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Technip Energies shares fell sharply after the company released its first-half 2026 results on July 30, 2026, with the Projects division reporting profits and margins well below analyst expectations. Management cut full-year guidance for the second consecutive quarter, and the firm cited operational and contractual challenges linked to the Middle E…
Stellantis NV shares fell sharply after second-quarter results showed adjusted operating income below analyst expectations, despite higher group sales and a return to net profit. The company cited elevated raw-material expenses, vehicle recall costs in North America, intensifying competition from Chinese rivals, and weak pricing in Europe. An aggre…
L'Oréal shares rose 4.3% following first-half 2026 results that outpaced analyst expectations for both revenue growth and profitability. The group reported adjusted like-for-like sales growth of 6.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2026, with total revenues of €23.77 billion, a record operating margin of 21.3%, expanded gross margin of 74.8% and …
Preliminary July inflation data from four major German states show accelerating consumer price growth, raising the likelihood of an increase in the national inflation rate when official figures are released. The German government and economists point to higher energy and raw material prices driven by conflict in the Middle East as key contributors,…
Clariant shares climbed more than 17% after an Amsterdam court on 29 July 2026 dismissed a damages claim filed by Shell against Clariant and three other defendants, concluding Shell had suffered no harm. The court also rejected a separate declaratory judgment filed by Stichting Ethylene Claims. Clariant said it will continue to defend itself in rem…
Heidelberg Materials fell about 1.0% to trade near €167.33 after reporting half-year 2026 results and narrowing the top end of its full-year adjusted EBIT guidance to €3.40–€3.65 billion, citing escalating energy costs tied to the conflict in Iran. Quarterly operating profit and revenue broadly met analysts' expectations, but the guidance adjustmen…
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UCB SA shares tumbled after H1 2026 results that beat consensus on revenue and adjusted EBITDA, as investors drew attention to the profit beat being driven largely by a one-time gross-to-net accrual. Management comments about volume-driven growth and pricing pressure for Bimzelx, a looming patent cliff for Briviact in Europe, and softer Cimzia sale…
Rentokil Initial plunged 18.4% to 361.7p after its H1 2026 interim results, released before the London market opened, showed North American pest control organic revenue growth slowed to 2.4% in Q2 from 2.8% in Q1. Although group revenue and adjusted pre-tax profit beat expectations and free cash flow conversion was robust, investors reacted negativ…
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite rose 1.20% at Thursday's close in Jakarta, with Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture sectors driving the advance. Several small-cap stocks delivered double-digit gains for the session while other names logged notable declines. Commodities and currency markets also saw modest moves, with crude, Brent and gol…
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.
