Business & Markets — November 2, 2026

Apple reports earnings Monday. A rare Monday report gives investors a first look at how new CEO John Ternus is managing inflated memory prices and softer consumer spending.

MarketWatch frames the results as the start of a new earnings era for the company, arriving at what the outlet calls a critical moment for Big Tech more broadly. The report will serve as an early gauge of leadership under the chief executive as he navigates rising component costs and weaker demand across the sector.

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OpenAI weighs data center rebrand. The company is testing whether renaming its unpopular data centers ‘AI compute campuses’ can shift public sentiment ahead of a planned post-midterm policy blitz.

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Barilla buys Goodles for $750 million. The world’s biggest pasta brand acquired the mac-and-cheese maker in one of the year’s splashier food deals, paying out backers including Annie’s founder and actress Gal Gadot.

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