North America:

  • Wells Fargo to increase dividends and initiate buyback programs after passing the Federal Reserve's stress test.
  • Google fined $314 million for misusing cellular data of Android users in California.
  • Apple explores AI enhancements for Siri amidst regulatory considerations.
  • Morgan Stanley announces a dividend increase and a $20 billion stock buyback.
  • Bank of America announces an 8% dividend increase following a successful Fed stress test.
  • Nissan recalls 443,000 vehicles in the US due to engine failure.
  • SAS expands its fleet by acquiring up to 55 Embraer aircraft amidst rising Latin American currencies and stocks.
  • Boeing to acquire Spirit AeroSystems' facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
  • Tesla sales declined in Sweden and Denmark, increased in Norway, Spain, and Portugal.
  • Goldman Sachs appointed Raghav Maliah as global chairman of investment banking and plans to increase its quarterly dividend by 33%.
  • FTC conducting an in-depth review of SoftBank's acquisition of Ampere Computing LLC.
  • Centene plunges 25% in after-hours trading following a warning about its targets.
  • Intel's CEO is considering changing strategy for the group's foundry subsidiary.
  • Lululemon is suing Costco, alleging that the latter is selling products that imitate the look and feel of Lululemon items.
  • Warner Music plans to save $200 million by cutting jobs.
  • KKR is set to acquire Australian chicken producer ProTen from Aware Super.
  • Wabtec is finalizing the acquisition of Evident's Inspection Technologies division.
  • Teledyne is buying Maretron.
  • Adobe competitor Figma files for an IPO.
  • Rivian’s Q2 deliveries slid 22.7% to 10,661 vehicles as tariffs, high interest rates and cheaper hybrids hurt EV demand.
  • The ADP report showed the U.S. private sector, tracked by ADP, lost 33,000 jobs in June, its first decline since March 2023.
  • Apollo and Didavid won EU clearance for their joint purchase of Spanish sports e-retailer Tradeinn.
  • CME Group reported Q2 average daily volume up 15% year over year to 30.2 million contracts.
  • Paramount agreed to pay $16 million to settle President Trump’s lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” interview, directing funds to his future library.
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise closed its acquisition of Juniper Networks, expecting the deal to be accretive to non-GAAP EPS in year one.
  • Ingersoll Rand bought Termomeccanica Industrial Compressors and subsidiary Adicomp for about €160 million.
  • Netflix is in talks with Spotify to co-create music awards shows, live concerts and other unscripted content.

Europe:

  • AstraZeneca CEO considers moving the company's stock market listing to the U.S. due to UK restrictions.
  • Topps Tiles PLC reports a 10% increase in third-quarter sales, boosting share prices.
  • Santander acquires TSB from Sabadell for GBP 2.65 billion.
  • Sabadell agrees to sell TSB to Santander for 2.65 billion pounds.
  • Greggs PLC warns of a potential dip in annual profits due to a UK heatwave and rising costs.
  • Volvo Cars reports a 12% decline in global sales in June, with a 26% drop in electric vehicle sales.

Rest of the world:

  • KKR acquires ProTen, an Australian chicken grower, and successfully acquires Spectris for $6.5 billion.
  • Qantas Airways confirms a cyber incident at a contact center, with a storm disrupting flights in Sydney.
  • State Bank of India reports Reliance Communications' loan account as suspected of fraud.
  • Bajaj Finserv raises its customer target to 250 million within four years, anticipating growth in India.