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
Company results (comments are given directly and do not prejudge the evolution of securities)
- ArcelorMittal first quarter profit exceeds expectations.
- Imerys publishes sharply declining results but sees recovery.
- Neoen posted a turnover down 8% in Q1.
- Technip Energies records an increase in order intake in Q1.
- Teleperformance confirms its 2024 objectives after Q1.
- Worldline slightly improved its turnover in Q1 and confirmed its objectives.
Important (and not so important) announcements
- New car registrations in France up 10.9% in April.
- Danone has acquired Functional Formularies, the US leader in food-based tube feeding, from Swander Pace Capital.
- Engie wins a call for tenders for offshore wind rights in Australia.
- Canadian Airbus workers approve wage deal, putting an end to fears of a hard strike.
- Casino sold 121 stores to Auchan, Les Mousquetaires and Carrefour.
- Arkema acquires Dow’s flexible packaging lamination adhesives business.
- Bolloré plans to build a battery factory in eastern France.
- Sidetrade launches a friendly takeover bid at 3 EUR per SHS Viveon share.
- Herige has finalized the sale of its materials, public works and natural stone trading activities in Samse.
- The main publications of the day: Worldline, JCDecaux, TF1, Egide, Florentaise, NRJ Group, Coil, Solocal, Bonduelle, Groupe Pizzorno, LNA Santé, Akwel, DBV Technologies, Pharnext, Mare Nostrum, Neovacs… The rest here.
In the big world
Company results (comments are given directly and do not prejudge the evolution of securities, except for post-session exchanges in the United States, which normally reflect the trend well)
- AIG gained 2% outside the session after its quarterly reports.
- AP Moller Maersk reports better-than-expected first-quarter profits and raises the low end of its fiscal year guidance range.
- Danube announces first quarter sales in line with forecasts.
- DoorDash plunges 15% after its quarterly results.
- eBay lost 3% outside the session after its quarterly reports.
- Etsy plunges 12% after the session after its quarterly results.
- Hugo Boss exceeds expectations for operating profit for the first quarter.
- ING announces a decline in profit in the 1st quarter and a new share buyback.
- Novo Nordisk raises its outlook, first quarter profit exceeds forecasts.
- Pandora exceeds expectations in the first quarter and revises its forecast upwards.
- Qualcomm lost 4% outside the session after its quarterly results.
- Shell beats expectations with first-quarter profit of $7.7 billion.
- Siltronic reports Q1 down 15% due to high customer stocks.
- Standard Chartered publishes Q1 profit up 5.5% and beats estimates.
- Vestas posts unexpected loss in first quarter.
Important (and not so important) announcements
From Europe
- Rio Tinto refuses to comment on a possible purchase offer from Anglo American.
- Flutter will transfer its main listing to New York after the green light from its shareholders.
- Partners Group will collaborate with the Greek Bank Alpha Bank.
- The main publications of the day : Novo Nordisk, Shell, AXA, Universal Music Group, ING Groep, AP Moller Maersk, Vestas, Danube, ArcelorMittal, Orsted, Standard Chartered, Pandora, Smurfit Kappa…
From the Americas
- Johnson & Johnson ready to pay $6.5 billion to close the prosecution in the talc affair.
- Embraer is studying a new single-aisle plane to compete with Boeing and Airbus.
- Microsoft to invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia.
- Glass Lewis speaks out against three Boeing directors.
- Elon Musk fires entire Tesla Supercharger team.
- The main publications of the day : Apple, Linde, Amgen, ConocoPhillips, Booking, Regeneron, Cigna, Canadian Natural Resources, Intercontinental Exchange, MercadoLibre, Zoetis…
From Asia Pacific and beyond
The rest of the global publications calendar here.
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