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Business News Today infographic showing RTX Corporation’s U.S. Navy Standard Missile-6 contract worth up to $24.4 billion, including a five-year term with two option years, a production target above 500 SM-6 missiles annually and Raytheon’s expanding defence backlog.

October 3, 2026

Brazilian beef faces 67% China import duty after 1.1-million-tonne quota is exhausted

Vicor (NASDAQ: VICR) raises Q3 growth above 30% as AI royalties accelerate again

Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: IOVA) holds 37% two-day gain after revenue guidance jumps 15%

Future (LSE: FUTR) falls sharply as buyback pause turns debt into the new valuation question

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Business News Today infographic showing Sanofi and Regeneron’s expanded immunology alliance, including $1 billion guaranteed upfront, up to $7 billion in milestone payments, four next-generation long-acting antibodies and a 50:50 split of development costs and future profits.

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Sanofi pays $1bn upfront in Regeneron alliance worth up to $8bn

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October 3, 2026

Editorial infographic showing Novartis’s Abogen deal for mRNA therapy ABO2203, highlighting a $575 million upfront payment, up to $7.2 billion in milestone payments, and a total potential deal value of $7.8 billion, with visuals of T cells, B cells, and an RNA strand.

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Why Novartis is paying $575m upfront for an mRNA immune-reset bet worth up to $7.8bn

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October 3, 2026

Business News Today infographic showing Novo Nordisk’s licensing deal for HRS-1596, including a $300 million upfront payment, potential total value of up to $2.6 billion, Phase 1-ready status and once-weekly oral GLP-1/GIP dosing potential.

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Novo Nordisk licenses Hengrui weekly oral GLP-1/GIP drug in deal worth up to $2.6bn

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October 2, 2026

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Vectus Biosystems gains FDA pre-IND meeting for VB0004 pulmonary fibrosis drug candidate

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October 2, 2026

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Telix Pharmaceuticals wins FDA Fast Track for BiPASS as prostate imaging moves before biopsy

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October 2, 2026

Energy Industry – Oil and Gas, Power, and Mining

The North Sea oil boom is ageing. Could decommissioning become a multidecade offshore industry?

October 3, 2026

Business News Today infographic showing ConocoPhillips and Venture Global’s 20-year LNG supply agreement, including 1 million tonnes per annum of contracted LNG from 2030 and roughly 20 million tonnes of potential supply over the full term.

ConocoPhillips already has 10Mtpa of North American LNG supply. Why add another 20-year deal?

October 3, 2026

Business News Today infographic showing JERA, Dell Technologies and RHAELM’s proposed AI infrastructure project at the Chiba Thermal Power Station in Japan, with more than $15 billion of planned capital deployment, up to 400 MW of capacity and operations targeted from around 2028.

JERA, Dell and RHAELM plan $15bn Japan AI data centre beside power plant

October 3, 2026

Business News Today infographic showing the $16 billion Dangote Lamu refinery project in Kenya, including planned capacity of 700,000 barrels per day, a 1,000-megawatt power plant and a 2030 completion target.

Dangote breaks ground on $16bn Kenya refinery with 700,000-bpd capacity

October 2, 2026

Black Cat Syndicate (ASX: BC8) sets FY27 gold target of 80,000–90,000oz as Paulsens and Kal East ramp up

October 2, 2026

Business News Today infographic showing Amplitude Energy Limited’s East Coast Supply Project, including A$190 million to A$210 million of development spending, 2028 first gas and gross production capacity of up to 90 terajoules per day.

Amplitude Energy (ASX: AEL) sanctions East Coast Supply Project with first gas targeted for 2028

October 2, 2026

Liontown (ASX: LTR) approves A$389m Kathleen Valley expansion to lift lithium output from FY30

October 2, 2026

Boab Metals (ASX: BML) locks in REGROUP mining deal as Sorby Hills targets H2 2027 production

October 2, 2026

Business News Today infographic showing the Reserve Bank of India’s record $200 billion net forward dollar liabilities, $143.5 billion of foreign-currency inflows and record foreign-exchange reserves of $785.7 billion.

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RBI forward-dollar liabilities hit record $200bn after $143.5bn inflow surge

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October 2, 2026

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October 03, 2026

France, Germany and Italy inflation jumps as Europe’s energy shock pressures ECB

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October 2, 2026

Business News Today infographic showing South Korea’s record $120.9 billion September exports, including $60.3 billion of semiconductor shipments, $71.1 billion of imports and a record trade surplus of about $49.9 billion.

South Korea exports hit record $120.9bn as AI drives 263% semiconductor surge

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October 2, 2026

US veteran health centers struggle with staffing shortages despite major expansion of care facilities

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October 1, 2026

France student protests spread nationwide as school conditions and budget anger fuel unrest

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October 1, 2026

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FleetPartners (ASX: FPR) trades above A$4.65 bids. Is the market pricing a higher offer?

FleetPartners closed at A$4.67 on October 2, two cents above the highest officially disclosed takeover proposals from ORIX and the Sumitomo…

October 3, 2026

Business News Today infographic showing NanoXplore’s graphene commercialisation progress, including C$117.3 million of fiscal 2026 revenue, C$1.9 million of adjusted EBITDA, C$11.8 million annual loss and fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of C$130 million to C$140 million.

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NanoXplore is targeting positive cash flow. Is graphene finally moving from laboratory promise to industrial scale?

Graphene has spent years surrounded by extraordinary scientific expectations, but large-scale commercial adoption depends on mundane issues…

October 3, 2026

Business News Today infographic showing GE Aerospace’s $11.75 billion acquisition of Consolidated Precision Products, including $7 billion of cash funding, an expected second-half 2027 closing and the strategic importance of precision turbine and structural castings to jet-engine production.

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Why jet-engine castings have become valuable enough for GE Aerospace to spend $11.75bn

GE Aerospace’s $11.75 billion purchase of Consolidated Precision Products is deliberately selective rather than a wholesale retreat from…

October 3, 2026

Business News Today infographic showing Suzuki’s proposed six-day production schedule for Indian suppliers, with one weekly maintenance day, as Maruti Suzuki expands installed capacity from about 2.9 million toward 4 million vehicles annually.

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Suzuki asks India suppliers to cut factory week as 4-million-car expansion approaches

Suzuki is asking key Indian suppliers to reserve one day every week for machinery maintenance as Maruti Suzuki prepares for a huge capacity…

October 3, 2026

Business News Today infographic showing Toyota Motor Corporation’s planned $1.34 billion investment in Zárate, Argentina, to develop electrified-vehicle production under the RIGI incentive regime as Chinese automakers gain market share.

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Toyota plans $1.34bn Argentina electrified-vehicle plant in record auto investment

Toyota's proposed Zárate investment would add electrified-vehicle production and deepen Argentina's role as an export base as Chinese…

October 3, 2026

Business News Today infographic showing Glencore’s 2026 Marketing profit outlook above $5 billion, alongside first-half Marketing Adjusted EBIT of $3.3 billion, Group Adjusted EBITDA of $10.1 billion and the new 2027 normalised earnings framework.

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Glencore lifts 2026 marketing profit above $5bn as commodity volatility pays off

Glencore has increased its 2026 Marketing Adjusted EBIT expectation and redesigned its long-term guidance framework as higher commodity…

October 3, 2026

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Progress Software (NASDAQ: PRGS) slips after Q3 revenue miss as $400m Domo deal resets FY26

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October 3, 2026

Business News Today infographic showing Samsung Electronics and five affiliates committing a combined $1 billion to Helix Digital Infrastructure, lifting disclosed long-duration capital commitments above $11 billion and expanding Samsung’s exposure across AI data centres, power, connectivity, batteries, construction and financing.

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Nike forecasts high-single-digit sales decline as $2.5bn restructuring deepens

byVenkatesh

October 3, 2026

Brazilian beef faces 67% China import duty after 1.1-million-tonne quota is exhausted

Vicor (NASDAQ: VICR) raises Q3 growth above 30% as AI royalties accelerate again

Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: IOVA) holds 37% two-day gain after revenue guidance jumps 15%

Future (LSE: FUTR) falls sharply as buyback pause turns debt into the new valuation question

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