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Unicaja sees Gradual Recovery Lending Income as Profit Beats Forecasts
Mining and transportation conglomerate Grupo Mexico reported a second-quarter net profit that climbed 10%, surpassing analysts' forecasts as it...
Union Pacific said on Tuesday it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85-billion deal to create the country's first...
Stellantis said on Tuesday it expected higher net revenue and a low-single digit operating income margin in the second half despite increasing...
Sika gave a more cautious full-year sales guidance on Tuesday after a weaker dollar weighed on the Swiss construction chemical maker's...
French industrial gases group Air Liquide confirmed its margin outlook until 2026 and reported half-year revenue in line with market...
Brazilian bank BTG Pactual on Monday said it will snap up HSBC's operations in Uruguay for $175 million, marking its first foray into the...
TD Bank has named independent director John MacIntyre as the new chair of its board, as the Canadian lender turns to a new guard to bolster...
Spain's second-largest oil refiner Moeve, formerly known as Cepsa, said on Monday its net profit fell 19% in the first half of the year mainly...
German automaker Volkswagen's premium brand Audi lowered its full-year financial guidance on Monday, citing the impact of higher U.S. import...
Skoda Auto, a Volkswagen unit, increased the share of electric vehicles in its sales mix in the first half of the year and posted a nearly 12% rise...
Franco-German defence contractor KNDS has reached an amicable agreement with private equity group Triton on the transfer of shares in German...
Europe's largest utility Iberdrola and Ireland-based data centre operator Echelon are creating a joint venture to develop and operate data...
Shares of India's Kotak Mahindra Bank were on track for their worst day in more than a year on Monday, as a quarterly earnings miss...
Shares in French luxury group LVMH rose on Friday after the group reported quarterly results, with analysts pointing to hopes on the horizon...
Indian homebuilder Sobha reported a first-quarter profit on Friday that more than doubled, helped by higher prices and sustained demand for...
India's Tata Chemicals reported a rise in first-quarter profit on Friday, as lower expenses limited the impact of lower soda ash prices...
South Korea's Kia Corp said on Friday that it aims to increase its U.S. sales and market share in the second half, driven by sales of new...
French spirits maker Remy Cointreau reported its first quarter of sales growth since early 2023 and raised its full-year profit guidance on...
Nestle has launched a review of its underperforming vitamins business that could lead to the divestment of some brands, it said on Thursday,...
Brazilian miner Vale produced 83.6 million metric tons of iron ore in the second quarter, up 3.7% from a year earlier, the company reported on...
The $8.4 billion merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media won approval from U.S. regulators on Thursday, clearing the way for a sale...
Shares in Mexico's Becle the world's largest tequila producer, rose 4% on Thursday, after the company reported a sharp profit...
Consumer goods company Reckitt raised its annual revenue forecast on Thursday after second-quarter net sales growth topped expectations,...
Budget carrier Wizz Air plans to return to full-capacity in Israel by September as it positions itself as the largest inbound carrier into the...
Spain's Sabadell pledged on Thursday to boost profits and payouts for shareholders, including from the recently-agreed sale of UK arm TSB,...
Swiss skin care company Galderma on Thursday raised its outlook for 2025 after posting net sales growth of 12.2% during the first six months,...
Deutsche Bank returned to a better-than-expected profit in the second quarter from a loss a year ago as trading earnings helped offset mixed...
Global miner Anglo American on Thursday reported a 13% fall in copper production in the first half of the year to 342,200 metric tons, and a...
Swiss drugmaker Roche reported better than expected first-half operating profit on Thursday, driven by strong sales of breast cancer and...
Mexico's largest broadcaster, Grupo Televisa, reduced 2025 capital spending on Wednesday, lowering it to $600 million from $665...
Mexican lender Banorte's net profit ticked up 4% in the second quarter, lifted by a double-digit jump in its loan book, it reported on...
Mexico's finance ministry announced an upcoming operation on Tuesday aimed at strengthening the finances of the country's heavily-indebted...
China's CNOOC Ltd. said on Tuesday it has started production at the Kenli 10-2 oilfield in the Bohai Sea offshore northern China that...
Food catering firm Compass has agreed to buy European premium food services business Vermaat Groep for about 1.5 billion euros ($1.75 billion)...
Brazilian planemaker Embraer said on Monday its firm order backlog ended the second quarter at $29.7 billion, a record high for any quarter...
Indian online delivery firm Eternal jumped nearly 15% on Tuesday after the parent of Zomato and Blinkit reported robust quarterly revenue,...
U.S. sandwich chain Subway on Monday named former Burger King executive Jonathan Fitzpatrick as its CEO starting July 28, tapping a fast-food...
Norwegian online classifieds group Adevinta said on Monday it had sold its Spanish business to Swedish private equity firm EQT to focus more...
Reliance Industries rapid progress towards operationalising gigafactories for its new energy business has raised analysts' confidence in...
Shares of HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank , India's top private lenders by market capitalisation, gained more than 2% on Monday, after...
Chevron closed its $55 billion acquisition of Hess on Friday after winning a landmark legal battle against larger rival Exxon...
U.S. brokerage firm Charles Schwab said on Friday its profit rose nearly 60% in the second quarter, driven by robust trading activity and...
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