Airbus delivered 297 aircraft in the first half of the year, for 38 net orders.

Kering 's eyewear division acquires Denmark's Lindberg.

Volkswagen 's supervisory board will consider an extension of Herbert Diess' term as chairman of the management board.

ThyssenKrupp wins €5.5bn order for six submarines.

Pfizer will ask the FDA to authorize an additional recall of its vaccine against the Delta variant.

Philip Morris International is proposing to buy Vectura for GBp150 a share, or £1.05bn, a bid backed by the board after Carlyle's GBp136 bid.

Softbank is preparing a $5bn fund dedicated to the South American market.

Kuehne + Nagel acquires Norwegian Salmosped, which specializes in the transport of salmon and other seafood products.

Levi Strauss raises its forecast. The payment company Stripe, whose last financing round in March valued it at $95 billion, is preparing its IPO on Wall Street.