Vincent Gallet
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USA: ISM manufacturing index beats expectations in July
The ISM (Institute for Supply Management) manufacturing activity index for the United States came in at 55.6 for July, a sharp increase from 53.3 the prior month, while economists had been looking on average for a rise to 54. It is at its highest level since May 2022.
August 03, 2026 at 10:15 am
Profit-taking hits Engie, despite upbeat analyst commentary
Engie is down 1.5% at €26.7 and is the CAC 40's worst performer, tracking the easing in oil prices and weighed down by profit-taking after a gain of about 4% on Friday following its half-year results, despite positive reactions from Bank of America (BofA) and Oddo BHF.
August 03, 2026 at 08:15 am
Goldman Sachs strengthens its Valeo voting rights stake, BlackRock trims its equity holding
Goldman Sachs Group told France's AMF that it crossed above the 5% threshold of Valeo voting rights on July 27, through companies it controls, following an off-market share purchase and an increase in the number of shares held by assimilation.
August 03, 2026 at 07:12 am
PostNL jumps on resilient results, says KBC
PostNL jumped 8% to €0.97 in Amsterdam after releasing a set of resilient results for the first half of 2026, KBC Securities said, coupled with a significant upgrade by the postal operator to its cost-savings target.
August 03, 2026 at 05:17 am
United Kingdom: manufacturing expansion slows in July
Growth in the UK manufacturing sector is slowing, according to the purchasing managers' index (PMI) compiled by S&P Global, which came in at a four-month low of 51.9 for July, down from 52.5 the previous month.
August 03, 2026 at 04:44 am
European stock markets start August in a good mood
European stock markets are starting August in a good mood, reassured by the latest news from the Middle East, as well as a manufacturing PMI that, at first glance, looks solid in the euro zone. Around 10:15 a.m., the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.8%, while the CAC 40 is gaining 1% in Paris (at 8,596 points) and the DAX is rising 1.3% in Frankfurt.
August 03, 2026 at 04:25 am
Ageas cheered for selling its stake in MAHB in Malaysia
Ageas is up 2.5% at €73.6 in Brussels, cheered after announcing an agreement with Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) to sell its 30.95% stake in the equity of their joint venture MAHB (Maybank Ageas Holdings Berhad).
August 03, 2026 at 03:32 am
Atari claims a very slightly positive annual net profit
Atari reports net profit of +€0.1m for its 2025-2026 fiscal year (ended late March), versus -€12.6m the prior year for the Atari scope. Including Thunderful's contribution, consolidated net profit for the year came to -€4.8m.
August 03, 2026 at 03:12 am
Danone gives birth to its joint venture with Arcor in Argentina
Danone and Arcor say they have successfully finalized the creation of their joint venture in Argentina, bringing together Danone's dairy business in Argentina, Mastellone Hermanos and their shared logistics subsidiary, Logística La Serenísima.
August 03, 2026 at 02:54 am
Worldline wraps up the sale of its Indian payments operations
Worldline announced the completion of the sale of its payments operations in India to BillDesk, a leading Indian payments player, for an enterprise value of about €37m and an equity value of about €60m.
August 03, 2026 at 02:37 am
Two settlement agreements for Sandoz in the United States
Sandoz said it has reached a settlement agreement with the lead counsel for a consortium of 43 U.S. states and territories to resolve all remaining claims filed by the states and territories still in litigation against the company over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the U.S. generic-drugs market.
August 03, 2026 at 02:19 am
Kalray issues 2 881 577 shares to OpenChip
Kalray said it has today received from OpenChip Software & Technologies, a Barcelona-based company bringing together experts in semiconductor engineering and software development, full payment of the exercise price for the share subscription warrants (BSA) it holds.
August 03, 2026 at 02:02 am
ST Dupont's revenue hit by a currency effect in 2025-2026
ST Dupont posted revenue of €55.8m for fiscal 2025-2026, down 1.8% on a reported basis, but with positive organic growth of 0.6%, the reported decline reflecting a -2.4% currency effect. In the second half of 2025-2026 alone, revenue fell 1.7% to €30.8m, compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year.
August 03, 2026 at 01:27 am
Puma slips on a wider adjusted operating loss
Puma is down 3% at €27.4 in Frankfurt, following its release of second-quarter 2026 results, marked by a narrower loss from continuing operations of €72.8m (versus €247.1m a year earlier), but also by a 71.4% widening of its adjusted operating loss to €41.9m.
July 31, 2026 at 08:47 am
Colgate-Palmolive raises its annual profit targets
As it reports its second-quarter 2026 results, Colgate-Palmolive says it now expects adjusted (non-GAAP) EPS to grow in the mid-single digits for the full year, versus low to mid-single-digit growth previously.
July 31, 2026 at 07:47 am
ExxonMobil lifts EPS 68% in the second quarter
ExxonMobil reports, for the second quarter of 2026, adjusted net income of $14.7bn, or $3.52 per share, compared with EPS of $2.09 in the prior quarter, a sharp increase reflecting positive contributions from each of its four main segments.
July 31, 2026 at 07:28 am
Worldline soars, investors focus on the half-full glass
Worldline is jumping 20% to €12 this morning and is thus far and away the top performer in the SBF 120, with investors choosing to focus on the half-full glass in yesterday's release, namely better-than-expected profitability and activity in the first half, rather than a cut to its 2026 growth outlook.
July 31, 2026 at 04:46 am
Edenred enters into a partnership with Abry Partners for Edenred Pay North America
Edenred announced a strategic partnership with Abry Partners, a North American investment firm with deep expertise in supporting fintechs and companies operating in software and business services, 'to unlock the full potential of Edenred Pay North America'.
July 31, 2026 at 03:37 am
Kelly Beaver takes the helm at Ipsos as chief executive officer
Ipsos said its board of directors has voted unanimously to appoint Kelly Beaver as chief executive officer. She will take up the role immediately, succeeding Jean Laurent Poitou, who will leave the company to focus on personal projects.
July 31, 2026 at 03:05 am
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