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Vinci reported first-half 2026 results that exceeded analyst expectations on revenue, adjusted EPS, EBITDA and EBIT. Robust performance in its Energy Solutions division, a record order backlog and an increased interim dividend helped lift the stock, while management kept full-year guidance intact, including a free cash flow target of up to €6 billi…
Adidas shares tumbled sharply after second-quarter results showed record net sales but an operating profit that fell short of expectations. Heavy marketing investment for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and an unchanged full-year profit target, coupled with a planned CFO transition, drove the stock to its biggest single-day drop in over six years and weigh…
A Goldman Sachs prime brokerage note shows Asia-focused fundamental long-short hedge funds are headed for their largest monthly decline on record, driven by a sharp reversal in crowded AI hardware positions. The sector-led selloff, concentrated in Taiwan, Korea, Japan and China, erased much of the year-to-date gains and prompted widespread de-riski…
China formally protested to New Zealand after Foreign Minister Winston Peters told a Chinese-born Green Party lawmaker to 'go back to your own country' during a parliamentary debate on the government's COVID-19 response. The Chinese embassy described the remarks as negative and said it made solemn representations. The exchange has drawn criticism f…
VINCI SA reported first-half results that beat analyst expectations, lifted by growth in its Energy Solutions businesses. Net income and EBITDA increased, free cash flow turned positive, and the company reiterated guidance for up to €6 billion of free cash flow in 2026. Shares rose more than 5% on the news.
Adidas increased its 2026 revenue guidance to reflect robust demand tied to World Cup activity and retro product interest, even as quarterly operating profit missed analyst forecasts and the stock plunged more than 17% in Frankfurt. The company reported currency-adjusted revenue growth across most regions, appointed a new CFO for year-end, and cite…
Rolls-Royce shares climbed after the company reported H1 2026 underlying operating profit and revenue that exceeded analyst expectations, widened margins across divisions, and raised full-year guidance for both profit and free cash flow. Credit-rating upgrades from Moody's and Fitch and the declaration of an interim dividend added to the positive i…
Sanofi's stock fell 1.6% to €78.62 after the company reported Q2 2026 results that beat revenue expectations and raised full-year guidance. While total quarterly revenue of €11.6 billion topped the €11.2 billion consensus and full-year revenue growth was lifted to roughly 10% at constant exchange rates, vaccine sales lagged the €1.20 billion foreca…
Eurozone government bond yields moved higher Thursday, led by a jump in benchmark German borrowing costs. The advance followed fresh U.S. military strikes inside Iran and an unclear policy signal from the U.S. Federal Reserve, reviving concerns about energy-driven inflation and maintaining upward pressure on sovereign borrowing costs across the blo…
Three sources familiar with the arrangement say Iran is expected to take delivery within weeks of the first tranche from an order of up to 400 Chinese-made man-portable air-defence systems (MANPADS). The $60-70 million purchase, signed with a Hong Kong-based intermediary, follows months of exchanges of strikes and counterstrikes that exposed gaps i…
Chinese leaders said on July 30 they will speed up fiscal spending and introduce 'incremental policies' to support growth in the second half of the year after second-quarter GDP expanded 4.3%, the slowest pace in more than three years and below the lower bound of the full-year 4.5% to 5.0% target. The Politburo acknowledged economic 'difficulties a…
Capgemini's CEO Aiman Ezzat said firms aiming to roll out AI at scale face a prerequisite: modernising long-standing technology stacks. The company forecasts a multi-year investment cycle in data, software and infrastructure as businesses confront technical debt and fragmented systems, and it has lifted its 2026 revenue growth target after stronger…
U.S. stock futures were modestly higher as market participants digested the Federal Reserve's decision to keep its policy rate at 3.5% to 3.75% despite a three-member push for a hike, while attention also centered on earnings from large technology firms investing heavily in artificial intelligence. Persistent concerns about inflation linked to an e…
Israeli airstrikes on Thursday killed at least three people in the Gaza Strip, including two children, according to health officials and medics. The strikes occurred as mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey met with Hamas leaders in Cairo to discuss implementation of the second phase of a U.S.-brokered Gaza plan overseen by a Board of Peace. The p…
SCOR SE shares climbed after the reinsurer reported solid second-quarter and first-half 2026 earnings alongside a competitive property and casualty combined ratio. Market reaction was helped by analyst endorsement and an accommodating sector backdrop, pushing the stock to a fresh 52-week intraday high.
European stock markets traded in a tight band as a wave of strong corporate earnings, anchored by a sizeable profit beat from Shell, provided support against unclear U.S. monetary policy signals and renewed U.S. airstrikes in Iran. Major indices were mixed, with sector-specific winners in energy, financials and industrials offset by pressure on cer…
Shell reported adjusted earnings of $9.84 billion for the second quarter, more than double the $4.26 billion a year earlier and ahead of the company-provided consensus of $8.92 billion. The gain was driven by elevated oil and gas prices, stronger LNG and oil trading performance and improved chemicals margins, which offset lower sales volumes after …
Shares of New Oriental Education jumped sharply after the company reported robust fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 results, topped analyst expectations on non-GAAP EPS, unveiled a $500 million capital return plan for FY2027 and provided forward revenue guidance of 14% to 18% for the coming year.
Ayvens SA reported second-quarter pretax profit that missed analyst expectations by 4%, hurt primarily by a €45 million loss recorded in its used car sales unit. The unit swung to a loss of €8 million in Q2, with per-unit losses of €62 and adjusted per-unit results below forecasts. Offsetting factors included tighter operating costs, lower cost of …
Accor reported first-half 2026 results that beat consensus on revenue and EBITDA, while showing a slowdown in room growth and a reduced full-year net unit growth target. Key earnings metrics were slightly ahead of expectations, but second-quarter revenue per available room dipped and segment-level EBITDA performance was uneven. The company also unv…
Technip Energies reported second-quarter results that fell well below market consensus, with adjusted net income of €10.5 million and adjusted EBITDA of €63.5 million. The company blamed operational and contractual challenges stemming from Middle East conflict for most of the projects shortfall and lowered its full-year 2026 Projects Delivery EBITD…
Mondi plc reported Q2 EBITDA of €167 million, beating the Bloomberg consensus of €160 million, while recognizing a -€43 million forest fair value adjustment. The packaging and paper group trimmed its maintenance and capital expenditure guidance, recorded €296 million of impairments including a €206 million charge on its new Duino mill, and said pri…
Fluidra SA reported second-quarter revenue of €694 million, a 5% year-over-year increase (4% organic), and delivered adjusted EBITDA of €197 million, topping consensus. The company confirmed its 2026 guidance and launched a €40 million share repurchase program, pointing to confidence after sector weakness and competitor challenges in the U.S.
Aker BP looks set to move from a high-investment phase into a cleaner free cash flow profile as major projects reach completion. The trade: enter a tactical long to capture a re-rating driven by improving cash flow, stronger balance-sheet optionality, and a defensible dividend. Set an entry at $34.50, a stop at $28.00 and a target at $50.00 over a …
Greenlight Capital Re announces that its Innovation Syndicate 3456 has received provisional approval from Lloyd’s to become a full syndicate starting January 1, 2027. This upgrade allows the syndicate to expand its underwriting beyond innovative coverholder partnerships into more traditional delegated underwriting authority and limited treaty reins…
