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)
- ArcelorMittal will close sites in South Africa.
- Sodexo confirms its annual objectives despite an unenthusiastic first fiscal quarter.
- Imerys has finalized the acquisition of three diatomite and perlite extraction and processing sites in France and Italy from Chemviron.
- Interparfums announces the departure of Frédéric Garcia-Pelayo, its director of international affairs.
- LDC posts stable turnover over nine months and confirms its objectives.
- OPmobility presents the One4you offer at CES.
- Theraclion is funded until the start of Q2 2025.
- Spineguard expands partnership with Omnia Medical.
- The main publications of the day : nothing… The rest here.
In the big world
Important (and not so important) announcements
D’Europe
- BTG Pactual is reportedly in talks to buy Julius Bär’s Brazilian operations for around 1 billion reais, or 150 million Swiss francs.
- Elisa investigates possible foul play after her undersea cables were damaged at Christmas by an oil tanker.
- Next raises its profit and turnover forecasts for the 2025 financial year.
- Kion Group, Accenture and Nvidia partner to create self-optimized, AI-powered warehouses.
- HSBC has appointed Lisa McGeough as CEO of the United States.
- Dottikon ES changes engineering midstream for the construction of its new factory.
- Skanska wins order worth $57 million in the United States.
- Helvetia calls on JPMorgan Chase for the potential sale of its activities in Germany.
- The main publications of the day : Next Plc…
From North America
- AbbVie cuts its profit forecast for 2024 due to the cost of its acquisitions.
- Phillips 66 buys EPIC NGL for $2.2 billion to strengthen its presence in the Permian.
- Stryker will buy Inari Medical for $4.9 billion (USD 80 per share).
- Walt Disney will merge its Hulu+ Live TV service with FuboTV, forming a major new streaming entity 70% controlled by Disney.
- GFL Environmental is set to sell the controlling block in its services unit to Apollo and BC Partners for $5.6 billion.
- KKR plans to sell Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu.
- Exxon Mobil is suing the California attorney general and environmental groups.
- Deere is banking on autonomous tractors with new machines.
- Ansys sells its PowerArtist business to Keysight.
- Ulta Beauty announces the retirement of its CEO Dave Kimbell, replaced by Kecia Steelman, and raises its forecasts.
- BlackBerry rose 8% yesterday thanks to its QNX unit’s collaboration with Microsoft.
- The main publications of the day : nothing…
From Asia Pacific and beyond
- The United States adds Tencent and CATL to the list of Chinese companies suspected of helping Beijing’s military.
- United States Steel and Nippon Steel are asking the courts to validate their merger after Biden’s veto.
- LG Electronics is partnering with Microsoft to use the American’s AI technology in its consumer products.
- The main publications of the day : nothing…
The rest of the global publications calendar here.
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