PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in French cosmetics giant L'Oreal fell by more than 4% in early trade on Friday after the company posted its slowest quarterly sales since the height of the pandemic, dragged down by weak Chinese demand. Trading 3.9% lower at 0808 GMT, L'Oreal was the second-biggest faller on European equity markets. The 2.5% rise in fourth-quarter sales...

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Another forecast miss from a U.S. megacap combines with caution ahead of January's employment report to keep a lid on stocks into Friday's open - with buoyant long-dated Treasuries squashing the yield curve to its flattest for the year. Much like Microsoft ( MSFT ) and...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Porsche AG's shares fell 7% on Friday, the biggest drop among European firms and its worst day since listing on the stock market, after the carmaker warned that the cost of new models and battery-related expenses would dent its 2025 profits. Porsche shocked investors with a statement late on Thursday that it expected a profit margin of...

05:51 AM EST, 02/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets churned on Friday as traders watched foreign exchange rates and trade issues, and looked for clues to Beijing's plans for economic stimulus in 2025. Hong Kong and Shanghai gained, while Tokyo finished in the red. Other regional exchanges were also mixed. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened lower and could...