• Alphabet - The US Justice Department is considering options, including dismantling Google, after a ruling that the company illegally monopolized the online search market; the stock fell by 1.2% before opening.
  • Kellanova - Mars is nearing an agreement to acquire Kellanova for nearly $30 billion, at $83.50 per share, with the stock rising 8.1% before opening.
  • Intel - The company has sold its 1.18 million shareholding in British chip designer Arm Holdings.
  • Southwest Airlines - Elliott Investment Management is pushing to replace 10 of the 15 board members and the CEO to improve stock market performance, with shares up 1.3% in pre-market trading.
  • General Motors - Facing a lawsuit from the Texas Attorney General for allegedly selling private driver data without consent.
  • Cardinal Health - Raised its earnings-per-share forecast to $7.55-7.70, with shares climbing 5.4% before trading.
  • Grail - Cut around 350 jobs and is focusing on the development of its cancer detection test, Galleri.
  • Allstate - Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance is set to acquire American Heritage Life Insurance from Allstate for about $2 billion.
  • Carlsberg - Upgraded its organic growth forecasts for 2024 despite second-quarter sales being below expectations.
  • UBS Group - Reported a significant drop in second-quarter profits and appears alongside other companies like EON SE, Hapag-Lloyd, and RWE in today's main publications.
  • Flutter - Revised its forecasts upwards.
  • ThyssenKrupp - Reported a net loss in fiscal third quarter due to higher-than-expected costs for legacy projects.
  • EON - Confirmed its outlook for 2024 after a 14% fall in first-half profit.
  • Schweiter - Improved in the first half but remains cautious about the future.
  • RWE - Posted a 30% fall in first-half profits, attributed to lower gas margins and trading activities.
  • Straumann - Revised its outlook upwards and plans to sell DrSmile.
  • K+S - Exceeded first-quarter sales expectations but reduced EBITDA guidance.
  • Rheinmetall - Intends to acquire US military vehicle parts specialist Loc Performance for $950 million.
  • Starbucks - Hired Chipotle's Brian Niccol as its sixth CEO.
  • Paramount Global - Announced layoffs of 15% of its US staff and is closing its television studio.
  • Boeing - Sold 96 Apache combat helicopters to Poland.
  • Riot Platforms - Increased its stake in Bitfarms to 18.9%.
  • Tilray - Acquired four craft breweries from Molson Coors.
  • Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics - Collaborating on the construction of rocket engines.
  • BHP Group - Experiencing tensions with unions at the Escondida mine, with a general strike looming.
  • LATAM Airlines - Plans to purchase up to 30 Embraer aircraft.
  • CK Infrastructure - Led a consortium to buy a portfolio of onshore wind turbines in the UK from Aviva for $450 million.
  • Cisco Systems, Progressive Corporation, Hydro One Limited, Tencent Holdings, Hon Hai Precision, Foxconn, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Computershare, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited , UBS Group, Hapag-Lloyd - Featured in today's main earnings reports alongside other major companies.