• Commerzbank appoints Bettina Orlopp as CEO.
  • Volkswagen begins high-risk wage negotiations with its unions.
  • SAP SE, Carahsoft, and other software publishers are under scrutiny by the US justice system on suspicions of price-fixing at the government's expense, as reported by Bloomberg.
  • The UK-based Rightmove rejects a takeover offer of $8.1 billion from Australia's REA Group.
  • The London Stock Exchange is looking to sell its 4.9% stake in Euroclear for £500 million, according to Sky News.
  • Shell restarts production at an offshore facility in the USA due to changing hurricane forecasts.
  • Solvay announces the cessation of TFA production at its Salindres (Gard) facility, resulting in the loss of 68 jobs.
  • Valmet secures a billion-euro order from forest products company Arauco for a pulp mill.
  • Swiss Life successfully places a hybrid bond worth 500 million euros.
  • Bavarian Nordic receives a $63 million order from the US government for vaccines against smallpox and the mpox virus.
  • Global Payments CFO projects a 10% adjusted EPS growth by 2025.
  • Meituan raises $2.5 billion in dollar-denominated bonds, marking China's first technology debt transaction in 2024.
  • Country Garden Services divests its stake in Zhuhai Wanda for $446 million.
  • Cathay Pacific is set to increase the number of flights to North America.
  • Fortescue enters into a $2.8 billion partnership with Liebherr for the acquisition of environmentally-friendly equipment.
  • The U.S. Department of Justice confirms the initiation of an investigation into Visa for alleged anti-competitive practices.
  • Elliott plans to call a special meeting of Southwest Airlines shareholders in the coming weeks.
  • Berkshire Hathaway further reduces its stake in Bank of America to 10.5%.
  • Microsoft announces plans to invest $1.3 billion in Mexico on cloud and AI technology.
  • Global Payments CFO anticipates a 10% adjusted EPS growth in 2025.
  • Meta is gearing up for its annual Connect developer conference at its California headquarters, where it is expected to unveil its first augmented reality goggles.
  • Uber and WeRide announce a partnership to integrate the Chinese autonomous driving technology company's vehicles into Uber's VTC platform.
  • Amgen reports that its experimental drug, rocatinlimab, has met the primary endpoints in a late-stage study for an inflammatory skin disease.
  • Paramount Global initiates a second phase of layoffs in the U.S. as part of its strategy to enhance profitability.
  • KB Home discloses third-quarter profits that fell short of expectations.
  • Micron Technology is scheduled to release its fourth-quarter earnings after the Wall Street close.