DIARY-France corporate earnings week ahead Nov 1 (Reuters) - Diary of France (.FCHI) corporate earnings for the week ahead FRANCE EARNINGS Start Date Start Time(GMT) RIC Company Name Event Name 05-Nov-2024 06:30 BOUY.PA Bouygues SA Nine Months 2024 Bouygues SA Earnings Release 06-Nov-2024 BMO CAGR.PA Credit Agricole SA Q3 2024 Credit Agricole SA Earnings Release 07-Nov-2024 BMO ENGIE.PA Engie SA Q3 2024 Engie SA Earnings Release 07-Nov-2024 BMO MT.AS ArcelorMittal SA Q3 2024 ArcelorMittal SA Ear

LIVE MARKETS-STOXX at five-week low Stoxx 600 down 0.7% at five week low German economy unexpectedly grew in Q3 Campari biggest faller on index British budget to come U.S. futures up 0.15% Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com STOXX AT FIVE WEEK LOW The STOXX 600 .STOXX dropped to a five-week low after the first hour or so of trading, with bad earnings news outweighing

BUZZ-Campari slumps after Q3 miss, drags peers ** Shares in Italy's Campari CPRI.MI fall about 14%, to their lowest price in over 4 years, after the spirits maker missed Q3 forecasts with an 18.2% drop in Q3 operating profit ** The Aperol maker's Q3 sales fall 1.4% to 753 mln euros ($816.33 mln), significantly below Visibla Alpha consensus of 832 mln euros ** J.P.

LIVE MARKETS-UK motor finance ruling hits exposed lenders, analysts crunch numbers STOXX 600 down 0.1% Airline stocks higher Oil names drop on lower crude Wall St futures higher Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com UK MOTOR FINANCE RULING HITS EXPOSED LENDERS, ANALYSTS CRUNCH NUMBERS Investors are punishing UK bank stocks with exposure to motor finance for a second ses

LIVE MARKETS-EU beverages may be facing a nasty hangover on Nov. 6 STOXX 600 down 0.1% Airline stocks higher Oil names drop on lower crude Wall St futures higher Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com EU BEVERAGES MAY BE FACING A NASTY HANGOVER ON NOV.

UPDATE 1-Remy to raise cognac prices in China to offset tariffs Adds details, CFO quotes throughout PARIS/LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Remy Cointreau RCOP.PA will raise cognac prices in China to help mitigate the impact of tariffs imposed by Beijing on European Union brandy amid a trade dispute, its finance chief told investors on Friday. China imposed provisional tariffs on brandy from the European Union earlier this month, days after the 27-member bloc voted for tariffs on Chinese-made EVs.

BUZZ-Remy Cointreau seen down after guidance cut, Q2 miss ** Remy Cointreau RCOP.PA shares are seen down 3-5% as the French spirits maker no longer forecasts a gradual FY sales recovery, after quarterly sales fell more than expected ** Remy sees a double-digit fall in organic sales for the year, also impacting its profit margin ** Remy's Q2 sales fall 16.1% to 318 million euros ($344 million), below 15.4% drop cited in company consensus ** J.P.

UPDATE 4-Remy abandons hopes for sales recovery as problems mount Remy Cointreau expects double-digit sales decline for 2024/25 Beijing's tariffs on EU brandy imports add to challenges Announces 50 million euro cost-cutting plan Adds CFO quotes in paragraphs 5-6; analyst quotes in paragraphs 8-9; updates shares in paragraph 10 By Dominique Vidalon and Emma Rumney PARIS/LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Remy Cointreau RCOP.PA slashed its full-year guidance on Friday, delaying its recovery from persisten

BRIEF-ACCC Does Not Oppose Accolade's Proposed Acquisition Of Pernod Ricard's Brandco Wine Business Oct 25 (Reuters) - Australia's ACCC: ACCOLADE'S PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF PERNOD RICARD'S BRANDCO WINE BUSINESS NOT OPPOSED CONSIDER PROPOSED ACQUISITION UNLIKELY TO SUBSTANTIALLY LESSEN COMPETITION IN WINE PROCESSING AND PACKAGING SERVICES PROPOSED AC

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP- Adidas, Bellway, Nestle Oct 18 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Adidas, Bellway, and Nestle, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Adidas AG ADSGn.DE : Baader Helvea raises to add from reduce * Bellway Plc BWY.L : Peel Hunt cuts to hold from add * Danone DANO.PA : Morgan Stanley cuts to equal weight from overweight * Greencore GNC.L : Deutsche Bank raises to hold from sell * Nestle SA NESN.S : Jefferies cut

French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch Oct 18 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and stories from France and Benelux which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks. ASCENCIO ASCE.BR Ascencio said on Thursday it will partner with Allego to expand the network of charging stations in Belgium. CASINO GUICHARD PERRACHON CASP.PA Casino has initiated statutory buyout proceedings to acquire the remaining 1.17% of Cnova's share capital, the French supermarket chain sa

BRIEF-Pernod CFO: group eyes "modest" sales growth in FY 2024/25 Oct 17 (Reuters) - Pernod Ricard PERP.PA CFO Helene de Tissot tells analysts: GROUP EXPECTS "MODEST" SALES GROWTH IN FY 2024/25 GROUP FORECAST TO SUSTAIN OPERATING MARGIN FOR 2024/25 TAKES INTO ACCOUNT CHINESE TARIFFS IMPACT Source text for Eikon: [ID:] Further company coverage: PERP.

UPDATE 2-China woes drag down Pernod Ricard first quarter sales Q1 sales down 5.9% organic vs Est 4.8% drop FY 2024/25 sales, margin guidance unchanged Pernod working on mitigating impact of Chinese tariffs Adds analyst in paragraph 4, CFO in paras 5 and 12 By Dominique Vidalon and Florence Loeve PARIS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - French spirits maker Pernod Ricard PERP.PA said it still expected to return to sales growth in the 2024/25 fiscal year, despite reporting a bigger-than-expected fall in first q

Pernod CEO: taking actions to mitigate Chinese tariff impact PARIS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Pernod Ricard PERP.PA is taking actions ranging from adapting its organisation to re-allocating marketing costs to mitigate the impact on its business of Chinese tariffs on cognac imported from the European Union, said CEO Alexandre Ricard. Ricard, who reiterated the group's aim was to protect its operating margin, said Pernod Ricard expected its sales in China in full year 2024/25 to fall by more than the 10%

BUZZ-Pernod Ricard seen down on worse-than-expected sales drop ** Shares in Pernod Ricard PERP.PA are seen down between 2% and 4% in pre-market trade after the group published a worse-than-expected sales decline for the first quarter of the year ** The French spirits producer posted a net sales organic decline of 5.9% at 2.78 billion euros for its

UPDATE 1-China woes drag down Pernod Ricard's Q1 sales Adds detail and background from paragraph 2 onwards PARIS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - French spirits maker Pernod Ricard PERP.PA said it still expected to return to sales growth in the 2024/25 fiscal year despite reporting a worse-than-expected 5.9% fall in first quarter sales, caused partly by weakness in China.

RPT-China woes drag down Pernod Ricard's Q1 sales Repeats with no changes PARIS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - French spirits maker Pernod Ricard PERP.PA said it still expected to return to sales growth in the 2024/25 fiscal year despite reporting a worse-than-expected 5.9% fall in first quarter sales, caused partly by weakness in China. Pernod's first quarter sales drop came amid weak consumer demand in China and persistent challenges in the United States.

Trade embargo bars lawsuit against Bacardi over 'Havana Club' rum, US judge rules By Blake Brittain Oct 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade embargo against Cuba prevents a Cuba-owned company from suing Bacardi [RIC:RIC:BCARDU.UL] in the United States for infringing trademarks covering "Havana Club" rum in a long-running dispute over the brand name, a Washington, D.C., federal court has ruled.

In France's Cognac, Beijing and Brussels' EV spat spells disaster China's anti-dumping measures hit French brandy Cognac producers fear industry sacrificed for Europe car sector EU-China tariff dispute is double-whammy for EV dealership in Cognac By Sybille de La Hamaide COGNAC, France, Oct 11 (Reuters) - In this grape-growing region of western France, where brandy producers are fretting over the fallout from a trade dispute between the European Union and China, Christophe Bouetard is more worri

RPT-UPDATE 1-China says anti-dumping move on EU brandy is legitimate trade measure Repeats with no change to text BEIJING, Oct 9 (Reuters) - China's anti-dumping measures against brandies imported from the European Union are "legitimate trade remedy measures", the commerce ministry said on Wednesday, a day after imposing the temporary curb. French brands such as Hennessy and Remy Martin will face the strictures, adopted just days after the 27-nation bloc voted for tariffs on Chinese-made electri