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- Merck & Co reported on Thursday adjusted earnings in line with expectations, which came in at $1.31 per share for the quarter ended June.
- Airbus: first-half revenue up 30% to €24.6bn, raises 2021 guidance. Meanwhile, It just recorded an order for 16 aircraft from the German company Condor.
- Europcar accepts the takeover offer from the consortium led by Volkswagen .
- Comcast on Thursday reported second-quarter revenue ahead of Wall Street expectations on the back of a rebound in advertising sales and a reopening of theme parks, which were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The stock is up 2.4% in pre-market trading.
- The European Commission authorizes Orange's takeover of Telekom Romania subject to conditions.
- Valneva appoints a new CFO.
- Facebook 's advertising revenues increase by 47% in the second quarter.
- Ford is more optimistic this year, less impacted by the semiconductor crisis.
- Paypal's second-quarter profits fall.
- Qualcomm sales jump 65% in Q3.
- Nestlé confirms its annual targets.
- Twitter launches a shopping service.
- Sony passes the 10 million PlayStation5 milestone.
- Samsung reports a 70% jump in second-quarter profit.
- Metro reports 12.2% growth in the third quarter.
- Nokia raises its annual forecast.
- Volkswagen raises its 2021 margin forecast after posting a profit in Q2.