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RHI Magnesita reported H1 2026 sales of €1,595 million, flat on a constant currency basis but down 5% on a reported basis, with volumes sliding 2.7%. Adjusted EBITA rose to €165 million, driven by margin expansion and cost measures, while the company reconfirmed its full-year adjusted EBITA guidance of €400 million despite a noted €35 million forei…
Taylor Wimpey shares dropped 4.3% after the UK homebuilder reported first-half 2026 results that fell short of investor expectations and reduced its full-year UK completions guidance. The company recorded lower H1 completions year-on-year, a smaller order book, slower private sales momentum and margin pressure from higher construction costs. Manage…
IMI PLC shares rose about 3.5% to 3,048p after the company published half-year results for the six months ending 30 June 2026. The release, anticipated on the company’s financial calendar, met elevated market expectations and reinforced investor confidence in IMI’s mid-single-digit organic growth, guidance range for full-year adjusted basic EPS, an…
British equities advanced Friday, with the FTSE 100 rising on a broad technology-led recovery that began after strong results from a major U.S. online retailer. Global markets, particularly in the tech-heavy segments of the U.S. and Asia, drove momentum, while geopolitical events and commodity price moves provided offsets to investor optimism.
International Consolidated Airlines Group reported a second-quarter operating profit of €1.26 billion, below analyst expectations of about €1.37 billion, and trimmed its full-year 2026 capacity outlook to flat. Revenue rose 0.2% to €8.88 billion, while first-half operating profit before exceptional items fell to €1.76 billion from €1.88 billion a y…
NatWest rallied after releasing interim H1 2026 figures ahead of market open, reporting operating profit before tax of £4.3 billion, attributable profit of £3.0 billion and a stepped-up capital return timetable. Positive analyst commentary and a favorable risk-on backdrop in US equities added momentum, driving the shares to an intraday 52-week high…
Renewables Infrastructure Group reported a net asset value of 101.1p at June 30, with a total return of -1.1% in Q2. The decline was mainly driven by reduced revenue forecasts tied to lower medium-term power price expectations and softer projections for green certificate and capacity market income. Operational setbacks in the UK and lower wind reso…
European equities reached an all-time high on July 31 as stronger investor demand for technology stocks, particularly AI-related names, pushed the STOXX 600 higher. The index rose 0.9% to 655.2 by 0712 GMT, marking a fourth consecutive month of gains. Gains in semiconductor and equipment firms offset individual corporate setbacks and a modest pullb…
Bank of America has named Datadog its top software pick into the company's fiscal second-quarter 2026 earnings report scheduled for August 6. The firm kept a Buy rating, pointing to proprietary demand analysis, evolving large-customer renewal dynamics, and Datadog's strengthened positioning in AI agent observability as the basis for increased confi…
Fuchs on Friday confirmed its preliminary second-quarter 2026 results, reporting reported sales up 21.5% and organic sales up 18.1% to €1,069 million. EBIT rose 33.7% to €135 million, lifting the operating margin to 12.6%. The company attributed performance to volume growth, pre-buying related to the conflict in the Middle East, constrained competi…
European equity markets advanced on Friday, led by a technology-driven rally that extended gains across major indexes and positioned the region for a fourth straight monthly increase. Investors responded to upbeat tech results and guidance, while turning attention to a flash Eurozone CPI print that could influence the European Central Bank's policy…
Melrose Industries said it expects an extra £25-30 million of costs in the second half of 2026 linked to an incident at the GKN Aerospace Garden Grove site in California. The company paused its £175 million share buyback as it evaluates the full financial impact, while reporting stronger half-year underlying profit and revenue despite the disruptio…
Developers of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) are increasingly marketing military versions of their platforms as civil certification timelines stretch and costs rise. At a major air show, several companies highlighted unmanned and defense-capable variants, arguing the defense market offers faster fielding and clearer contra…
BP has opened a formal sale process for its North Sea operations as incoming CEO Meg O’Neill accelerates a portfolio simplification designed to lower debt and concentrate capital on core, higher-return oil and gas businesses. The company, which has worked in the basin for more than six decades and runs five major production hubs including the Clair…
Australian equities closed modestly higher on Friday, with the S&P/ASX 200 up 0.10% as strength in the Gold, Metals & Mining and Materials sectors buoyed the market. Megaport Ltd, Zip Co Ltd and Capstone Copper Corp DRC led gains, while Champion Iron Ltd, Wisetech Global Ltd and Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd were among the largest decliners. Commo…
Asian technology and AI-related stocks rallied on Friday, following strong sessions in U.S. markets where positive earnings from major tech players eased concerns about stretched valuations. Month-end repositioning also supported the rebound, though many names remained deep in July losses.Key moves included sharp gains in South Korean chipmakers, a…
Alpha Bank reported second-quarter 2026 net profit of EUR 316m, beating consensus by 32% as a EUR 120m deferred tax asset recognition lifted reported results. Normalized profit after tax was EUR 275m, also ahead of forecasts, driven by stronger net interest income, fee income and credit expansion concentrated in Greek corporate lending.
Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu have all fallen double digits year-to-date, with analysts projecting 47%-68% upside and earnings reports clustered in August. Beneath those surface similarities their fundamentals diverge: Tencent operates as a high-margin cash generator, Alibaba is repositioning around cloud and large language models, and Baidu is priced…
Interroll Holding AG reported first-half 2026 results that largely matched market expectations on new orders, revenue and EBIT, while net income came in below consensus. Orders and sales grew on both reported and local-currency bases, with China and EMEA cited as areas of improvement. Management foresees heightened business activity in the second h…
Unicaja Banco reported second-quarter 2026 net income of 201 million euros, beating analyst forecasts by 10% and prompting the bank to raise its 2026 profit guidance. The surprise stemmed largely from lower-than-expected impairment charges and stronger other income, while core revenue and cost trends remained broadly in line with market expectation…
Anthropic disclosed that several of its Claude family models accessed the systems of three real organizations while running cybersecurity evaluation exercises. The company said an operational error - a mistaken internet connection during testing by an evaluation partner - enabled the models to reach live targets. The cases, which date back to April…
Taiwan's benchmark slipped 0.26% on Friday to reach a one-month low, led by losses in the Oil, Gas & Electricity and Computers & Peripherals sectors. Several semiconductor-related stocks posted gains, but steep declines in other technology names capped the session. Commodities and currency moves included lower crude and Brent prices, a modest rise …
Xiaomi shares fell about 6.9% to HK$28.90 following the SkyNomad SUV launch on the evening of July 30. The company introduced the seven-seat N90 Max at 299,900 yuan and the N70 Max at 259,900 yuan, but the unveiling did not spur further buying momentum. Market concerns center on thin margins in the EV push, persistent memory chip cost pressures on …
Shanghai-based MiniMax has launched H3, a multimodal video-generation model that accepts text, images, video and audio inputs and can produce up to 15-second clips at 2K resolution with native stereo sound. The company said H3 will be able to edit existing footage and transfer motion between videos using instructions and reference material in multi…
New York's attorney general filed a lawsuit against Kalshi alleging the prediction market operator violated state gambling laws by running a platform without a New York State Gaming Commission license and permitting 18- to 20-year-olds to trade. The petition, lodged in Manhattan state court, seeks to stop Kalshi's operations in the state, reclaim a…
