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Broadcom reported rapid revenue growth on Thursday as demand continues to rise for chips to fill data centers that power artificial-intelligence models. But shares fell in after-market trading as analysts raised questions about the company’s sales forecasts, contracts backlog and anticipated future margins.

Federal Reserve officials cut interest rates for a third straight meeting but signaled they might be done for now in the midst of unusual divisions over the path forward. The decision Wednesday to reduce the benchmark federal funding rate by a quarter point - to between 3.5% and 3.75%, a three-year low - is aimed at protecting against a sharper than anticipated slowdown in hiring. The Fed voted 9-3, the first time in six years that three officials cast dissent.

BMW appointed Milan Nedeljković as its next chief, tapping a company veteran at a rocky time for the global auto industry. The German company said Tuesday that the Serbian executive will become chairman of BMW’s management board - a role akin to chief executive officer in the U.S. - after its annual general meeting next May, succeeding Oliver Zipse. Nedeljković will face the task of steering a business that thrived on globalization through a period of mounting geopolitical tensions, particularly between its two largest markets: the U.S. and China.

President Trump said he would let Nvidia export its H200 chip to China and that the U.S. would receive a 25% cut, his latest bid to make money for the government in an unusual agreement with a private company. “I have informed President Xi of China that the United States will allow Nvidia to ship its H200 products to approved customers in China and other countries under conditions that allow for strong national security,” Trump said on Truth Social. He added: “25% will be paid to the United States of America.”

Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros. for $72 billion after the entertainment company splits its studios and HBO Max streaming business from its cable networks, a deal that would reshape the entertainment and media industry. The cash-and-stock transaction was announced Friday after the two sides entered into exclusive negotiations for the media company known for Superman and the Harry Potter movies, as well as hit TV shows such as “Friends.”

Salesforce raised its full-year guidance as its AI product, Agentforce, gained some traction. Agentforce, which has been the main focus for many Salesforce investors, hit $540 million in annual recurring revenue during the third quarter. More companies, including Williams Sonoma and SharkNinja, are adopting the AI agent to use for customer service and internal operations, Chief Executive Marc Benioff told analysts Wednesday. Shares advanced 1.8% to $243 in after-hours trading, a contrast from previous quarters this year when the stock declined following earnings calls.

Marvell Technology agreed to acquire Celestial AI in a cash and stock deal valued at $3.25 billion in a bid to help the semiconductor company build out its AI and cloud data center business. Celestial AI provides a form of data center infrastructure technology called photonic fabric, which Marvell said is needed to help AI servers operate more efficiently. Shares rose 8.73% to $101 in post-market trading. Marvell separately swung to a profit in the third quarter and recorded higher sales driven by data-center demand. It posted a profit of $1.90 billion, or $2.20 a share, in the quarter ended in early November, compared with a loss of $676.3 million, or 78 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 37% to $2.07 billion, in line with analysts’ expectations.

Baloise Holding AG and Helvetia have obtained all necessary approvals for their merger and will complete the transaction as planned on December 5, 2025.

Chemicals company Sika expects to book a one-off hit of up to 100 million Swiss francs ($124 million) this year from an overhaul of its operations in China and other measures to cut costs in the future. Sika said the measures set out in its “fast forward” program would deliver annual cost savings of 150 million to 200 million Swiss francs from 2028.

The rise of artificial intelligence is turning out to be a problem for HP Inc. on two fronts. HP Inc.’s CEO said skyrocketing prices for memory chips will be a “fairly significant” drag on its results for the current fiscal year as the company issued financial guidance that fell short of what analysts had expected. At the same time, he said, customers are investing more in AI, leaving less money to buy new printers.