PARIS (Reuters) -French bank Societe Generale said on Monday it would quit Russia and take a 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) income hit from selling its Rosbank unit to Interros Capital, a firm linked to Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin.

Ericsson is suspending its business in Russia indefinitely and has put employees on paid leave, six weeks after the Swedish telecom equipment maker started a review of the impact of Western sanctions on its operations.

Mercedes-Benz aims to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030, the carmaker said on Monday, providing a half-way goal to its existing target of becoming CO2 neutral by 2039.

Republicans are vowing to spend record amounts in key state supreme court races this fall, seeking to take advantage of a favorable national political environment to elect conservative judges at the state level amid deep political divisions.

PARIS (Reuters) -French bank Societe Generale said on Monday it would quit Russia with a deal to sell its stake in Rosbank to Interros Capital, a firm linked to Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin, the head of mining giant Norilsk Nickel.

Relief that the far right did not win the first round of French presidential elections lasted only a few hours. The euro has slid back towards Friday's levels while French stocks are set for a lacklustre start.