Business - CNBC

1. Chocolate's reign over Halloween is under threat from inflation, tariffs and high cocoa prices

2. Just 5% of CRE companies have achieved their AI goals. Here's why

3. Airlines call on Congress to immediately end government shutdown, pay air traffic controllers

4. Mortgage rates jump 20 basis points following Fed cut

5. Hurricane Melissa set to trigger $150 million Jamaica catastrophe bond to help rebuild

6. A 'war room' mentality: How auto giants are battling the Nexperia chip crunch

7. Chipotle stock craters as Wall Street grows concerned after company cuts forecast

8. Analysts think Trump would block a Comcast-WBD deal. Comcast says M&A is 'viable'

9. Billionaires are spending big to stop Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral bid

10. Eli Lilly blows past estimates, hikes guidance as Zepbound and Mounjaro sales soar

11. Restaurant Brands earnings top estimates, fueled by Tim Hortons and international growth

12. Merck tops estimates on Keytruda strength and narrows profit outlook, as it lowers estimated tariff hit

13. Comcast warns of pressures in broadband, its cornerstone unit

14. This doctor raised $130 million from Michael Dell, Jim Breyer and others to try to fix health care

15. Starbucks breaks same-store sales losing streak; CEO Niccol calls it a 'critical moment' in turnaround

16. Coffee delivery is now a $1 billion business for Starbucks

17. Chipotle stock plunges 13% as chain lowers sales forecast, says younger diners are cutting back

18. How a lapse in SNAP benefits could affect consumers and retailers

19. FDA to speed up approvals of generic biologic medicines as Trump targets high drug costs

20. Eli Lilly, Walmart to offer first retail pickup option for discounted vials of weight loss drug Zepbound