PARIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Luxury giant LVMH is seriously considering bulking up its production capacities in the United States, CEO Bernard Arnault said on Tuesday, praising a wind of optimism in the country that contrasted with the cold shower of potentially higher corporate taxes in France. LVMH, which makes billions selling made in France luxury goods from leather handbags...

LONDON (Reuters) - Diageo's new finance chief Nik Jhangiani is under pressure to row back on the spirits giant's medium-term sales goals next week, which some investors say may no longer be realistic given sliding sales across the sector. The world's top spirits maker reports interim results on Feb. 4, Jhangiani's first since taking the role in September. He will...

Eindhoven, NETHERLANDS (Reuters) - ASML, the biggest supplier of computer chip-making equipment, on Wednesday reported much better than expected fourth-quarter bookings of 7.08 billion euros ($7.39 billion), on strong demand for its most advanced tools. Analysts had seen bookings at 3.99 billion euros, according to polling by Visible Alpha. ($1 = 0.9579 euros) ...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo reported on Wednesday a larger drop than expected in fourth-quarter operating profit but raised its dividend payout. Operating profit was 14.04 billion crowns ($1.28 billion) against a year-earlier 16.98 billion and a mean forecast in an LSEG poll of analysts of 14.51 billion, on a sales drop of 6%. Volvo proposed an ordinary dividend...