By Twesha Dikshit and Purvi Agarwal 2025 - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq kicked off November on firmer ground on Monday, after a slew of AI deals boosted megacap companies Amazon and Nvidia, while Kenvue shares soared after Kimberly-Clark's buyout deal. Amazon.com hit a record high after signing a multi-year $38 billion deal to supply cloud computing services to OpenAI,...

10:23 AM EST, 11/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Cisco Systems ( CSCO ) said Monday it launched the Cisco Unified Edge platform to enable real-time inferencing for agentic and physical artificial intelligence workloads, allowing enterprises to deploy and manage AI at scale. The full-stack architecture combines computing power, storage, and networking into a single platform, according to the company. Operational simplicity...

10:24 AM EST, 11/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Shell (SHEL) said Monday it has commenced an offer to exchange five series of notes issued by Shell International Finance and one series of notes issued by BG Energy Capital. The notes will be exchanged for a combination of cash and a corresponding series of new notes to be issued by Shell Finance...

Kontoor Brands Inc. ( KTB ) on Monday reported its third-quarter earnings, which beat Wall Street estimates, driven by the strength of its expanded brand portfolio, gross margin expansion, and operational execution. Kontoor Brands ( KTB ) is a global lifestyle apparel company that owns denim and outdoor brands like Wrangler, Lee, and Helly Hansen. The company reported adjusted earnings of $1.44 per share,...