The Latest Breaking News from Americas

Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) reported second-quarter FY22 sales growth of 11.5% year-on-year, to $1.58 billion, missing the analyst consensus of $1.60 billion. Like-For-Like (LFL) revenue increased 12% Y/Y, driven by a 12% increase in both Prestige and Consumer Beauty segments. Revenue in the Americas rose 9% Y/Y, EMEA increased 12%, and Asia-Pacific grew 17%.…

Otis Worldwide Corp (NYSE:OTIS) reported fourth-quarter FY21 sales growth of 2.2% year-over-year to $3.569 billion, +2.8% on an organic basis, missing the consensus of $3.58 billion. New Equipment sales of $1.56 billion (+2% Y/Y), +1.2% organic. Organic sales were 11.9% in Asia, partially offset by a decline of 9.5% and 6.3% in the…

Health systems across the region are feeling the strain of a rapid rise in cases and hospitalisations linked to Omicron.

UK also records over 102,000 daily cases; Danish plan would mean most far-reaching easing among Nordic countries

Xerox Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:XRX) reported a fourth-quarter FY21 sales decline of 7.9% year-on-year, to $1.78 billion, missing the consensus of $1.82 billion. Adjusted EPS of $0.34 beat the consensus of $0.33. Equipment sales declined 24.7% Y/Y, while Post sale revenue decreased 1.9% Y/Y. Sales in the Americas declined 9.3% Y/Y, and EMEA decreased…

COVID-19 infections are reaching new peaks in the Americas with 7.2 million new cases and more than 15,000 COVID-related deaths in the last week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday.