German stocks - Factors to watch on Dec. 21

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21/12/2018 06:06

BERLIN, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The following are some of the
factors that may move German stocks on Friday:
    
    BAYER  BAYGn.DE 
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a
new protocol for a post-marketing study of Bayer AG's BAYGn.DE
Essure birth-control device, as the regulator seeks more
information on the device's safety.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YP5B0
    
    DEUTSCHE BANK  DBKGn.DE 
    U.S. banking regulators announced on Thursday they had
signed off on "living wills" for four foreign banks - Barclays
 BARC.L , Credit Suisse  CSGN.S , Deutsche Bank and UBS  UBSG.S 
- detailing how they could safely be dissolved in a crisis.
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    DEUTSCHE POST  DPWGn.DE  
    Faced with a chronic shortage of truck drivers, logistics
firm Deutsche Post DHL is trialling a new scheme to get more
people behind the wheel so it can keep goods flowing across
Europe, especially at peak times like Christmas.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1Y44A5
    
    LUFTHANSA  LHAG.DE 
    Budget carrier Eurowings aims to post a profit in 2019, its
chief Thorsten Dirks told Boersen-Zeitung in an interview.
"Following investments in the integration of former Air Berlin
capacity we aim to return to profitability in 2019," he said.
    
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE  
    Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess tells the
Braunschweiger Zeitung that tougher-than-expected European 
greenhouse gas targets might mean the company has to cut more
jobs as it speeds its switch to electric vehicles.
    Separately, Porsche recalls 74,585 Panamera models to
workshops to fix issue with power steering.
    Also, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported that
Volkswagen plans to reduce headcount at its Hanover and Emden
sites by around 7,000 from currently around 22,000 in the coming
years.
        
    DELIVERY HERO  DHER.DE 
    Delivery Hero, the world's biggest online food delivery
firm, said it is selling its German food delivery operations to
Netherlands-based Takeaway.com NV  TKWY.AS  for 930 million
euros ($1.07 billion).  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1YP7VT
    
    EVONIK  EVKn.DE 
    Majority owner RAG Stiftung is not in a rush to reduce its
stake of currently just above 64 percent, the foundation's chief
Bernd Toenjes told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "We will
remain majority owner of Evonik for the foreseeable future,
meaning with a stake of at least 51 percent," he said.
        
    HOCHTIEF  HOTG.DE  
    Hochtief and Implenia won a 90 million euro tunnel contract
in Stockholm.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1YP141
    
    SLM SOLUTIONS  AM3D.DE 
    The group slashed its full-year guidance, saying it now
expected a negative EBITDA margin in a double-digit percentage,
saying it would have to grant significant concessions on
contracts to achieve its initial sales target.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASP00043X
    
    FERRATUM  FRU.DE  
    Ferratum said it would close its P2P platform to new retail
customers and to buy back the portfolio from existing customers.
That will not have a material impact on current funding costs
for the group, it said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASP000444
        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  -2 pct, S&P 500 .SPX  -1.6 pct, Nasdaq
 .IXIC  -1.6 pct at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  -1.3 pct, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -1.3 pct.
 .T   .SS 
    Time: 6:06 GMT. 
    
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA
    German November import prices due at 0700 GMT. Seen -0.5 pct
m/m, +3.6 pct y/y.
        
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