.

USTR said 14 economies joined the United States in a joint statement to examine excess capacity in autos, batteries, chemicals, foundational chips and solar panels.

EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic began two days of talks in Beijing and called the bloc's goods deficit with China unsustainable. China's commerce ministry said Wang Wentao met him.

Tokyo Shoko Research counted 5,373 corporate bankruptcies with debts of at least 10 million yen in April-September, up 3.9 percent and the most for that period in 13 years.

The Sao Paulo bankruptcy court homologated Grupo Pao de Acucar's extrajudicial recovery plan covering 4.568 billion reais of unsecured debt, backed by creditors holding 57.49 percent of the claims.

USTR said trade ministers from 14 economies joined the United States in a joint statement after an OECD Trade Committee meeting, committing to sectoral platforms on structural excess capacity.

Maros Sefcovic is meeting Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Thursday and Friday. The talks follow an EU daily goods deficit of more than 1 billion euros and Chinese curbs on rare-earth exports.

Jeff Bezos said on Fox News that Blue Origin is likely to pursue an initial public offering several years from now, after the company raised $10 billion from outside investors.

Amazon said it cut a small number of jobs, mainly in the Stores unit that runs its main shopping site. A person familiar with the matter put the reduction below 1,000 white-collar roles.

The presidential candidate said his team is studying constitutional amendments to change parts of the consumption-tax overhaul and other fiscal measures enacted under President Lula.

Samsung Electronics estimated July-September operating profit at 107.4 trillion won, up 782.5 percent from a year earlier, and revenue at 195 trillion won. The company did not break the figure down by division.

CADE approved American Airlines' $100 million investment for about 8 percent of Azul, after Abra Group appealed an earlier staff clearance. The approval depends on a merger-control agreement the regulator can enforce.

Porsche said on Wednesday it wants a medium-term operating margin of 10 to 15 percent on sales of 41 to 45 billion euros. Reuters reported that a cut of about 9,000 of roughly 42,000 jobs has already been decided and is being carried out.

The merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery closed on Tuesday in a transaction the Los Angeles Times valued at 111 billion dollars. Shares of the combined company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange as SKYD.