U.S.:

  • UnitedHealth Group shares fell nearly 7% amid DOJ investigation into potential Medicare fraud, despite denial of wrongdoing.
  • Boeing secured a record aircraft order from Qatar Airways during Trump's visit.
  • Walmart warned of potential price increases due to tariffs, impacting sales and profits, despite a 1.7% increase in Q1 EPS to $0.61 and $165.6 billion in revenue.
  • Cisco Systems raised revenue forecasts, announced higher Q3 profits and sales, and appointed new CFO and President.
  • OpenAI sparked AI safety concerns with its new organizational plan.
  • Databricks enhanced AI capabilities by acquiring Neon for $1 billion.
  • Microsoft strategically increased margins through layoffs and avoided an EU antitrust fine by modifying Office-Teams integration.
  • Dick's Sporting Goods is finalizing the acquisition of Foot Locker for approximately $2.3 to $2.4 billion.
  • Deere & Co reduced its annual profit forecast due to softer tractor demand and tariffs, despite $1.804 billion in Q2 net income.
  • Coinbase Global anticipates up to a $400 million impact from a cyber attack, with no customer data exposed.
  • Merck achieved regulatory success with Keynote-B96 trial and FDA approvals for WELIREG.
  • Siemens exceeded quarterly expectations with strong industrial growth and raised fiscal 2025 guidance.

Europe:

  • Thyssenkrupp reported significant Q2 losses but maintains future outlook with strong Nucera division growth.
  • KBC Group surpassed profit expectations with an 8% increase and expanded in Slovakia by acquiring 365.bank.
  • Allianz revealed record Q1 2025 operating profit despite net profit decline, confirming full-year guidance.
  • RWE AG confirmed no impairment for US offshore projects despite Q1 profit decline, maintaining full-year guidance.
  • Commerzbank CEO opposes mergers lacking value, facing protests against UniCredit's takeover bid.
  • Ubisoft shares dropped due to increased development costs and a 20.5% decline in net bookings.

Asia:

  • Mizuho reported record annual profits.
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group announced a share buyback plan worth 250 billion yen.
  • Alibaba Group reported strong Q4 2025 revenue growth despite competition, but Ant Group saw a 31.4% profit decrease.
  • Saudi Aramco signed preliminary agreements valued at up to $90 billion with U.S. companies.
  • Infosys expanded its strategic partnership with DNB Bank ASA to boost digital transformation.