• Nelson Peltz resumed his offensive against Walt Disney, announcing the resumption of dividend payments for the current half-year.
  • Meta takes legal action against US regulators. Meanwhile, EU regulators ordered the group to provide details of measures taken to combat child pornography content on Instagram by December 22.
  • Tesla will offer an entry-level Cybertruck at USD 61,000, to be marketed in 2025.
  • Lufthansa applies to the European Commission for a green light to buy a stake in ITA Airways.
  • AstraZeneca abandons two trials on a drug that reduces potassium levels.
  • Lloyds considers a bid for Tesco's banking business.
  • Intesa asserts that it easily meets the capital adequacy requirements set by the European Central Bank.
  • CPI Property Group launches internal audit following Muddy Waters report.
  • Prysmian wins 850 million euro contract in the UK.
  • Vail Resorts gains a foothold in Europe with the purchase of the Crans-Montana lifts.
  • Tenaris completes $183 million purchase of Mattr's Pipe Coating subsidiary.
  • Okea postpones the acquisition of Equinor's North Sea license for $220 million.
  • Fincantieri announces the acquisition of Remazel Engineering.
  • BP Plc acquires the remaining 50.03% stake in Lightsource BP at a base value of £254 million.
  • Viaplay to raise funds and restructure debt.
  • Scatec was awarded preferred bidder status for battery energy storage project in South Africa.
  • Pfizer said that it would not advance an oral weight-loss drug into late-stage development, after a high rate of side-effects were reported during a mid-term review.
  • General Motors - A U.S. highway safety regulator announced on Friday the opening of an investigation into 73,000 Chevrolet Volt hybrid cars following several problems.
  • Google (Alphabet) has asked the UK competition authority to take action against Microsoft, claiming that its business practices in the cloud computing market have significantly harmed its rivals, Reuters reports.
  • Dell fell by 3.8% in pre-market trading, as the PC manufacturer reported lower-than-expected third-quarter sales due to a slower-than-expected recovery in demand.
  • Tesla’s futuristic Cybertruck vehicle will be priced higher than expected.
  • Ulta Beauty climbed 11.3% in pre-market trading following the promotion of Paula Oyibo to CFO, replacing Scott Settersten. The cosmetics group also raised its sales forecast for this year.
  • Marvell Technology dropped 5.1% on the premarket after the company announced a lower-than-expected sales forecast for the fourth quarter.