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(Reuters) -Shares of Canal+ fell on their London debut on Monday while fellow Vivendi spinoffs Havas and Louis Hachette rose in Amsterdam and Paris, after shareholders of the French media conglomerate voted in favour of the high-stakes split. Shares of broadcaster Canal+ opened at 290 pence, giving it a market value of 2.9 billion pounds ($3.7 billion), but fell around 16% from that price to 242 pence by 1106 GMT. At that market value, Canal+ would have been eligible to join the FTSE 250 index, but its French domicile prevents it from being integrated into any indexes.

Exchange operator Nasdaq is on track to beat the New York Stock Exchange on listings for the sixth straight year in 2024, as Wall Street looks for a bumper crop of initial public offerings in 2025. Companies raised approximately $22 billion across 160 initial public offerings at Nasdaq in the first 11 months of this year, outpacing the nearly $17 billion in 34 listings for NYSE, according to data provided by Dealogic and Nasdaq. Market watchers took it as another hopeful sign for IPO volume, which has slumped in recent years after the Federal Reserve ramped up interest rates in 2022 to stem surging inflation.

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(Bloomberg) -- Glencore Plc has hired ex-BP Plc trader Aditya Ravavarapu to lead its Asian crude oil trading team out of Singapore, according to people with knowledge of the matter.Most Read from BloombergHong Kong's Expat Party Hub Reshaped by Chinese InfluxHow California Sees the World, and ItselfCity Hall Is HiringLondon’s Tube Fares Are Set to Rise by 4.6% Next YearAmerican Institute of Architects CEO ResignsRavavarapu is currently on gardening leave and will start with Glencore in January,

FedEx is set to report second-quarter earnings after the market closes Thursday, with analysts expecting another quarter showing a small decline in revenue before the shipping giant returns to growth.

U.S. stocks rose in 2024, fueled by the unprecedented surge of artificial intelligence — a revolutionary technology that has driven investor sentiment. Inflation also eased after a couple of years of persistent price pressure, allowing the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates.

Nike is set to report fiscal second-quarter earnings after the market closes Thursday, its first quarterly results since its new CEO, company veteran Elliott Hill, took over in October.