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Carlsberg AS's U.S.-listed ADR declined in pre-market trading after the brewer reported first-half 2026 operating profit of DKK 7.45 billion, short of the analyst consensus of DKK 7.55 billion. Management boosted its Britvic synergy delivery target and confirmed full-year organic operating profit growth guidance, but CEO comments about weak beer de…
Indonesia's equity benchmark closed lower Wednesday, dragged down by losses in Financials, Agriculture and Basic Industry stocks. The IDX Composite retreated 0.67% as market breadth favored decliners; a handful of small-cap names posted large gains while several others recorded double-digit declines, including one reaching a five-year low. Commodit…
Banca Generali shares gained ground after reports that Luigi Lovaglio, CEO of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), is preparing two possible extraordinary share-swap transactions as alternatives to Intesa Sanpaolo’s exchange offer for MPS. The bank’s robust first-half 2026 results and raised net inflow guidance, together with positive momentum ac…
Cogent Communications shares fell sharply in pre-market trading after JPMorgan downgraded the stock to Underweight from Neutral and reduced its price target to $9, extended to December 2027. The bank pointed to weaker-than-expected progress in the company's Waves product roll-out, declining revenue tied to legacy contract runoff, and high net lever…
Jefferies upgraded Dollar Tree to Hold from Underperform after data showed improving store traffic and clearer pricing execution. The brokerage raised its second-quarter comp and EPS estimates, pointing to stronger-than-expected comps driven by a mix of traffic recovery and ticket growth. Analysts noted remaining execution work to bring all stores …
Shurgard Self Storage shares dropped sharply after Deutsche Bank removed the stock from its buy list, cut its rating to Hold and lowered the price target from €37 to €27. The downgrade followed the company’s H1 2026 updates in which revenue and EBITDA guidance were trimmed and medium-term targets were withdrawn, while adjusted EPRA EPS and occupanc…
Shares of Banca Generali ticked higher after an Italian newspaper reported that Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) CEO Luigi Lovaglio is exploring two share-swap offers — one involving Banco BPM and another involving Banca Generali — as potential alternatives to Intesa Sanpaolo’s takeover bid. The plan, which banking sources told the paper has not bee…
DocMorris shares fell about 1.7% after a pre-market surge, despite the company reporting double-digit H1 revenue growth and a reduced adjusted EBITDA loss. Management reiterated that EBITDA breakeven in H2 2026 remains achievable and narrowed full-year EBITDA guidance, while investors digested one-off costs tied to an "AI-First" rollout and a site …
Safestore's stock is trading lower after Deutsche Bank reduced its rating on European self-storage operators to hold from buy, pointing to intensifying pricing competition, earnings sensitivity to housing transactions and swap rates, and higher cost inflation driven by property taxes. The broker highlighted sector underperformance since March and e…
Summary: BKW AG shares fell 1.1% to CHF 130 after the company released its H1 2026 interim results showing a deterioration in core operating metrics. Total operating income declined 3.1% year-over-year to CHF 2.18 billion, EBITDA fell 10.1% to CHF 387.9 million and EBIT dropped 15.1% to CHF 263.7 million. Net profit rose 7.0% to CHF 217.6 million, …
Nordic Mining's stock declined after the company reported zero recognised revenue for Q2 2026 despite substantial rutile and garnet production at its Engebø operation. An unresolved product quality dispute with a customer, a steep decline in cash reserves, immediate financing needs, and a Court of Appeal ruling invalidating tailings permits for Før…
Amcomri's stock rose 3.2% in trading after the company said it expects first-half core profit to increase 9% to 4.7 million and revenue to climb 33% to 42.4 million, attributing growth to steady end-market demand and recent acquisitions. The move extended the stock's recovery from a 52-week low of 91p, though shares remain below the 52-week high of…
Trainline stock dropped sharply after the UK Competition and Markets Authority opened a formal investigation into whether the company displayed all mandatory booking fees upfront on its app and website. The probe, conducted under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, focuses on potential drip pricing where headline fares exclude …
Smith & Nephew shares fell sharply after the company revealed that CFO John Rogers will depart on September 30, 2026, and has already stepped down from the Board. The exit compounds investor unease following revenue that missed expectations for Q2/H1 2026, leaving the stock trading close to its 52-week low as broader market pressures added to the p…
Global government bond markets took a temporary pause in a severe selloff as investors bought sovereign paper that had pushed yields to multi-decade highs. Yields in Germany, France and Japan pulled back from recent peaks, while traders awaited Federal Reserve minutes and remarks from the European Central Bank president. Strategists caution that la…
Leroy Seafood Group ASA shares fell after the company released second-quarter 2026 results showing a notable decline in operational EBIT driven by reduced harvest volumes and softer margins in Market Operations. While Wild Catch guidance was upgraded and management reported lower farming cost levels since the first quarter, investors reacted to the…
Geberit stock climbed after the company reported first-half 2026 results showing currency-adjusted sales growth, steady margins and a reiterated full-year outlook. Strong volumes and price increases supported performance despite negative currency movements, higher raw material costs and a dip in free cash flow.
AiMOGA Robotics, the robotics arm incubated by China’s largest vehicle exporter Chery Automobile, is preparing for a public listing to finance technology investment and growth, its head said at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. The company plans to markedly increase humanoid robot deliveries next year, expand overseas—especially in hot and rai…
British equities traded cautiously higher as mining stocks propelled the FTSE 100 into positive territory, even as UK consumer price inflation climbed to 2.9% in the year to July. Markets balanced the domestic inflation surprise and a rise in energy costs with renewed uncertainty after a disputed Iran-linked missile episode in the Persian Gulf adde…
FLSmidth & Co. shares climbed sharply after the company published its H1 2026 Interim Financial Report and released second-quarter figures that outpaced analyst expectations across key profit metrics. Strong organic order intake, double-digit revenue growth and an adjusted EBITA margin well above forecasts prompted management to raise the lower end…
Ithaca Energy stock rose sharply after the company reported first-half 2026 results featuring record second-quarter production, an upgraded full-year dividend forecast and a substantial interim dividend. H1 net profit and adjusted EBITDAX underscored the strength of the North Sea portfolio, even as an analyst noted quarterly net profit lagged conse…
SK Hynix's board has authorized a share repurchase program of up to 40 trillion won ($28.3 billion) that will begin on August 20 and run for roughly three months. The firm will buy back over 24 million treasury shares and has raised its shareholder return target to exceed 50% of cumulative free cash flow, following several quarters of outsized, AI-…
European equities remained under pressure Wednesday, trading near the flatline after a steep multi-asset selloff pushed sovereign bond yields higher and dented equity momentum. The Stoxx Europe 600 stayed close to two-week lows following its worst daily fall in almost a month. Rising German and U.S. government bond yields, a Brent crude uptick link…
Needham & Company reiterated BE Semiconductor Industries (BESI) as its preferred semiconductor equipment exposure for 2026, citing industry momentum toward hybrid bonding across logic, memory and optical networking. The brokerage’s view followed a three-day memory and storage technology conference where analysts concluded that future AI hardware ga…
United Company Rusal returned to profitability in the first half of 2026, reporting an adjusted net profit of $196 million and revenue of $8.34 billion. The improvement, driven by higher aluminium prices linked to regional supply disruptions, helped the stock rise 1.0% to HK$3.12 even as wider markets faced pressure from climbing U.S. Treasury yiel…
