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Exxon Q3 Profit Beats Estimates as Refining Surge Lifts Earnings to $17.5 Billion

Exxon Q3 Profit Beats Estimates as Refining Surge Lifts Earnings to $17.5 Billion

ExxonMobil's Q3 profit beat Wall Street estimates at $17.5 billion as refining earnings surged 120% on war-driven fuel margins, offsetting weaker oil output.

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BP Q3 Profit Soars to $8.46 Billion as Refining Margins Hit 18-Year High

BP Q3 Profit Soars to $8.46 Billion as Refining Margins Hit 18-Year High

BP's third-quarter profit jumped to $8.46 billion on surging refining margins, beating forecasts as net debt fell to $13.9 billion ahead of schedule on Friday.

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Chevron Q3 Earnings Beat Wall Street Estimates as Refining Margins Soar

Chevron Q3 Earnings Beat Wall Street Estimates as Refining Margins Soar

Chevron Q3 earnings beat Wall Street estimates at $5.28 a share as soaring refining margins offset weaker upstream profit and adjusted free cash flow doubled.

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Ohio Governor Race: Acton, Ramaswamy Make Final Pitch in Ugly Campaign

Ohio Governor Race: Acton, Ramaswamy Make Final Pitch in Ugly Campaign

Ohio governor race enters its final days as Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy make closing pitches, with polls still favouring Acton in the ugly 2026 campaign.

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Vote Republican or Else: Trump Ties Federal Help to Midterm Wins in Final Days

Vote Republican or Else: Trump Ties Federal Help to Midterm Wins in Final Days

Trump tells voters that states electing Democrats may get less federal help, from Camp Lejeune settlements to disaster aid, four days before the 2026 midterms.

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Record King Tides Flood California and Florida Coasts in Historic Week

Record King Tides Flood California and Florida Coasts in Historic Week

Record king tides flooded California and Florida coasts on October 30, 2026, setting all-time tide records in San Diego, Los Angeles and Miami this week.

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EMBRACE AI Coding Flaws Hit Five Tools as Codex and VS Code Stay Unpatched

EMBRACE AI Coding Flaws Hit Five Tools as Codex and VS Code Stay Unpatched

EMBRACE AI coding flaws hit Cursor, Copilot, Codex, VS Code and Claude Desktop on October 30, 2026, and two tools remain unpatched, exposing developer files.

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Polymarket CFTC Probe Reopens 2022 Fight Over US Users on Offshore Market

Polymarket CFTC Probe Reopens 2022 Fight Over US Users on Offshore Market

The CFTC is probing whether Polymarket broke its 2022 deal by letting US users onto its offshore platform, reviving a closed inquiry days before the midterms.

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Exxon and Chevron Earnings Friday: Big Oil Profits Set to Surge on $100 Crude

Exxon and Chevron Earnings Friday: Big Oil Profits Set to Surge on $100 Crude

Exxon and Chevron report third-quarter earnings Friday as crude tops $100, with sector profits forecast to surge 134% and a key wage gauge due the same morning.

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Trump AI Executive Order Targets State AI Laws in Federal Power Grab Before Midterms

Trump AI Executive Order Targets State AI Laws in Federal Power Grab Before Midterms

President Trump signed an order to curb state AI laws, using lawsuits and broadband funding to force one national AI standard ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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