(Reuters) -EssilorLuxottica's shares slipped on Friday as a downturn in its China business overshadowed the French-Italian eyewear company's overall better-than-expected first-quarter sales.

ZURICH (Reuters) -Holcim raised its full-year sales outlook on Friday after posting forecast-beating first quarter results, helped by price hikes to offset surging energy costs and new acquisitions in its roofing business.

PARIS (Reuters) -French carmaker Renault said on Friday all options were on the table for separating its electric vehicle (EV) business, including a possible public listing in the second half of 2023.

Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene will face a challenge in a Georgia court on Friday by a group of voters trying to block her from the ballot, citing a post-Civil War policy aimed at keeping insurrectionists from serving in office.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Shares of Toshiba Corp jumped nearly 5% in Tokyo trade on Friday, after the embattled Japanese conglomerate said it would solicit potential buyout offers, bolstering hopes of a lucrative exit for its hedge fund investors.

Europe's carmakers should wean themselves off fossil fuels from 2040, chief executive of Volkswagen's Audi said on Friday, calling for quicker expansion of renewable energy capacity in Bavaria, where Audi is based, and elsewhere.