Earnings results: Nvidia, Lowe's, Xiaomi, Synopsys, China Telecom, A.P. Moller Maersk, Implenia, Fortum and Zur Rose are among companies reporting their earnings today.

A few results:

A.P. Moller Maersk: the results are better than expected, which is allowing the title to progress strongly this morning.

Alcon: Novartis subsidiary lost CHF 422 million in the second quarter, more than analysts expected. The ophthalmic specialist was negatively impacted by the drop in certain medical procedures due to containment. Management does not have sufficient visibility to make numerical forecasts.

Implenia: Ebitda for the first half of the year rose by 39% to CHF 101.6 million (AWP consensus CHF 103.4 million). The Group has confirmed its projections before the impact of Covid-19.

Sensirion: Sales and earnings rose sharply in the first half, in line with expectations. Annual forecasts have been tightened, with sales expected to be between CHF 210 and 230 million, for an adjusted EBITDA margin close to that of the first half.

Zur Rose: the Swiss company specializing in the distance selling of medicines and healthcare services is forecasting revenue growth of more than 10% for the year, including the contribution of acquisitions. Management is also aiming for a balanced adjusted result in terms of EBITDA.

1MDB is signed. The Goldman Sachs Group has found common ground with Malaysia on 1MDB. The final agreement was signed on the terms announced on July 24, representing a payment of $3.9 billion. The bank had been implicated in this major financial scandal.

2 billion for RWE. RWE completed a capital increase of 2 Bn€ by placing shares at 32.55 EUR each. The new shares are eligible for the 2020 dividend. They were sold by private placement to institutional investors. The funds will be used to fuel the German energy company's investment program, in particular its expansion into renewable energies.

Oracle approved. For what it's worth, Donald Trump sees Oracle, as "a great company", in a position to take over TikTok. Yesterday, the Financial Times revealed that the US software giant had started discussions with the application's parent company, ByteDance, as well as with several of its shareholder funds.

Hudson still wanted. Badly hit by Covid-19, Dufry will still purchase by the end of the year the 43% in its American subsidiary Hudson that it does not own, at USD 7.70 each. The operation should save around CHF 20 million in costs per year.

In other news. China and the United States agree on a doubling of existing air routes limited by coronavirus. Amazon.com will create 3,500 new engineering, computer and administrative staff positions in the United States, including 2,000 in New York. FedEx will increase its parcel delivery rates over the holiday season, as will United Parcel Service and U.S. Postal Service. Takeda will sell its prescription drugs over the counter to Blackstone, according to information obtained by Kyodo. Rio Tinto has reduced its projections for annual copper production. ViacomCBS is negotiating the sale of CENT to Red Ventures. Genentech (Roche) assists Regeneron on its Covid-19 vaccine candidate.