Deutsche Bank Posts Sharp Fall in Profit Amid Vast Overhaul 
 

Deutsche Bank said it will shrink its U.S. investment bank and reported a 79% decline in net income for the first quarter.

 
Roche Raises Outlook After Sales Rise 
 

Roche raised its outlook after first-quarter sales increased, buoyed by its multiple-sclerosis drug Ocrevus and its HER2 breast-cancer drugs.

 
Shell Profit Soars on Oil Recovery 
 

Royal Dutch Shell reported its highest quarterly net profit since 2013, as higher oil prices and years of cost cutting boosted earnings.

 
Barclays Answers Critics With Investment-Banking Growth 
 

Barclays Chief Executive Jes Staley faced down investor pressure over its investment bank by boosting revenue at the unit in the first quarter, even as a settlement with the Justice Department pushed the lender into an overall loss.

 
Volkswagen Profit Falls on Accounting Changes 
 

Volkswagen reported a 3% fall in first-quarter earnings despite a rise in revenue after a writedown shaved EUR300 million off operating profit.

 
BP Names Oil Industry Veteran Helge Lund as Chairman 
 

BP has appointed energy industry veteran Helge Lund as its next chairman as the oil giant seeks to move past the Deepwater Horizon disaster and get to grips with a fast-changing industry.

 
Total 1Q Net Profit Falls; Raises 2018 Interim Dividend 
 

Total said Thursday that its first-quarter net profit fell, as it raised its first 2018 interim dividend.

 
Lufthansa Loss Narrows 
 

Lufthansa said its first-quarter net loss narrowed to EUR57 million but was still almost double the figure analysts had expected.

 
Nokia Misses 1Q Forecasts But Upgrades Outlook For Networks 
 

Nokia said that it missed first-quarter profit forecasts as sales in its key networks business fell, but painted a rosier picture of the second half of the year as it upgraded the outlook in networks

 
Samsung's Earnings Hot Streak Continues 
 

Sales of memory chips drove the company's fourth consecutive quarter of record operating profits, but investors are focused on how long the good times can keep rolling.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 26, 2018 05:00 ET (09:00 GMT)