breaking earnings from siemens. first quarter of the profit coming in it to .5 2 billion euros -- 2.52 billion euros. we can go straight to an interview with the ceo. >> we had a strong, promising start in q1. growth was up 3% driven by health, smart for and mobility. on the other side, we saw an order intake growth by 6% and our automation business was up 6%. that is promising that we get more momentum. net cash flow and income was up 50%. we keep our guidance for the full fiscal year, so we are quite happy. it is not only data centers, it is the whole sector still growing, and for automation we see signs of recovery. we had a high stock that we are building down. we were coming from 14 weeks and now we are down to 9.5%. momentum is coming. we see an increase in the demand for semiconductors, electronics, aerospace, also chemicals picking up, which is a leading indicator, so we are quite positive. we have to look for another quarter for a clearer sign, but moving at the right direction. lizzy: that was the siemens

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siemens posts a record order backlog and seasonal booming demand driving growth. miss on hiring costs. checking in on these markets as they stand futures point higher in europe. flat to the downside on snp, waiting for the print before jay powell's testimony. yields are climbing, 10 year is 4.54, yen is suffering. 153 handle but oil a twitch lower. now we wait for the opec report and gold had a volatile session. let's get more breaking earnings out of softbank. arm dipped in the third quarter, a loss of a billion yen. a whopping great loss. funding and adventure with openai the founder stood alongside donald trump and there are worries about his propensity for bet the house deals. a bit awkward behind the scenes of stargate. sam altman telling tom mackenzie elon musk's whole life is lived from a position of insecurity. an interesting interview with tom mackenzie. let's go to him in paris where the u.k. and u.s. where among the countries that did not sign at the openai summit. >> we need international regulatory regimes that foster the creation of ai technology rat

while siemens healthineers. >> beat revenue. >> expectations in. >> the first quarter and. >> confirmedts full year outlook. you can see there on your screens the sizable share price moves to the upside. now on the downside. ing is one. >> of. the biggest. >> laggards on the stoxx 600. the dutch lender missed profit expectations in the. >> fourth quarter, posting net. >> income of. >> ■k71.15 billion against expectations of 1.29 billion. >> and you can see the. stock is down more than 3%. for more analysis and reaction to. the flurry of. >> earnings across corporate europe this morning, check. >> out our live. >> market blog on cnbc.com. >> now let's turn back to soc gen, which as you just saw is leading. >> the stoxx 600. charlotte break it down. >> for us. what's driven the strength in the bank this morning. well as you were saying a. >> little bit earlier this. >> net. >> profit more than. >> doubling in the fourth quarter. so just above 2 billion. >> so that was way above. consensus there. >> so looking at different parts of the business. the investment bank revenue was up 12%. so n

make it, the breeze to send all those old at lithium to jim and car manufacturers and giants like siemens, for instance. because right now, most of lithium, they get, they're getting from latin america and it is not as easy to just transport lithium over the over the ocean. but when the war began, it is clear now that well, they will have to, to, to russia. yeah. about that particular deposit and all the rest, by the way, which are under the control of the russian troops right now. and the lithium is extremely valuable because it's pretty much in every device that you own that contains a battery. it's in your smartphone, it's in the laptop, it is crucial for com manufacturers because it's impact fees. it's in your test flights and every electric car right now, it's in the back for you. so it is crucial cutting costs on size and well, the european europe and come off, it's in the european car industry isn't feeling very good right now. losing the competition to china. but again, on this all of the above, it still does not show any clear motivation for the ukranian troops for an average ukr

thursday will bring us results from barclays, siemens and commerzbank following last week's job reportattention now turns to the week ahead with the closely watched cpi print on wednesday. we will also get fed chair jerome powell's testimony in the capital on tuesday and wednesday. thursday will then bring january's ppi reading alongside initial jobless claims, with retail sales rounding off the week. on friday, i'll be paying particular attention to jay powell's testimony to congress. always interesting to get his take on the state of the us economy. now, in terms of the market reaction to these new tariffs that president trump put forward yesterday, here's a look for you at united states steel corp. you've got an extended trade us steel higher premarket as nippon mulls bold buyout revision. trump pledging tariffs. that is one to watch ahead of the us market. open. now coming up on the show olaf schulz and friedrich maritz clash on trump debt and nato in their first televised debate. as the country's election campaign enters its final fortnight. we'll bring you the latest next. >> hom

. >> this morning, siemens energy saw a record order. >> book in the. >> first. >> quarter amid strongand for its energy equipment. >> the company. >> posted a net profit of ■k7252 million. >> that's almost double expectations. abn amro has posted a 27% drop in fourth quarter profit that represented. >> a modest. >> beat and was supported by rising fees. >> for the year ahead. the dutch bank says it expects net interest. >> income to fall as much as $300. >> million. >> and ahold. delhaize posted. weaker than expected net. >> profit of ■k7380. >> million. >> in the fourth quarter. >> sales for the period came in marginally ahead of. analysts expectations, with the. company saying it has seen volumes recover. >> in the us. >> that stock. >> though down more. >> than 5%. >> this morning here in the uk, barrett redrow has surged. >> to the top of the ftse. >> after announcing. >> it expects annual. earnings to come in toward the top. >> end. >> of its forecast amid solid. bookings this year. the british home. builder builder announced a 100 million. >> pound. >> buyback, with ceo david th