US MARKETS:

-S&P 500 futures up 0.3% to 2,756.75

-Brent futures up 1.5% to $64.53/bbl

-Gold spot little changed at $1,306.46

-US Dollar Index down 0.04% to 97.09


GLOBAL NEWS:

Earnings season. In the United States, Coca-Cola, Nvidia, Duke Energy, CME Group, Charles Schwab, Applied Materials and Zoetis are among companies reporting earnings. In Europe, Nestlé, AstraZeneca, Airbus, Air Liquide, Schneider, Vivendi, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Suisse, KBC, Schindler, Renault, Capgemini, Nexans, Ipsen, and Legrand.

Promises. Google will invest $13 billion in 2019 in its data centers and offices in the United States. The giant's boss estimates that this will create tens of thousands of jobs in 14 states.

Precautionary principle. In addition to its 2018 results, Imerys announced the filing of its American subsidiaries in talc under "Chapter 11" (American bankruptcy law) to settle the disputes in which they are involved with J&J. These entities represent approximately 3% of the group's annual revenues.

Last flight. This was feared: Airbus announces the end of the A380 programme, which will have social consequences for 3000 to 3500 people by 2021. Emirates has replaced some of its orders from the air giant with A330neo and A350 aircraft. In parallel, Airbus published its 2018 results.

Herta for sale? Nestlé, in addition to its 2018 results, confirms that it is launching a reflection on the future of Herta, which could leave the scope of consolidation.

It's stuck. Volkswagen and Ford are still not be able to agree on their project in electric vehicles, Reuters learned. The German is allegedly not convinced by the American's technology.

A trio for Alitalia. The Italian SNCF, Ferrovie, will start discussions with Delta Air Lines and easyJet to develop a rescue plan for Alitalia. The consortium could have been trying to take over the failed carrier for years.

In other news. Cisco beats the consensus, not AIG. Osram would be courted by Bain and Carlyle, which caused the title to jump yesterday. The FDA approves Novartis Egaten for fasciolosis.