Press Digest: New York Times business news - November 6

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06/11/2026 06:08

Nov 6 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
     
- Toyota 7203.T raised its full-year operating profit forecast by 15% after strong U.S. hybrid demand, driven by higher gasoline prices.
     
- OpenAI said it will sign local agreements and cover electricity and grid upgrade costs for future data centres, after voters backed measures aimed at curbing the AI infrastructure boom.
     
- China blocked SoftBank's 9984.T $5.4 billion purchase of ABB's ABBN.S robotics unit on national security grounds, derailing the Japanese group's push into robotics.
     
- Trump said he met a senior Russian official to discuss a Ukraine peace deal that could involve Europe, after the Kremlin envoy visited the White House.

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