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)
- Stellantis and Leapmotor abandon their plan to build the B10 SUV in Poland. In addition, Stellantis will lay off 400 people at its Detroit parts factory.
- Wendel is launching a capital increase reserved for its employees.
- Atos announces that its subsidiary Bull has issued a preferred share for the benefit of the French State as part of the protection rights granted to the French State on sovereign and sensitive activities
- Unieuro, purchased at more than 90%, will be delisted, announces Fnac Darty.
- Egide raises €1.67 million with its ABSAs.
- Cabasse raises €0.4 million via its dilutive convertible bond issuance program.
- The main publications of the day : Transgene… The rest here.
In the big world
Important (and not so important) announcements
D’Europe
- Continental AG lowers its annual revenue forecast.
- NatWest buys back its shares for 1 billion pounds from the British government, thus accelerating its privatization.
- Universal Music Group believes that Pershing Square does not have the right to demand the delisting of Amsterdam.
- Cellnex profits for the first nine months of 2024 increase by 6.1%.
- Hannover Re revises its profit forecasts upwards and targets even more in 2025.
- Delivery Hero continues Talabat's 15% IPO in Dubai.
- Partners Group is exploring the sale of a stake in ISP UK Schools.
- ASML is investigating the reasons for a global IT outage that affected its operations across all its facilities.
- Direct Line plans to cut 550 jobs and shows a drop in gross written premiums.
- Novo Nordisk begins buying back shares as part of its DKK 3.1 billion buyback program.
- Swiss asset manager EIP increases its stake in Eni's Plenitude to 10%.
- IG-Metall asks Volkswagen management to reduce salaries.
- Swiss stock exchange operator SIX will acquire the British stock exchange Aquis Exchange.
- Brazil plans to buy more Gripen fighter jets from Saab.
- Shell has resumed operations in the Gulf of Mexico following disruptions caused by Hurricane Rafael.
- Webuild has been awarded a A$1.7 billion contract to design and build the North Tunnels package of Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop East project.
- Recordati does not see any impact from potential US tariffs on pharmaceuticals.
- The main publications of the day : Hannover Re, Cellnex Telecom, Continental AG…
From North America
- Tesla hits $1,000 billion in capitalization for the first time since 2022.
- Family settling of scores at Estée Lauder, according to the WSJ.
- Boeing is reportedly close to a financing agreement to help its supplier Spirit Aero. Furthermore, the group could sell its subsidiary Jeppesen for $6 billion.
- American Airlines loses appeal of ruling banning alliance with JetBlue.
- Enphase Energy lays off 17% of its staff.
- The main publications of the day : Robinhood, Aramark…
From Asia Pacific and beyond
- The United States has ordered TSMC to halt deliveries to China of chips used in artificial intelligence applications, according to Reuters.
- Toyota wants to increase production in China as part of a change in strategy, Reuters has learned.
- DBS (Singapore) has its sights set on expanding into Malaysia.
- Baidu is set to launch artificial intelligence glasses in November.
- Australian company Resolute Mining confirms that its CEO and two other employees are detained in Mali.
- The main publications of the day : Recruit Holdings, Vodacom, Abu Dhabi National Energy, Celltrion, Bridgestone Corporation…
The rest of the global publications calendar here.
Lectures
France