STOCKHOLM, July 18 (Reuters) - Swedish truck maker AB Volvo reported on Thursday a bigger rise than expected in second-quarter operating profit and said demand continued to normalise compared with the high levels of 2023. Operating profit was 20.3 billion crowns ($1.92 billion) against a year-earlier 14.6 billion and a mean forecast in an LSEG poll of analysts of 18.0...

July 18 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. - Darden Restaurants ( DRI ) agreed to buy Chuy's Holdings for about $605 million, adding a Tex-Mex restaurant chain to a portfolio that includes Olive Garden ( DRI ), LongHorn Steakhouse...

(Reuters) - French advertising group Publicis upgraded its organic growth guidance on Thursday after beating expectations for the second quarter, boosted by double digit growth in its Epsilon and Media branches. Publicis' recent strong performance runs counter to a general slowdown in the advertising industry, seen as a bellwether for broader economic health. The world's largest advertising group by market...

July 18 (Reuters) - Australian miner Quantum Graphite ( VLQCF ) said on Thursday it has received a term sheet for a loan of up to $300 million from the U.S. Export-Import (EXIM) Bank to fund its project, Utile, near the North Atlantic Ocean. The EXIM Bank has not made any binding offer but if the loan proceeds, it will...