Infineum, a UK-based chemicals group backed by Shell , is exploring an $8 billion sale, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, as the energy major tries to refocus on its core oil and gas operations. reuters.com/legal/transactio…

Polymarket, Kalshi expand political donations as firms face state, federal scrutiny reuters.com/business/finance…

AbbVie said on Thursday its experimental drug significantly reduced inflammatory lumps and abscesses in patients with a chronic skin disease, meeting the main goal of a late-stage study. reuters.com/business/healthc…

Public opposition to data centers may jolt the AI trade as the US midterm elections approach, with a strong Democratic showing potentially hampering the buildout that has lifted stocks. reuters.com/legal/transactio…

The November 3 midterm elections are quickly approaching after an electoral cycle shaped to an unusual degree by decisions of the US Supreme Court, a development that prompted Justice Elena Kagan to voice alarm this week. reuters.com/legal/government…

The Trump administration will ask the 9th Circuit to allow it to terminate funding for legal representation services for over 26,000 unaccompanied minors facing removal proceedings. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: reut.rs/46ty0gg

US banks detect unauthorized AI agents in customer accounts, Axios reports reuters.com/legal/government…

China Evergrande Group's liquidators have recovered $435.9 million from asset sales and loan recoveries so far, highlighting the challenge of repaying creditors with claims of about $46 billion against the developer. reuters.com/legal/litigation…

A once-robust fall calendar for technology IPOs is down to just Anthropic. reuters.com/legal/transactio…

Russia has deepened a crackdown on European companies in response to Europe's support for Ukraine, while largely sparing US firms as Moscow courts business ties with Washington, Russian officials and US business people said. reuters.com/business/finance…

Belgian-Dutch pharmaceutical firm argenx said on Thursday that global sales of its leading autoimmune drug Vyvgart rose 54% in the third quarter, as it reached more patients. reuters.com/legal/litigation…

SoFi Technologies on Thursday launched a "tokenized deposit" product that lets customers earn interest on cash set aside for crypto purchases, while offering protections similar to those of a traditional bank deposit. reuters.com/legal/transactio…

Quest Diagnostics on Thursday said it learned of unauthorized access to its Quanum LSM system, which some clients use to place test orders, receive and look up results. reuters.com/legal/litigation…

Prosecutors have added a new tool to their case against ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro: A 1994 federal law criminalizing torture committed overseas. More on this in today's Daily Docket. Subscribe: reut.rs/46ty0gg

Uneven European banking regulation, national barriers to liquidity and capital and political opposition to foreign takeovers have pushed European banks to seek lower-profile ways to grow abroad, credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS said on Thursday. reuters.com/legal/transactio…

British pension funds could have greater exposure to AI-related risks than trustees realise, Britain's pensions regulator said on Thursday, and urged them to challenge advisers on how a market downturn could affect their portfolios. reuters.com/legal/legalindus…

The Central Bank of Ireland fined crypto asset-trading platform Coinbase's Irish unit €3.25 million ($3.65 million) for breaching safeguarding and outsourcing obligations between 2020 and 2025, it said in a statement on Thursday. reuters.com/legal/government…

Blackstone , the world's largest alternative asset manager, posted a drop in third-quarter earnings on Thursday, as a turbulent market environment weighed on its ability to cash in on investments. reuters.com/legal/transactio…

The London Stock Exchange Group on Thursday agreed to buy financial data firm Octus for about $3.54 billion, its biggest acquisition since the 2019 deal for Refinitiv as the group seeks to cement its stronghold in data and analytics. reuters.com/business/finance…

Axel Springer open to role in any potential European TikTok deal, spokesperson says reuters.com/legal/transactio…