<div id="readability-page-1"><div> Kroger Swings to Quarterly Loss as Expenses Increase Kroger swung to a fiscal third-quarter loss as expenses increased, though the company said it continues to make progress on its strategic priorities. ---- Dollar General Lifts Outlook on Growing Demand Despite some incremental pressures, consumers continue to spend on everyday items such as food and household supplies, as well as seasonal products, home decor and apparel, the discount retailer said. ---- TD Bank Pushes Up Dividend After Quarterly Results Toronto-Dominion Bank joined other big Canadian lenders in boosting its dividend, signaling optimism despite continued economic uncertainty after TD and its rivals each notched better-than-expected results in the latest quarter. ---- EU Opens Antitrust Probe Into Meta Platforms Over WhatsApp AI Policy The European Commission opened an antitrust investigation into whether Meta Platforms' rules governing AI developers' access to WhatsApp hurt competition. ---- Hovnanian Enterprises Logs Loss on Higher Costs, Tighter Margins The home builder reports home-building gross margin percentage, after cost of sales interest expense and land charges, was 10.7% compared with 18% a year earlier. ---- Rio Tinto's New CEO Targets Cost Cuts, Asset Sales in Streamlining Push Simon Trott also intends to scale back capital expenditures to less than $10 billion a year from 2028, and the company will cut roles. ---- Hormel Expects Improved Profitability Next Year After Falling 'Significantly Short' of 2025 Goals The maker of Skippy peanut butter, Planters nuts and Spam said higher input costs weighed on profits this year, as commodity prices across multiple brands and categories rose. ---- Brown-Forman Profit, Revenue Fall Brown-Forman reported lower profit in its second quarter as challenging headwinds weighed on revenue. ---- EU to Open Bidding for AI Gigafactories in Early 2026 The European Union wants to develop large-scale AI facilities through public-private partnerships in an attempt to catch up with the U.S. in the tech race. ---- European Automakers Shares Climb after Trump Commits to Reverse Biden-Era Fuel-Efficiency Requirements Renault, Porsche Holdings and Mercedes were among the automakers gaining after Trump said he plans to change rules that regulate how many miles vehicles must travel on a gallon of fuel. ---- Cava Keeps No-Discounting Stance as Restaurant Deals Abound Cava doesn't discount, and it has no plans to even as some diners pull back on eating out. The key is ensuring that cash-conscious consumers see the value in the chain's Mediterranean lunch bowls. ---- Josh Harris's Firm Strikes Deal for Middleby Unit That Makes Viking Stoves 26North is set to own 51% of the kitchen-products division that houses a number of luxury cookware-equipment brands. ---- Watches of Switzerland Posts Higher Earnings Helped by U.S. Growth The company backed its outlook for fiscal 2026 as the U.S. accounts for almost 60% of the luxury-watch retailer's profitability. ---- Japan Exchange Group CEO Urges Nidec to Improve Controls Amid Accounting Probe Japan's exchange chief is urging Nidec to move quickly to improve internal controls in the wake of accounting and reporting troubles that have put the company at risk of being delisted. ---- He Was Caught Up in the Financial-Crisis Firestorm. Now He Oversees HSBC. Under Brendan Nelson, KPMG's financial-services practice faced scrutiny in the wake of U.K. lender bailouts. <pre></pre> (END) Dow Jones Newswires December 04, 2025 13:15 ET (18:15 GMT)Copyright (c) 2025 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.</div></div>

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