October 23, 2025

(Reuters) -U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern posted a rise in third-quarter profit on Thursday, in its first earnings report after announcing an $85 billion deal to form the nation’s first coast-to-coast freight rail operator with Union Pacific. The deal, which drew a positive response from U.S. President Donald Trump, is still subject to regulatory clearance…

(Reuters) -Coca-Cola expects to take an impairment charge of about $1 billion during the fourth quarter of 2025 related to the sale of a part of its interest in bottling operations in Africa, the beverage maker said in regulatory filing on Thursday. Shares of Coca-Cola dipped about 1% in late-afternoon session. On Tuesday, Swiss-based bottler…