Global markets live: Tesla, AT&T, Apple, Banco BPM, Bank of China…
Every day, the MarketScreener team curates the most important news about listed companies worldwide. Here's a short summary for your convenience:
North America:
- Tesla is expanding into the Saudi Arabian market, launching on April 10, while facing a decline in European sales and Canada freezing rebate payments due to tariffs.
- Phillips 66 has filed a preliminary proxy statement for its 2025 annual meeting, proposing new board members in response to a lawsuit from Elliott Investment Management.
- AT&T is in discussions to purchase Lumen Technologies' consumer fiber operations for over $5.5 billion.
- GameStop has announced incorporating Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset, leading to a surge in its share price.
- Dollar Tree has agreed to sell its Family Dollar division for approximately $1 billion.
- Apple will launch the iPhone 16 series in Indonesia on April 11 and hold its annual WWDC online from June 9-13, 2025.
- ADM has reduced jobs in its grain trading division and decreased its CEO's compensation for 2024 due to accounting issues.
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OpenAI is constructing its first data center.
- Activision Blizzard employees have voted to unionize with the Communications Workers of America (CWA).
- Jolly has secured $16.5M in Series A funding.
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Windrose aims to raise $300 million.
Europe
- TotalEnergies' CEO suggests Europe might need Russian gas and announces a €160 million investment in battery storage projects in Germany.
- Prysmian targets an adjusted EBITDA of €2.95-3.15 billion by 2028 and has acquired Channell Commercial Corporation for up to $1.15 billion.
- CD Projekt shares dropped nearly 13% after delaying 'The Witcher IV' release to post-2026.
- Aroundtown's stock price has recovered after robust financial results, despite expecting a decline in 2025 earnings.
- Terna reported a 20% increase in 2024 net income and plans to increase investments to 17.7 billion euros by 2028.
- Imperial Brands PLC has unveiled its 2030 strategy focusing on its five largest tobacco markets.
- Banco BPM's takeover bid for Anima Holding faces challenges as the ECB opposes lenient 'Danish compromise' rules.
Rest of the world:
- Bank of China reported a 2.6% increase in net profit for 2024.
- Bharti Airtel prepaid 59.85 billion rupees to settle its high-cost spectrum liabilities from the 2024 auctions.
- CATL has received approval to issue up to 220.17 million shares in a secondary listing in Hong Kong.
- Siemens Energy is divesting 90% of its wind energy operations in India and Sri Lanka to an investor consortium led by TPG.
- CITIC Securities Co reported a 10% increase in net profit last year.
- Morgan Stanley has increased its China stock index targets, boosting China and Hong Kong stocks.
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Hillhouse Investment has appointed Jeremy Bleackley and Wataru Goto as co-heads of its Japan real estate investment arm, Rava Partners.