Corporate results:

  • ABB: Q1 results are in line with expectations, while order intake was much higher.
  • American Airlines posted a smaller-than-expected net loss in the first quarter, as a rebound in demand in March offset a decline in January following the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
  • AT&T on Thursday reported a 2.5% increase in revenue in its cell phone business in the first quarter thanks in part to the sustained rollout of 5G services, but the group's overall revenue fell in the period by 13%.
  • Blackstone on Thursday reported a 63% increase in quarterly distributable profit for the first quarter, as strong performance in its real estate and credit businesses offset weakness in its hedge fund division.
  • Dow gained 2.09% in premarket trading after reporting a better-than-expected quarterly profit on the back of a rate increase amid strong demand.
  • Nestlé: Q1 organic growth reached 7.6%, compared to 5.1% expected by the market.
  • Tesla: The stock recovered 5% after the publication of Q1 accounts.
  • United Airlines: The stock rebounds by 7% after its quarterly results.

 

In other news:

  • Pershing Square, Bill Ackman's fund, sells all of its Netflix shares with a loss of $430M.
  • The Boeing Company expects to resume deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner in the second half of the year, according to information from Reuters.
  • Shopify is reportedly negotiating to buy Deliverr.
  • CNOOC surges 20% in its Shanghai listing debut.
  • Calida has sold Millet to refocus on lingerie.
  • Mattel is releasing a Barbie in the likeness of Elizabeth II for the 70th anniversary of the Queen of England's reign.
  • Leclanché signs a contract with the German Olmatic.
  • Alphabet - Russia has fined Alphabet-owned Google 11 million rubles for what it says is its failure to remove "false" information about its "special operation" in Ukraine, the TASS news agency reported Thursday.
  • Didi - The Wall Street-listed Chinese group specializing in VTC and meal delivery services has decided to close its delivery business in Japan two years after its launch, the Nikkei daily reported.

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