Siemens flagged mounting geopolitical risks like trade conflicts and weak consumer demand in the year ahead after posting fourth quarter earnings slightly ahead of forecasts. The company, whose products range from industrial controllers and software to trains,

Siemens stock jumps to record high on strong Q4 results with higher profit, revenue, and dividend increase, despite potential job cuts in digital industries.

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Siemens stock surged on Thursday after the engineering company posted better than expected results and said it was in a good position to navigate mounting global political and trade tensions.