In France
Important (and less important) announcements
- LVMH reports a 22% drop in net profit for the first half of the year.
- Carrefour sells its Italian operations and announces improved sales growth.
- Rémy Cointreau exceeds expectations in the first quarter and is banking on a return to organic growth in the second half.
- Crédit Agricole is seeking to acquire the Milleis Group with LCL.
- Sanofi's Sarclisa is approved in the EU for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
- Michelin reports lower results due to lower volumes.
- STMicroelectronics will pay up to $950m to acquire NXP Semiconductors' MEMS sensors.
- Nexity confirms its annual targets at the end of the first half.
- Bureau Veritas confirms all its targets for 2025.
- Valeo revises its adjusted revenue target due to currency fluctuations.
- Vinci strengthens its position in Romania with the acquisition of Energobit.
- Eiffage wins a $145m contract with the Port of Marseille Fos.
- Sopra Steria Group confirms its financial targets for 2025.
- Ipsen obtains EU approval for Cabometyx for the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors.
- LISI reports half-year revenue of €978.8m.
- Bénéteau reports lower revenue but orders are up.
- Alten anticipates an organic decline of between 5.2% and 5.5% for the year.
- Vallourec reappoints Philippe Guillemot as CEO. Second-quarter results hurt by lower sales volumes.
- Largardère returns to profit in the first half.
- Mercialys raises its annual net profit target.
- Voltalia wins two contracts to build solar power plants in Ireland.
- Pierre & Vacances reports a 10% increase in quarterly revenue.
- Gecina has placed a €500m 10-year green bond.
- Mauna Kea Technologies announces its entry into the Australian market through a partnership with Endotherapeutics.
- The following companies have published/will publish their results: Assystem, Aramis, Lectra, Witbe, Akwel, Advicenne
- Today's main publications: Bureau Veritas, Vallourec, Sopra Steria Group, etc.
Around the world
Important announcements (and less important ones)
From Europe
- Volkswagen revises its forecasts downwards as tariffs weigh on second-quarter profits.
- Eni reports a 25% drop in second-quarter profit due to falling oil prices.
- Puma lowers its 2025 forecast after disappointing second-quarter results.
- Traton reports higher half-year orders but revises its annual forecast downward.
- Signify reports a 4.4% drop in revenue, impacted by the decline in the dollar and the yuan.
- Brussels is investigating possible misleading information from KKR in the takeover of Telecom Italia's fixed-line network.
- Novartis and Matchpoint Therapeutics are partnering to jointly develop oral covalent inhibitors.
- BP withdraws from a renewable energy and hydrogen project in Australia.
- SGS reports revenue growth in line with expectations but profits below expectations.
- Almirall reports net profit of €26.5 million in the first half of the year.
- Orange Belgium and Proximus sign a memorandum of understanding to accelerate fiber deployment in Wallonia.
- UniCredit launches the first tranche of €1.8 billion of its residual share buyback program for 2024.
- Today's main publications: Volkswagen, Eni, Hexagon, Traton,etc.
From North America
- Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in advanced talks to merge.
- Intel reports a second-quarter loss despite higher revenue.
- Newmont Corporation beats Wall Street forecasts in the second quarter.
- Alphabet wins a $1.2 billion cloud contract with ServiceNow, according to Bloomberg.
- The Trump administration authorizes Chevron to resume production in Venezuela.
- Digital Realty Trust raises its annual forecast.
- Deckers Outdoor Corporation beats quarterly sales estimates.
- Today's key publications: HCA Healthcare, Aon, Charter Communications, and more.
From Asia Pacific and elsewhere
- Sony to acquire 2.5% of Bandai Namco in a $463 million deal.
- TSMC postpones the start of operations at its Kumamoto plant.
- LG Energy Solution warns of slowing demand for electric vehicle batteries.
- Kia Corporation suffers a $570 million loss related to US tariffs in the second quarter.
- Country Garden yields to banks' demands in debt restructuring negotiations.
- Today's main publications: Doosan Enerbility, Kia Corporation, Fanuc Corporation, and more.
The rest of the global publication schedule is available here.
