Skydance reported its first earnings since its merger, while outlining plans for the combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, according to Bloomberg. Those plans include a potential bundle of Paramount+ and HBO Max and a push to deliver $6 billion in merger synergies. Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Media Analyst Geetha Ranganathan said the troubled history of major media mergers is giving investors reason for caution.

PepsiCo plans to cut about 1,000 jobs in North America as it seeks to reverse weak sales in its home market. According to Sina Finance, PepsiCo North America CEO Ram Krishnan wrote in a Monday letter to employees that the company aims to build a stronger, future-ready business with industry-leading growth, while becoming faster, more connected and more capable and continuing to invest in its people, capabilities and brands. The layoffs are planned for the coming week and are intended to streamline operations and better connect teams across PepsiCo’s North American businesses. As of December 27, PepsiCo had about 306,000 employees worldwide, including about 125,000 in the United States, according to company filings. In October, the company lowered its full-year earnings outlook, citing difficulties in its home market. In the third quarter, sales volume fell 2% at its North American beverage business and was flat in its North American food division. CFO Steve Schmitt said on the company’s earnings call that efforts to boost sales through price cuts and marketing investment were taking longer than expected to turn the business around. PepsiCo shares edged up in afternoon trading. The stock is down nearly 1% this year, while the S&P 500 has gained nearly 11% over the same period.

Dutch Bros CEO Christine Barone said gas prices are affecting consumers, according to Bloomberg. The coffee chain posted more than 30% year-over-year growth in revenue and EBITDA in the third quarter, marking its 14th consecutive quarter of positive same-store sales and ninth consecutive quarter of positive traffic. Barone cited beverage launches, including the returning cookie butter drink, and targeted offers through the Dutch Bros rewards program. The company plans to open 250 new locations in 2027. She spoke with Romaine Bostick on “The Close” on November 5, 2026.

An Ethereum pre-mine address dormant for 11.3 years was activated and holds about 2,155 ETH. According to Odaily, the address transferred 0.05 ETH at 6:04 (UTC+8) and still holds about 2,154.95 ETH.

Asian stocks were poised to track Wall Street higher after a rally in technology shares and a slump in oil prices drove US benchmarks to their best day in seven months, according to Bloomberg.

According to Jin10, CME’s FedWatch tool put the probability of the Fed holding rates steady in December at 15.8% and raising rates by 25 basis points at 84.2%. The probability of rates remaining unchanged through next January was 11.8%, while the probabilities of cumulative increases of 25 basis points and 50 basis points were 66.9% and 21.3%, respectively.

Russia will not accept a “freeze” of the Ukraine conflict, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said at a Security Council meeting on Ukraine on November 9, warning that such a plan would leave existing security threats to Russia in place and create conditions for a new escalation. According to Sina Finance, Nebenzya called Russia’s position “unchanging” and said Ukrainian authorities and their “Western patrons” were seeking to replace a comprehensive resolution of the crisis with so-called energy, food, air and maritime ceasefires. He said those proposals aimed to give Ukraine time to replenish losses and redeploy in preparation for resuming hostilities. Nebenzya said Russia would reject such an arrangement and that a solution should be “comprehensive, solid and lasting” and address the root causes of the crisis. He also said European countries continued to send weapons and funds to Ukraine, promote the “Russian threat” narrative and encourage their populations to accept that war with Russia was inevitable. He said Russia was not seeking armed confrontation with Europe, but warned that if European countries initiated a war, the nature of the confrontation would be “completely different.” Russia-U.S.-Ukraine talks are scheduled for November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The three sides are resuming in-person discussions after a nine-month hiatus since negotiations stalled in February. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently said ceasefires covering energy and critical infrastructure, as well as the resumption of Black Sea grain exports, would be key topics at the talks.

Bipartisan lawmakers on Capitol Hill are demanding more information after Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy, as they assess potential national security fallout from the scandal, according to Bloomberg.

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