• Fresenius Medical Care: Q4 net profit declined and missed consensus.
  • HSBC: Annual net profit more than doubled to $18.9bn (consensus $19.1bn).
  • Alibaba falls in Hong Kong, after a new Beijing offensive against links with payment subsidiary Ant Group.
  • Allianz fires two managers after fund collapse.
  • The Home Depot: The home improvement giant's stock rose 1.4% after reporting better-than-expected fourth-quarter like-for-like sales, buoyed by improved demand for its tools, paint and building materials.
  • Macy's - The U.S. department store chain jumped 7% in pre-market trading after reporting better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales and earnings.
  • Tegna - U.S. television operator TEGNA rose 6.4% in premarket trading after a source close to the deal announced that Standard General and private equity firm Apollo Global Management were in talks to buy the company for $5.4 billion.
  • Meritor - The automotive supplier's shares soared 44.2% in pre-market trading in reaction to the announcement of its acquisition by engine manufacturer CUMMINS for $2.6 billion.
  • Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Technologies - China decided Monday to sanction the two U.S. groups for selling weapons to Taiwan under a $100 million contract signed Feb. 7, which Beijing said "harmed China's security interests, seriously undermined Sino-U.S. relations and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait."
  • McDonald's Corporation - The fast-food chain announced Sunday that activist investor Carl Icahn is putting forward two director candidates to challenge the group's pork sourcing policy. The billionaire wants McDonald's to stop sourcing meat from farmers who keep pigs in cages.
  • Apollo - Worldline announced on Monday that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with US investment firm Apollo, which has submitted a firm offer of €2.3 billion for its payment terminal business (TSS), inherited from the French group's 2020 acquisition of Ingenico.

Main earnings reports today: The Home Depot, HSBC, Medtronic, Agilent, Fresenius, Endesa, Eurofins, ASM International, Worldline, Edenred, Intercontinental Hotels...