Puma shares fell 1.75 per `cent on Wednesday after the company confirmed its full-year guidance but warned of global market uncertainty. Following what it called the best third quarter in its history, the German sportswear company reiterated its full-year operating result and sales outlook. “We expect continued volatility in the market during the fourth quarter…
Anu Aiyengar, global co-head of mergers and acquisitions at JPMorgan Chase & Co, told a conference in New York that Twitter intends to close its deal with billionaire Elon Musk on previously agreed-upon terms. Earlier this month, Musk proposed proceeding with his original $44 billion bid in exchange for an end to a lawsuit filed…
UBS reported a net income of $1.7 billion for the third quarter of this year, slightly higher than analyst expectations, citing a challenging environment. According to Refinitiv data, analysts expected a net profit of $1.64 billion. UBS earned $2.3 billion in net income last year. The Swiss lender fell short of expectations in the previous…
China’s most recent leadership changes indicate a greater emphasis on relations with the United States. Foreign Minister Wang Yi has been appointed to the new Politburo, China’s second-highest level of power, according to state media. Despite speculation that he might retire, he has remained active. The changes demonstrated that Yang Jiechi, a long-time diplomat involved…
In recent months, a large proportion of Americans are delaying or skipping new COVID-19 booster shots, and analysts and investors predict far fewer will be administered each year, bringing the total number of shots well below annual flu vaccinations. With fewer shots required, vaccine makers such as Pfizer Inc, partner BioNTech SE, rival Moderna Inc,…
The Indian government fined Google 13 billion rupees ($161 million; £144 million) for dominating the market with its Android platform. The country’s competition regulator has accused Google of entering into “one-sided agreements” with smartphone manufacturers in order to ensure the dominance of its apps. It has ordered Google to “cease and desist” such behavior. Google…
Walmart Inc, the world’s largest retailer, bet on Africa in 2011, purchasing a controlling interest in South African retailer Massmart in what many investors considered a move toward dominating the continent’s huge untapped market. It did not go as planned. More than a decade later, Massmart’s balance sheet is burdened with debt, its books are…
Procter & Gamble Co’s quarterly sales and profit best market estimates, as price increases on everything from Head & Shoulders shampoo to Tide detergent helped offset the impact of higher raw material costs and a stronger dollar. Shares of the Cincinnati, Ohio-based consumer goods conglomerate rose nearly 3% in morning trading, as the company maintained its full-year…
Switzerland will destroy 9 million Moderna doses. COVID-19 vaccines have reached their expiry date, with another 5.1 million vaccines due to expire in February, according to the government. The waste reflects Switzerland’s strategy of ordering more vaccines than it needed to ensure that its 8.7 million-strong population would have adequate supplies even if supply bottlenecks…
Nokia disclosed a quarterly operating profit that fell short of market expectations on Thursday, despite the fact that the Finnish telecom equipment maker continues to gain from strong demand from phone companies as they roll out 5G networks. Third-quarter comparable operating profit increased to 658 million euros ($643.3 million) from 633 million last year, falling…
