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Πιστωτικά θετική (credit positive) για την Alpha Bank κρίνει τη συμφωνία με τη UniCredit η Moody’s, διότι τα κεφάλαια και η κερδοφορία της θα ενισχυθούν, αντισταθμίζοντας την κάπως μειωμένη γεωγραφική διαφοροποίηση των περιουσιακών στοιχείων και των εσόδων του ομίλου.

Η Τράπεζα Πειραιώς ολοκλήρωσε την πώληση του 100% της Πειραιώς Direct Solutions (PDS) στη Mellon Technologies έναντι περίπου €3 εκατ.

Επέκταση – ορόσημο στο εξωτερικό για τη ΔΕΗ με την εξαγορά της θυγατρικής της ENEL στη Ρουμανία. Στο 1,9 δισ. η συνολική αξία της επιχείρησης. Αυξάνεται σε 4,4 GW η παρουσία στις ΑΠΕ.

Microsoft and Alphabet’s earnings results were a tale of two clouds. Microsoft’s Azure impressed where Google Cloud disappointed, and the reason behind the divergence looks to be in artificial intelligence.

BERLIN, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Porsche AG shares on Wednesday hit a one-year low since its listing last September as the carmaker warned the luxury sector was also feeling the hit of dampened consumer spending as interest rates rise.

Boeing said Wednesday it will deliver fewer 737 Max aircraft than it expected this year.

Microsoft 0.37% shares were trading higher after the company posted better-than-expected financial results for its September quarter, aided by better performance than expected from the company’s cloud computing business.

Oct 25 (Reuters) – U.S. defense contractor General Dynamics (GD.N) beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as buoyant military equipment demand helped overcome higher operating expenses.

Heineken sold 4.2% less beer in the third quarter, as the Dutch brewer faced a challenging macroeconomic climate and consumers were deterred by higher prices.

Alphabet 1.69% stock fell in after-hours trading Tuesday despite stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings from the Google parent.

LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Reckitt, maker of Dettol and Lysol cleaning products, on Wednesday missed third-quarter like-for-like sales expectations as volumes declined, but said it would start a 1 billion pound ($1.2 billion) share buyback programme “imminently”.

Visa narrowly topped earnings estimates for its most recent quarter, driven by a continued postpandemic rebound in international travel.

NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Consumer Reports on Wednesday said it has found “concerning” levels of lead and cadmium in a new array of chocolate products, and renewed its call for Hershey to reduce the amounts of heavy metals its chocolate contains.

Texas Instruments 0.41% earnings topped estimates but its stock was dropping in after-hours trading Tuesday after the chip maker provided a revenue forecast for the December quarter below expectations.

MADRID, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Spanish bank Santander beat forecasts on Wednesday with a 20% rise in third quarter net profit as a strong performance in Europe offset weaker trade in the United States and higher provisions.

Deutsche Bank on Wednesday reported a third-quarter net profit of 1.031 billion euros ($1.06 billion), slightly beating expectations despite an 8% fall on the previous year and ongoing struggles in the lender’s investment unit.

T-Mobile stock moved higher early Wednesday after the wireless provider posted profit that beat estimates and raised the lower end of its full-year free cash flow forecast.

Oct 25 (Reuters) – Ratings agency Moody’s reported higher-than-expected profit in the third quarter on Wednesday, helped by strong demand for its research and analytics.

Το Διοικητικό Συμβούλιο της Ευρωπαϊκής Κεντρικής Τράπεζας συνεδριάζει σήμερα και αύριο στην Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος για πρώτη φορά μετά το 2008 και η πρόεδρός της Κριστίν Λαγκάρντ έχει την ευκαιρία να πάρει μια γεύση από την Αθήνα και τους Ελληνες σε διαφορετικό κλίμα από αυτό που επικρατούσε στα δύσκολα χρόνια της κρίσης χρέους.

Παρά την πρόοδο που έχει σημειωθεί, η χώρα μας εξακολουθεί να καταλαμβάνει την τρίτη θέση μεταξύ των χωρών της Ε.Ε.