French metallurgical company Vallourec reported a drop in its third-quarter operating profit on Friday, hurt by an expected weakness in demand from the U.S. oil and gas industry.

Greetings and welcome to the Vuzix third quarter for the period ending September 30th, 2024 financial results and business update call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation. [Operator instructions] As a reminder, this call is being recorded.

Chinese e-commerce giant JD (NASDAQ:JD).com reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue on Thursday, as ongoing economic challenges led consumers to rein in spending. The company’s US-listed shares fell over 3% in

Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September quarter as consumer spending held up

Japan's economy expanded by an annualised 0.9% over the July-September quarter, government data showed on Friday, slowing from the previous three months due to tepid capital spending though an unexpected pickup in consumption added a bright spot.

The Japanese economy managed to continue growing for a second straight quarter thanks to a recovery in consumption.