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)
- Carrefour is reportedly working on ways to reduce its discount, according to Bloomberg.
- Bouygues confirms its objectives for 2024 after results over 9 months better than expected.
- A report from TotalEnergies predicts that global oil demand will continue to increase at least until 2030, reflecting ongoing changes in the global energy system.
- Canal+ (Vivendi) subscribers deprived of Disney content from January.
- Fnac Darty reopens the offer period for Unieuro until November 8.
- Atos signs a binding agreement for the sale of Worldgrid to Alten for an enterprise value of 270 million euros.
- Vicat experienced a 6.6% drop in turnover in Q3 2024, but confirms its objectives.
- Robertet buys the small American company Phasex, a specialist in CO2 extraction.
- Séché Environnement wins several major contracts in Peru, totaling more than €64 million over 5 years.
- Transgene and ProBioGen are collaborating to advance the development of individualized therapeutic vaccines.
- Phaxiam Therapeutics obtains FDA authorization to launch the GLORIA phase II study in the United States.
- Hoffmann Green obtains a new assessment from the CSTB to decarbonize the construction of individual houses with the Trecobat Group and Fimurex Planchers.
- Wiziboat is launching a voluntary buyback offer at EUR 2.55 per share.
- The main publications of the day : Neoen, Oeneo, Omer-Decugis, Exclusive Networks, Coface, Selectirente, MAAT Pharma, Herige… The rest here.
In the big world
Important (and not so important) announcements
D’Europe
- UK regulator says Vodafone/Three has every chance of getting the green light.
- Syensqo accelerates its efficiency measures.
- Salzgitter revealed that its second shareholder, GP Günter Papenburg, is considering a takeover offer with a partner, without citing a price.
- UniCredit and Alpha Bank Romania have finalized the merger project of their Romanian subsidiaries planned for the second half of 2025.
- DSV plans to issue 5 billion euros of senior unsecured notes to finance its 14.3 billion euro takeover of Schenker from Deutsche Bahn.
- BASF completes the sale of its flocculants mining activities.
- DHL reports lower-than-expected third-quarter net profit.
- Adecco disappoints in the third quarter.
- Hugo Boss' third-quarter operating profit slightly exceeds expectations.
- Orsted posts a profit in the third quarter, but its turnover is down.
- Vestas' third-quarter operating profit fell short of forecasts.
- Associated British Foods posts higher profit and turnover for the financial year.
- The AIB group records growth in its net interest income over nine months and confirms its forecasts.
- Evotec sells its chemical API manufacturing unit to streamline its operations.
- Coca-Cola Europacific Partners announces an increase in turnover in the third quarter but lowers its outlook for the 2024 financial year.
- OC Oerlikon records a decline in its turnover in the third quarter and revises its outlook for the 2024 financial year.
- Zalando confirms its preliminary results for the third quarter.
- Burckhardt Compression posts an increase in its net income and sales for the first fiscal half.
- Uniper begins reimbursing Germany for a 13.5 billion euro bailout.
- Schindler will begin its share buyback program on November 6.
- Swedish Orphan Biovitrum has appointed David Meek, formerly with Ipsen, as chairman of its board of directors.
- The main publications of the day : DHL Group, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Bayer, Coloplast, Orsted, Associated British Foods, Vestas Wind Systems, Uniper, AIB Group, Bouygues, Fresenius Medical Care, Inwit…
From North America
- Companies which progress outside the session after their quarterly: Palantir (+14%), Vertex (+2%)…
- Companies that decline outside the session after their quarterly results: NXP Semiconductors (-6%), Wynn Resorts (-3%), Illumina (-2%)…
- Boeing employees accept the 3e plan submitted by management and end the strike.
- Investors withdrew more than $53 billion from Franklin Resources' fixed income division, Western Asset Management, after a federal investigation into the company's veteran trader and co-chief investment officer, Ken Leech, was revealed.
- Apple is exploring the field of connected glasses, the prerogative of Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica.
- Silver Lake, Bain and Francisco Partners are set to bid for a minority stake in Intel's Altera unit.
- South Korea fines Meta around $15 million for collecting user data.
- Dollar Tree CEO Rick Dreiling is stepping down.
- Several nuclear energy companies fell yesterday after the American energy regulator refused a project to supply power to Amazon.
- The main publications of the day : Apollo Global Management, Thomson Reuters, Ferrari, Pioneer Natural Resources, Emerson Electric, Marathon Petroleum, Cummins, Coupang, Microchip, Gartner, Yum! Brands, DuPont de Nemours, International Flavors & Fragrances…
From Asia Pacific and beyond
The rest of the global publications calendar here.
Lectures
France
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