Restructuring Plan Boosts Ericsson; CFO Sees ‘Solid Turnaround’ – Barron’s

Ericsson ADRs (ERIC) are jumping this morning, after the Swedish telecom equipment giant reported mixed third-quarter earnings and, despite warning of challenges to come, appeared to be making some progress with its turnaround efforts. Ericsson said that the firm lost 55 cents a share, much higher than analysts expected, and its fourth consecutive quarterly loss.…

New GE Chief Slashes Forecasts, Plans to Exit $20 Billion in Businesses – Wall Street Journal

General Electric Co. slashed its 2017 projections as new Chief Executive John Flannerys started to outline his restructuring plans, setting a goal to exit more than $20 billion of the struggling conglomerates businesses. Mr. Flannery, who came into the job in August and recently became chairman with the early exit of Jeff Immelt, has expressed…

GE Earnings Fall as New Leadership Picks Up Restructuring Work – Fox Business

General Electric Co. said its third-quarter earnings fell as it incurred hefty restructuring charges during Chief Executive John Flannery’s first official quarter at the helm, and the new CEO outlined plans to exit more than $20 billion of the company’s businesses. Continue Reading Below GE reported a third-quarter profit of $1.8 billion, or 21 cents…

Siemens plans cuts at Process Industries business – Bloomberg – Reuters

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Siemens (SIEGn.DE) is planning restructuring at its Process Industries business as well as at Power & Gas, news agency Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing sources. It said job cuts at Process Industries, Siemenss least profitable business last year, could be substantial. A Siemens spokesman reiterated that it was continually thinking about its…

Nestlé reports 2.6% organic growth, business restructuring to continue – Business Review Europe (blog)

Nestlé has reported its latest nine-month financial figures, achieving organic growth of 2.6% across the business. The Swiss food and drinks giant enjoyed particular success in emerging markets (5.1%), with growth in established areas at 0.8%. It recorded 1.9% organic growth in Europe, Middle East and North Africa, with particularly strong performance in its coffee and…