The $9.6 billion deal would expand Verizon’s fiber network to a size that would rival major competitors such as AT&T and Comcast.

The insurance giant narrowed its outlook for the year to the upper end of its range after lower natural catastrophe claims drove third-quarter profits above expectations.

In an interview, Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods says President-elect Trump’s plan to pull U.S. out of the Paris agreement is a bad idea.

Aristocrat Leisure will sell its Palarium Global mobile-gaming unit to Sweden’s Modern Times Group as the Australian gaming company increasingly focuses on regulated gaming and slot machines.

The genetics company is closing a unit that was once seen as core to its future.

The National Day holiday in early October, combined with a rally in Chinese equity markets, may have also supported consumer sentiment.