Vincent Gallet

Bilfinger turns pessimistic on its 2026 EBITA margin

Bilfinger reaffirmed its full-year targets with its half-year results, but said that, given its commercial performance in the first half of the year, it now expects the EBITA margin to come in at the lower end of its guidance range.

August 12, 2026 at 03:07 am

Schindler picked for an iconic New York skyscraper

Schindler says it has been awarded the contract to modernize 31 elevators in the landmark General Motors Building, a 50-story skyscraper owned by real estate group BXP and located at 767 Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan, New York.

August 12, 2026 at 02:45 am

Yara boosts adjusted EBITDA by 39% in the second quarter

Fertilizer supplier Yara International reports adjusted EPS (excluding currency effects and exceptional items) of $1.67 for Q2 2026, up from $0.91 a year earlier, as well as EBITDA excluding exceptional items of $906m, compared with $652m in Q2 2025.

August 12, 2026 at 02:22 am

ABN Amro lifts net profit 29% in the second quarter

ABN Amro posted net profit up 29% year on year, at €781m in the second quarter of 2026, while its return on equity (ROE) improved to 12.1%, from 9.4% a year earlier.

August 12, 2026 at 01:50 am

E.ON lifts adjusted net profit 5% in the first half

E.ON reported adjusted net profit of €1,923m for the first half of 2026 (€0.74 per share), up 5% year on year, and adjusted EBITDA up 1% to €5,404m.

August 12, 2026 at 01:32 am

Abbott teams up with Google Health to improve Lingo

Abbott is announcing an unprecedented partnership with Google Health to 'redefine how people understand and manage their health', by bringing metabolic health insights into daily life through a seamless AI-driven experience.

August 11, 2026 at 10:47 am

USA: Existing home sales close to expectations in July

Existing home sales in the United States fell by 1.7% in July from the previous month, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million, according to monthly data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), while economists had been expecting an average of 4.05 million.

August 11, 2026 at 10:17 am

IBM picked by Together AI for a cluster of NVIDIA systems

IBM announced a multi-year $240m deal with Together AI to deploy a large cluster of NVIDIA HGX B300 systems on IBM Cloud, with availability expected in the first quarter of 2027. Together AI will use this cluster to provide inference services for open-source models.

August 11, 2026 at 09:45 am

Paychex CEO joins ManpowerGroup's board

US human resources solutions group ManpowerGroup announced the appointment of Paychex CEO (chief executive officer) John B. Gibson Jr. to its board of directors, effective September 1.

August 11, 2026 at 09:10 am

DHL Express invests to expand its capacity in China

DHL Express said it has recently expanded its Shenzhen 'Super Gateway' with an investment of €177m, marking its largest investment to date in mainland China and creating more than 1,000 jobs.

August 11, 2026 at 07:00 am

Syensqo in the green, Deutsche Bank note offers support

Against the market trend in Brussels (-0.4% on the BEL 20), Syensqo is up 0.7% at around €81.6, helped by supportive comments from Deutsche Bank, which reiterates its 'buy' rating with a price target raised from €74 to €93.

August 11, 2026 at 06:30 am

CSG wins an order from Poland's Dezamet group

CSG announced it has signed an agreement worth more than €100m with Poland's Dezamet group, a subsidiary of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), covering the supply of components for the production of 155 mm artillery ammunition.

August 11, 2026 at 06:05 am

Legal & General dragged down by a downgrade at UBS

Legal & General Group is down 3% at 302 pence, underperforming the broader trend in London (-0.1% for the FTSE 100), weighed by a downgrade to 'sell' at UBS, which points in particular to a rich valuation and deteriorating PRT margins.

August 11, 2026 at 04:12 am

InterContinental Hotels out of favor after its half-year results

InterContinental Hotels is down 2.5% to $151.6 in London, as investors are satisfied neither by adjusted EPS above expectations in the first half of 2026, nor by a second-quarter RevPAR growth slowdown that was milder than expected.

August 11, 2026 at 03:41 am

Exor Will Be Able to Increase Its Stake in Philips

Philips has provided an update on its long-term relationship agreement with Exor, the investment company controlled by the Agnelli family, which will allow Exor to increase its equity stake in the Dutch medical technology group.

August 11, 2026 at 02:40 am

Viel & Cie first-half revenue weighed down by currency effects

Viel & Cie reported consolidated revenue from its operating subsidiaries of €696m for the first six months of the year, versus €653.5m over the same period in 2025, representing growth of 6.5% at current exchange rates.

August 11, 2026 at 02:02 am

Alcon raises its 2026 profit targets

Buoyed by second-quarter results marked by both growth driven by its new products and improved profitability, Alcon announced an upward revision to its profit targets for the full current fiscal year.

August 11, 2026 at 01:42 am

Dassault Systèmes teams up with Solize Partners in Japan

Dassault Systèmes says it has reached an agreement with Solize Partners in Japan, under its 'consulting and system integration partnership program', to help manufacturers accelerate their digital transformation, improve operational efficiency and spur innovation.

August 11, 2026 at 01:17 am

Csquare off to a strong start on Bank of America's positive call

Csquare is up 2.9% to $22.1 in early Wall Street trading, supported by Bank of America, which is initiating coverage with a "buy" rating and a price target set at $46, based on a target 2027 EV/EBITDA multiple of 22 times.

August 10, 2026 at 10:23 am

Apple seen lower after Jefferies downgrade

Apple is expected to edge down at the open on Wall Street, following a negative note from Jefferies, which downgraded the stock to 'underperform', with a price target cut by 8% to $263.66, implying downside potential of around 16%.

August 10, 2026 at 09:20 am

Analysts' comments help Allianz regain ground

After a 1.6% drop on Friday in the wake of its quarterly release, Allianz recovers some of the lost ground this Monday, up 1% at around €438, helped by several analysts who reacted positively to the figures disclosed.

August 10, 2026 at 08:49 am