Every morning, the Zonebourse team identifies and summarizes the significant information concerning listed companies around the world, to have the main news at the start of the trading day. The content includes one part on France and the other on the main international markets, in particular American companies and those from major European markets (UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain) and Asia-Pacific.
In France
Important announcements (and less important… I should point out that the information is given immediately before the opening and does not prejudge the color of the shares during the session)
In the big world
Important (and not so important) announcements
D’Europe
- GSK in advanced talks to buy US biotech IDRx for $1 billion.
- AB Volvo is delaying the production schedule for its battery plant in Sweden and continuing construction of its $700 million heavy-duty truck plant in Monterrey, Mexico.
- Illimity Bank and Banca Ifis announced a merger to strengthen their financial services and market presence.
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Norway sells its 6% stake in Aker Solutions for $84.5 million.
- Shell has announced that its recent oil discovery off the coast of Namibia is not commercially viable.
- Tesco maintains its annual profit forecast after Christmas sales surge.
- Sika reports organic growth of 1.1% in 2024 and confirms that the Ebitda margin has improved.
- Tecan reduced its forecasts.
- VAT Group ends 2024 with growth of 6.4%.
- Intershop more optimistic than expected for its 2024 profit.
- Neste partners with Firmin for the distribution of renewable diesel in Italy.
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Greggs fourth quarter sales increased by 2.5% like-for-like.
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Mary Basterfield, CFO of S4 Capital, is leaving her role.
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Moody’s lowered Swisscom’s credit rating from A1 to A2 due to increased debt related to the acquisition of Vodafone Italia.
- - The main publications of the day : Sika, Tesco…
From North America
- The British CMA ready to authorize the $35 billion merger between Synopsys and Ansys.
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The Biden administration is planning a new round of export restrictions on cutting-edge chips, including those from Nvidia, to limit access to China and Russia.
- SoftBank and Arm Holdings are reportedly in talks to acquire Ampere Computing.
- Micron Technology is investing $7 billion to strengthen its presence in Singapore.
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UnitedHealth shareholders have asked the company to prepare a report on the costs and public health impact of its “practices that limit or delay access to health care.”
- Lockheed Martin delivered 110 F-35 fighter jets in 2024.
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Vanguard Group increases its stake in Talen Energy to 10.4% due to growing demand for AI.
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The CEO of the Everest group leaves office.
- The main publications of the day : Jefferies Financial, Albertsons…
From Asia Pacific and beyond
The rest of the global publications calendar here.
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