July 25 (Reuters) - Nestle reported half-year sales growth below analysts' forecasts on Thursday and lowered its full-year organic sales growth guidance to at least 3% from about 4% previously. The world's biggest packaged food company managed to increase its volumes amid worries that price hikes would alienate shoppers. The Swiss company expects pricing to come down faster than expected,...

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss private bank Julius Baer on Thursday reported a 15% drop in profit for first half of 2024, a tumultuous period that saw the exit of its CEO in the wake of the multi-million dollar Signa debacle. The Zurich-based bank said adjusted net profit fell to 459.7 million Swiss francs ($520.79 million) from 541 million francs a year...

LONDON (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev is betting on Olympic sponsorship to help its new Corona Cero brew become a top-selling zero-alcohol beer globally, but it will need to catch up with rivals like Heineken 0.0, a leading player in major markets. The Olympic sponsorship, announced in January, highlights Corona Cero's new role as the priority zero-alcohol brand for the world's...

SEOUL, July 25 (Reuters) - South Korean flat-screen maker LG Display ( LPL ) narrowed losses from a year earlier in the June quarter as shipments of new panels for client Apple ( AAPL ) and TV panels before the Olympics improved profitability, analysts said. The Apple ( AAPL ) supplier posted an operating loss of 94 billion won ($67.8...