Chloe Meley

6 days ago | bloomberg.com | Chloe Meley

(Bloomberg) -- Europe’s companies are the least confident about the outlook in at least two decades as they try to navigate through the trade war. Mentions of “uncertainty” on first-quarter earnings calls of Stoxx Europe 600 companies surpassed references made during the pandemic, Donald Trump’s first presidency and the Great Financial Crisis, a Bloomberg analysis of transcripts shows. Conversely, mentions of “confidence” plunged to the lowest in five years.

6 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Chloe Meley

Europe’s companies are the least confident about the outlook in at least two decades as they try to navigate through the trade war. Mentions of “uncertainty” on first-quarter earnings calls of Stoxx Europe 600 companies surpassed references made during the pandemic, Donald Trump’s first presidency and the Great Financial Crisis, a Bloomberg analysis of transcripts shows. Conversely, mentions of “confidence” plunged to the lowest in five years.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Chloe Meley

Legrand SA’s first-quarter sales surpassed expectations as the artificial intelligence boom led to “outstanding” growth for data centers. The French industrial company reported organic sales growth of 7.6%, ahead of estimates of 5.1%, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Sales rose 20% in the US, “driven by the outstanding performance of our dedicated datacenter offerings,” the company said.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Chloe Meley

(Bloomberg) -- Legrand SA’s first-quarter sales surpassed expectations as the artificial intelligence boom led to “outstanding” growth for data centers. The French industrial company reported organic sales growth of 7.6%, ahead of estimates of 5.1%, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Sales rose 20% in the US, “driven by the outstanding performance of our dedicated datacenter offerings,” the company said.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Chloe Meley |Donal O'Donovan

Wellness gains, shareholder pains: Glanbia’s structure under fireInvestor frustrations boil over at AGM as activist fund Clearway Capital renewed its call for a breakup of the Irish nutrition giantInvestor pressure is mounting on Glanbia to consider breaking up the company, with calls to spin off its Optimum Nutrition brand – a global leader in protein supplements – amid rising demand in the wellness market.