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Oct 26 (Reuters) – Universal Music Group held preliminary discussions with private equity firms earlier this year about going private, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. • The music label’s management held preliminary talks with private equity firms including Apollo Global Management, TPG and Blackstone, according to the report • Talks have not progressed and Universal has not started a sale process, the report said, […]

By Field Level Media Oct 26 (Field Level Media) – A four-game losing streak will not force the Raiders to make a change at quarterback. Head coach Klint Kubiak cleared the air on Monday with a strong commitment to keeping Kirk Cousins as the starter despite Las Vegas losing for the fourth consecutive week on Sunday, 35-21, to the Rams. Kubiak opened the door to speculation when he said Sunday […]

Oct 26 (Reuters) – An Illinois man was charged on Monday with sending threatening letters to at least four US lawmakers, with the mailings containing a white granular powder that did not have any hazardous substances. The FBI said in a court filing the man, Matthew G. Unglesbee, admitted to sending the letters, telling agents he sent them after reading stories about other suspicious mailings sent to state election officials […]

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump headed on Monday to deeply Republican Mississippi where an unexpectedly competitive US Senate race has given Democrats a rare opening ahead of next week’s congressional elections. Trump, a Republican, has been visiting normally safe Republican states as part of a final blitz ahead of the November 3 vote, with party strategists telling Reuters they are on edge about races […]

WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Former FBI Director James Comey is facing a third criminal case from President Donald Trump’s administration, the latest accusing him of sharing sensitive national security information, according to court documents made public on Monday. Comey was charged with transmitting and conspiring to transmit national defense information in October 2016, according to a court document.   Comey said in a video on Instagram that “they’re back […]

Oct 26 (Reuters) – Applied Materials said on Monday it plans to raise its stake in Dutch company BE Semiconductor Industries (BESI) to about 20% from 9%, deepening a partnership focused on advanced chip-packaging technologies used in AI applications. Here are more details: • Applied Materials, BESI’s largest shareholder since buying a 9% stake in April 2025, said it entered into an accelerated share purchase agreement for the semiconductor equipment […]

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Stocks mostly rose on Monday, lifted by renewed optimism around AI as Anthropic filed for a US IPO and as investors awaited more ‘Big Tech’ earnings later this week. Weaker oil prices also support risk appetite. The big exception, however, was Brazil, where financial assets plunged following left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s shock win in Sunday’s presidential election. In […]

Oct 26 (Reuters) – A Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed at least one person on Monday and damaged a metro station and medical facilities, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Klitschko, writing on Telegram, said that according to preliminary information, one person had been killed near a supermarket. Seven people were injured across the city, he said. The mayor also said there was a strike next to an underground […]

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s public approval rating inched higher to 32%, up a percentage point from his record low a week earlier, ahead of the November 3 US midterm elections that will decide which party controls Congress, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday. Trump’s fellow Republicans are fighting to retain the party’s majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate. […]