Philips shares rocket 33% as firm settles U.S. respiratory device case

Philips office building in Warsaw, Poland on July 29, 2021. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Philips shares soared Monday after the Dutch medical devices giant agreed a $1.1 billion settlement in a U.S. case linked to the recall of some of its devices used to treat sleep apnea. Millions of devices were recalled in 2021 over … Read more

Zara owner Inditex climbs to all-time high as 2023 sales jump 10%

Shopper carrying two large shopping bags from the clothing retailer Zara on Oxford Street on 5th February 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Oxford Street is a major retail centre in the West End of the capital and is Europes busiest shopping street with around half a million daily visitors to its approximately 300 shops, the … Read more

Lego revenue grows 2% in 2023, as CEO hails strong U.S. progress

The chief executive of Denmark’s Lego on Tuesday reflected on a tough year for the world’s largest toymaker, and outlined the firm’s long-term plans to stay relevant and “cool with kids.” Lego said its 2023 revenue was 2% higher compared to the previous year, growing to 65.9 billion Danish krone (around $9.65 billion). This was in … Read more

Snowflake shares drop 19% on CEO’s retirement, weak guidance

Snowflake Chairman and CEO Frank Slootman attends the Snowflake Summit 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevasa, U.S., June 14, 2022.  Snowflake | Via Reuters Shares of Snowflake dropped 19% in Thursday morning trading, a day after the cloud software company announced that billionaire CEO Frank Slootman will retire and be replaced by Sridhar Ramaswamy, former Google … Read more