Overnight News at a Glance for November 3

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03/11/2026
1. U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 2nd local time that he is "in no hurry" to decide whether to restart hostilities against Iran. Speaking at an event in Washington that day, Trump said Iran wants to reach an agreement to end the fighting, and that a deal "is possible." 2. An official familiar with the talks said Qatari mediators traveled to Tehran on the evening of the 2nd local time, planning to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi on a possible U.S.-Iran agreement. Sources said that under Qatari mediation, the U.S.-Iran negotiations have made a breakthrough and the relevant procedural obstacles have been resolved. 3. Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy said that day that the oil pipeline connecting the Kazakh city of Atyrau with the Russian city of Samara has suspended oil shipments. 4. According to Iranian reports on the 2nd, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi said in an interview that the indirect Iran-U.S. consultations conducted through mediators Qatar and Pakistan have been "very intensive," and that Iran has put forward its own conditions. 5. The British government unveiled a comprehensive reform plan for the immigration system, extending the standard residency requirement for most legal immigrants applying for permanent residence from the current 5 years to 10 years, with some immigrants potentially facing longer waiting periods. 6. Iranian President Pezeshkian said the government is working to resolve issues through dialogue, and in this regard, Iran's Supreme Leader has also granted the government certain powers. 7. Apple's fourth-quarter revenue was $114.48 billion, up 12% year on year, versus an estimate of $113.47 billion, but this growth rate was lower than the 16% in the June quarter. Among this, Greater China revenue was $17.54 billion, up 21% year on year, versus an estimate of $18.75 billion. 8. Palantir expects full-year revenue of $8.53 billion, compared with its previous forecast of $8.15 billion to $8.16 billion and a market estimate of $8.2 billion; it expects adjusted operating profit of $5.25 billion, compared with its previous forecast of $4.89 billion to $4.90 billion and a market estimate of $4.79 billion. 9. Anthropic PBC disclosed that quarterly revenue reached 12 times that of the same period last year, while stating that it plans to spend more than $895 billion in the coming years. Revenue for the third quarter ended September 30 was nearly $17 billion, compared with $1.4 billion in the same period last year.