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The Belgian additive-manufacturing company reported €67.7 million in third-quarter revenue, but lower net profit as spending and segment performance weighed on earnings.
Norway's state-controlled energy producer benefited from higher oil and gas prices and raised its 2026 production growth outlook to approximately 4%.
The Berlin-based delivery platform reported €13.9 billion in quarterly gross merchandise value and lifted its full-year outlook as an Uber takeover offer remains pending.
The Dutch brewer recorded higher volumes across its regions and maintained its full-year operating profit outlook despite slower growth in revenue per unit.
The French software group reported third-quarter revenue of €1.55 billion and raised its annual targets, citing demand for industrial design and cloud products.
Germany's largest lender reported higher revenue and stronger asset inflows, while its investment banking business lagged and management lifted its full-year revenue ambition.
The Japanese trading group will take a minority stake in Madrid-based IAG Engine Tech, with Iberia retaining control and completion expected after regulatory approvals in early 2027.
The Swedish steel producer reported roughly 2.16 billion kronor in quarterly operating profit, helped by stronger prices and shipments while maintenance costs remained a constraint.
The Swiss bank's third-quarter earnings rose from a year earlier as global wealth management attracted substantial new assets, while the group continued integrating Credit Suisse.
The Swiss distribution group has purchased commercial rights to the Rocephin brand across several regions, expanding its portfolio of established healthcare products.
The Swiss medicines manufacturer lowered its constant-currency sales-growth target to 5%–6% but raised its forecast core earnings margin after third-quarter results.
Officials have ordered reviews of a proposed temporary gasoline-tax reduction and utility pricing changes, but neither measure has yet been finalised.
Germany's materials distributor enters public trading as parent Thyssenkrupp distributes a minority stake to shareholders while keeping control of the business.
At a Ho Chi Minh City forum, Vietnam's prime minister outlined four cooperation priorities spanning research, workforce skills, technology testing and long-term development finance.
New population data show 23,703 births in August and a 26-month streak of annual increases, although deaths still outnumbered births and the fertility rate remains low.
The proposed phased reform would require larger employers to hold severance-payment funds at financial institutions first, extending the obligation to smaller companies by 2030.
Vietnam's prime minister and a World Economic Forum executive discussed a new cooperation framework, technology transfer and private investment as the country prepares to host APEC next year.
A new Fiji economic assessment projects a modest recovery by 2028 but warns that rising import costs and renewed debt pressures are narrowing the government's room to respond to shocks.
Officials reported that 341 of 451 agricultural technology products surveyed across Vietnam's provinces have yet to move beyond research, prompting calls for closer links between laboratories and farms.
Vietnam's capital has submitted a three-part proposal for public spaces, an underground shopping complex and civic buildings around Hoan Kiem Lake, with completion targeted for 2029.