Finance - CNBC

1. Baidu posts 3% drop in third-quarter revenues, beating market expectations

2. U.S. 'industrial renaissance' is fueling a rebound in fundraising, Apollo CEO Marc Rowan says

3. Visa and Mastercard execs grilled by senators on 'duopoly,' high swipe fees

4. Fintech unicorns are watching Klarna's debut for signs of when IPO window will reopen

5. Women prefer to play mobile games. China's Tencent sees an opportunity

6. Elon Musk endorses Trump's transition co-chair Howard Lutnick for Treasury secretary

7. How to protect your portfolio against risks tied to President-elect Trump's tariff agenda

8. China retail sales beat forecasts in October while real estate slump worsens

9. Powell says the Fed doesn't need to be 'in a hurry' to reduce interest rates

10. Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live to business leaders in the Dallas area

11. Gary Gensler says he was 'proud to serve' as SEC chair, defends his approach to crypto regulation

12. It's 'liquidity, stupid': VCs say tech investing is tough amid IPO lull and 'nuts' AI hype

13. Britain's car finance industry is in crisis – with banks bracing for billions in payouts

14. Chinese AI startup takes aim at OpenAI's Sora with image-to-video tool launch

15. Banks are reporting a tenfold surge in digital scams, cybersecurity firm BioCatch says

16. Hedge funds performed better under Democratic presidents than Republican ones, history shows

17. David Einhorn to speak as the priciest market in decades gets even pricier postelection

18. China's Alibaba releases AI search tool for small businesses in Europe and the Americas

19. China's biggest shopping event of the year exceeds low expectations

20. Trump is the most pro-stock market president in history, Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says