Pernod Ricard posted disappointing sales in the first half, weighed down by a prolonged slump in demand for spirits in the US and China and an unfavorable currency environment https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/pernod-ricard-sales-miss-estimates-on-worsening-demand-slump?taid=6996b29e72357e00013145fc&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter