Diversion. Facebook is considering suspending the broadcasting of political advertisements after the American elections of November 3. In addition, the group's CEO, Marc Zuckerberg, considered that the American accusations against TikTok are well-founded and has made this known to the authorities, according to the Wall Street Journal. Some see it as a way to divert attention from the antitrust attacks that Facebook has been the target of lately.

Blackstone’s new purchase.  Takeda Pharmaceutical announced an agreement to sell its consumer healthcare division, valued at 242 billion yen ($2 billion), to the US private equity giant Blackstone.

Committed to sustainability. Storebrand, Norway's leading insurer and major asset manager, announced that it has sold its stakes in several companies, including the two U.S. oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron, for failing to comply with sustainable investment principles.

New partnership for Spotify. Spotifiy announced a partnership with Riot Games, which produces "League of Legends", to broadcast podcasts related to competitions between players.

Microsoft to the rescue. The Redmond-based group has entered into a tug-of-war between Apple and Epic Games, believing that preventing Epic from accessing Apple's programming tools would affect game creators and gamers alike, particularly by blocking access to the popular Unreal engine, used by many developers around the world, including major studios. The position is contained in a brief filed with the California court, which is being handled by a Microsoft engineer.

Departure 1. Qiagen's chairman of the supervisory board resigns after shareholders rejected Thermo Fisher's offer.

Departure 2. Olaf Koch, the chairman of Metro's management board, will step down at the end of his term on December 31.

Failure. Novartis fails in phase three with a combination including Spartalizumab in melanoma patients with BRAF V600 mutation.

In other news. TikTok will challenge in court the US executive order denying him transactions. Sulzer acquires Haselmeier for €100 million. The CEO of Rio Tinto deprived of a £32.7 million bonus after the Juukan Gorge disaster.