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Acciona Shares Drop After H1 Results Reveal Sharply Lower Profitability

Acciona Shares Drop After H1 Results Reveal Sharply Lower Profitability

Acciona's shares fell about 3% after the company reported an 84.3% year-on-year decline in attributable net profit for the first half of 2026, driven by the lack of asset rotation gains that lifted H1 2025 and a swing to a loss at its renewable subsidiary. Management points to July asset disposals and a stronger second half, but investors and analy…

Barclays Says L'Oreal Stands to Gain as Beauty Market Becomes More Selective

Barclays Says L'Oreal Stands to Gain as Beauty Market Becomes More Selective

Barclays points to L'Oreal as a primary beneficiary of current trends in the European beauty market after Puig reported resilient, selective growth in the first half. While fragrance, makeup and dermocosmetics are expanding, premium skincare has softened as consumers shift toward efficacy and value. Puig's H1 metrics—including 4.4% like-for-like gr…

Bank of England Seen Slowing Down Bond Sales Pace

Bank of England Seen Slowing Down Bond Sales Pace

A recent survey of market participants indicates the Bank of England is likely to reduce the annual pace at which it is shrinking its government bond holdings to £50 billion in the 12 months ending September 2027, compared with a £70 billion pace in the current 12-month period. The survey, released Friday, mirrors the central bank's previous Market…

Morgan Stanley Lowers China Growth Forecast After Weak June Activity

Morgan Stanley Lowers China Growth Forecast After Weak June Activity

Morgan Stanley trimmed its full-year China GDP forecast by 20 basis points to 4.6% after June activity expanded 4.3%, missing both consensus and Beijing's target. The bank pointed to decelerating infrastructure spending after front-loading, weaker refining and petrochemical output tied to oil prices, and subdued consumption driven by fading trade-i…

Goldman Sachs: European Corporate Earnings Outperform Expectations

Goldman Sachs: European Corporate Earnings Outperform Expectations

Goldman Sachs says European companies are topping earnings forecasts in the current reporting season, with roughly two-thirds of the STOXX Europe 600 having reported. Aggregate earnings-per-share surprises are running near 3%, and first-half EPS is tracking about 13% year-over-year - the fastest pace in three years. Sector revisions have mostly tre…

Eaton Stock Jumps After Strong Q2 Results and Upbeat Q3 Guidance

Eaton Stock Jumps After Strong Q2 Results and Upbeat Q3 Guidance

Eaton Corporation PLC rallied in pre-market trade after reporting second-quarter 2026 results that outpaced analyst forecasts on both earnings and revenue, and after issuing third-quarter adjusted EPS guidance above consensus. Management’s continued pattern of conservative targets, ongoing portfolio changes, and broad market strength combined to pu…

Clariant Shares Rise as Q2 Results Outperform and Major Lawsuit Dismissed

Clariant Shares Rise as Q2 Results Outperform and Major Lawsuit Dismissed

Clariant AG shares climbed after the company reported second-quarter results that exceeded analyst forecasts, coupled with a court ruling that dismissed a sizeable damages claim. The combination of stronger-than-expected adjusted EBITDA and sales, higher cost-savings targets and above-target free cash flow underpinned investor confidence and lifted…