(Reuters) - French drug maker Sanofi on Friday posted stronger earnings growth than analysts had expected in the third quarter, helped by earlier-than-anticipated sales of seasonal vaccines. Quarterly business operating income, excluding one-off items, rose by 14.4% to 4.6 billion euros ($5.0 billion), surpassing the average analyst estimate of 4 billion euros in a poll posted on the company's website....

PARIS (Reuters) - French spirits maker Remy Contreau on Friday warned it no longer expected sales to gradually recover in full year 2024/25 after it reported a worse-than-expected fall in quarterly sales amid worsening market conditions in China. The company producing Remy Martin cognac and Cointreau liqueur said it now expected a double-digit fall in organic sales for the year,...

(Reuters) -German premium automaker Mercedes-Benz on Friday said third-quarter earnings in the core car division plunged by 64% as Chinese consumers continued to cut back on luxury goods off the back of a weakening economy. The Q3 results do not meet our ambitions, CFO Harald Wilhelm said in a statement. The July-September earnings were hit by model revamp costs as...

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Norwegian Air lowered the upper end of its 2024 profit forecast range after reporting third-quarter core earnings below market expectations on Friday, and said its 2025 capacity growth would slow because of delays in Boeing ( BA ) aircraft delivery. The budget airline posted an operating profit of 2.13 billion Norwegian crowns ($194.74 million), missing a...