Earnings season. Eli Lilly, Chevron, SAP SE, Honeywell, Keyence, SK Hynix, Atlas Copco, Givaudan, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Siemens Gamesa, LG Electronics, Stora Enso, Signify...
- Daimler: 2020 operating profit reached €6.6 billion, above expectations and an improvement compared to a 2019 vintage marked by heavy exceptional charges. The group expects a positive business trend this year.
- Ericsson: Q4 adjusted operating profit exceeds expectations.
- Givaudan: Results grew faster than revenues in 2020. A dividend of CHF 64 will be proposed. Medium-term targets are confirmed.
- Salvatore Ferragamo: 2020 sales decreased by 33.5% to €916 million.
- SAP SE: Net profit declined in the fourth quarter, confirming the indications given earlier. Management believes that the IPO of its subsidiary Qualtrics is a good reason for investors to look at SAP's own valuation.
- Visa: Quarterly results are better than expected. The share price increases slightly outside the trading session.
- AstraZeneca will make public the terms of its contract with the EU, according to FAZ.
- General Motors plans to stop selling diesel and gasoline cars by 2035.
- Akzo Nobel has confirmed its intention to buy Tikkurila for about €1.4 billion.
- Rumor has it that AMC Entertainment is considering a capital increase. An opportunity to test the reliability of the WallStreetBets community?
- Gamestop loses 44% at Thursday's closing.
- Facebook is building a case to attack Apple and its allegedly anti-competitive practices, according to The Information.
- Moderna will deliver 25% less vaccine to France in February than planned.
- Novavax announces 89% efficacy for its coronavirus vaccine.
- U.S. courts authorize the extradition of two alleged accomplices of Carlos Ghosn in the Nissan case.
- Palantir Technologies and Rio Tinto sign a multi-year corporate partnership.
- Sequans Communications obtains a major grant from the French government for the development of 5G.
- Interactive Brokers liquidated options on several of the most volatile stocks of the day, including Gamestop, AMC Entertainment and Express.
- Sandoz (Novartis) launches Icatibant in ready-to-use syringes in the United States.
- WeWork discusses a merger with SPAC or a capital raising, according to the Wall Street Journal.