UPDATE 2-Cycling-France's Bardet claims first yellow jersey in Tour stage one Adds details, quotes By Julien Pretot RIMINI, Italy, June 29 (Reuters) - Romain Bardet claimed the first yellow jersey of this year's Tour de France, and the first of his career, as he won the opening stage of the world's biggest race following a bold move on Saturday. The Frenchman, who announced his retirement for June next year and is t wice a Tour podium finisher, attacked 50km from the line and benefited from ster

Daniel Kretinsky holds more than 15% of Quadient June 27 (Reuters) - Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky now holds more than 15% of Quadient QDT.PA through his Vesa Equity Investment firm, the French markets authorities (AMF) said in a statement on Thursday. Vesa Equity Investment previously held 12.19% of the France-based company, which produces and sells mailroom equipment, according to Quadient's website.

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Aviva, DCC, Puig Brands June 10 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Aviva, DCC and Puig Brands on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Aviva AV.L : JP Morgan removes stock from its analyst focus list * Bellway Plc BWY.L : Citigroup raises target price to 3151p from 3033p * Computacenter Plc CCC.L : Peel Hunt raises to buy from add * DCC DCC.L : Jefferies raises target price to 7600p from 7400p * Puig Brands SA P

RPT-FACTBOX-Czech billionaire Kretinsky's sprawling empire Repeats story first published on 30 May May 30 (Reuters) - Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has pressed on with his buying spree this week with a deal via investment vehicle EP Group to take the owner of Britain's Royal Mail private . Kretinsky, 47, a former investment bank lawyer who built one of Europe's largest energy groups, Energeticky a Prumyslovy Holding (EPH), has been diversifying into retail, media and other areas.

FACTBOX-Czech billionaire Kretinsky's sprawling empire Updates Casino, Editis May 30 (Reuters) - Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has pressed on with his buying spree this week with a deal via investment vehicle EP Group to take the owner of Britain's Royal Mail private . Kretinsky, 47, a former investment bank lawyer who built one of Europe's largest energy groups, Energeticky a Prumyslovy Holding (EPH), has been diversifying into retail, media and other areas.

FACTBOX-Czech billionaire Kretinsky's sprawling empire Updates International Distributions Services, Thyssenkrupp, Atos May 30 (Reuters) - Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky pressed on with his buying spree on W ednesday as EP Group, one of his investment vehicles , finalised a deal to take private t he owner of Royal Mail in Britain . Kretinsky, 47, a former investment bank lawyer who built one of Europe's largest energy groups, Energeticky a Prumyslovy Holding (EPH), has been diversifying into

UPDATE 2-Royal Mail, GLS need big investments soon, billionaire suitor Kretinsky says Adds quote, details on partner, other investments, Sainsbury's, in paragraphs 6-7, 13-20 By Jan Lopatka, Jason Hovet and Anousha Sakoui PRAGUE, May 29 (Reuters) - Royal Mail and its sister business GLS IDSI.L need sizable, almost immediate investments to defend market share and face shifting market trends, Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky told Reuters on Wednesday after the group's owner agreed to a 3.57 bill

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Antofagasta, Imperial Brands, Sodexo May 17 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Antofagasta, Imperial Brands and Sodexo, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Antofagasta Plc ANTO.L : HSBC raises target price to 1,100p from 1,000p * Diploma Plc DPLM.L : Morgan Stanley raises target price to 4,700p from 3,915p * Imperial Brands IMB.L : Jefferies raises target price to 1,850p from 1,710p * OMV AG OMVV.VI : Berenb

BUZZ-Margin pressure is 'larger than expected' for Benelux postal operators, Jefferies says ** Jefferies remains cautious on Benelux postal operators saying weaker than expected Q1 results leads to larger than expected margin pressure ** The broker notes that the sector is facing relatively weaker parcel volumes and expects a mail volume decline in

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP- Carlsberg, Danske Bank, Teleperformance May 10 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Carlsberg, Danske Bank and Teleperformance, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Carlsberg A/S CARLB.CO : HSBC raises target price to DKK 1040 from DKK 1030 * Danske Bank DANSKE.CO : HSBC cuts target price to DKK 231 from DKK 238 * Hermes HRMS.PA : Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; price target EUR 2,650 * Rathbone

UPDATE 2-European shares close at highest in a week; Indra surges For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Atos slides after restructuring offers, warns of share dilution Volvo Cars up after April sales rise on strong EV demand PostNL falls after Q1 miss, Mail volumes drop Maurel jumps after receiving Specific License in Venezuela Updated at 1609 GMT By Ankika Biswas and Johann M Cherian May 6 (Reuters) - European shares closed a

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP- Henkel AG & Co KGaA, Ocado, Rational May 6 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Henkel AG & Co KGaA, Ocado, and Rational, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Aperam SA APAM.AS : JP Morgan cuts target price to EUR 25.40 from EUR 25.70 * Henkel AG & Co KGaA HNKG.DE : Stifel raises target price to EUR 82 from EUR 76 * Ocado OCDO.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 400p from 575p * Rational AG RAAG.DE : RBC raise

BUZZ-PostNL falls after Q1 miss as labour costs rise, Mail volumes drop ** Shares in PostNL PTNL.AS fall 3.9% after the Dutch postal operator published a worse-than-expected normalised operating loss before interest and taxes in Q1 ** The group's EBIT swang to a loss of -9 million euros ($9.69 million) from a profit of 7 million euros last year, be

French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch May 6 (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. FRANCE-CHINA: President Xi Jinping lauded China's ties with France as an international model on Sunday as he arrived in Paris for a rare visit against a backdrop of mounting trade disputes with the EU.

UPDATE 2-PostNL confirms 2024 outlook, swings to loss amid high labour costs, low mail volumes Adds shares in paragraph 3, Dutch volumes in para 4, brokers in para 5, CFO in para 7, parcel volumes in para 9 By Olivier Cherfan May 6 (Reuters) - PostNL PTNL.AS reported a bigger-than-expected loss for the first quarter on Monday, citing rising labour costs and a drop in domestic mail volumes, although the Dutch postal firm maintained its full-year outlook.

BRIEF-PostNL Will Raise Price Of Stamps To EUR 1.14 May 6 (Reuters) - PostNL NV PTNL.AS : POSTNL TO ADJUST STAMP PRICES FROM 1 JULY WILL ADJUST PRICES FOR SENDING LETTERS WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY PRICE OF STAMPS FOR LETTERS IN THE NETHERLANDS WILL CHANGE TO EUR 1.14 FROM EUR 1.09 Source text for Workspace: https://shorturl.at/artAQ Further company c

PostNL reports Q1 earnings loss, misses estimates on labour costs May 6 (Reuters) - Dutch postal firm PostNL PTNL.AS reported a loss for its first-quarter normalised earnings before interest and taxes that was below market expectations on Monday, citing a mainly labour-related challenging environment. The company, which delivers parcels and letters across Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, reported a loss for its normalised operating earnings of 9 million euros ($9.68 million), down from a

BRIEF-PostNL Q1 Normalised EBIT Turns To Loss Of 9 Million Euros May 6 (Reuters) - PostNL NV PTNL.AS : POSTNL REPORTS Q1 2024 RESULTS OUTLOOK 2024 CONFIRMED Q1 PARCEL VOLUMES UP 4.6%, WITH DOMESTIC VOLUMES RESUMING GROWTH AND CONTINUED STRONG GROWTH FROM INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS Q1 MAIL VOLUMES DOWN 12.5% (-8.3% ADJUSTED FOR ELECTION MAIL), MAINLY D

CORRECTED-FACTBOX-Czech billionaire Kretinsky's sprawling empire Corrects details on EPH ownership through EPCG, specifies 2023 EBITDA provided is for EPCG's energy business April 26 (Reuters) - Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky continued his buying spree in Europe on Friday, as one of his investment vehicles agreed to buy at least 20% of Thyssenkrupp's steel business in Germany.

FACTBOX-Czech billionaire Kretinsky's sprawling empire Updates with latest on Royal Mail, Quadient, updates Atos, Casino, Metro, Fnac Darty, Thyssenkrupp, Editis April 17 (Reuters) - Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has been on a buying spree in France and Britain , w here he is working on improving an offer for the owner of Britain's Royal Mail . He has at least six investments in France, three in Britain and one in Germany.