BNP Paribas backed its guidance for the year after posting better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter, with double-digit growth in its institutional banking and capital markets units.
AMC Entertainment expects to swing to a loss in the latest quarter in the wake of the prolonged Hollywood actors and writers strikes last year, though it flagged a recovery in movie going last month.
T-Mobile said it agreed to spend around $4.9 billion to form a joint venture with investment firm KKR to buy fiber-optic internet company Metronet, in a bid to reach more residential broadband users.