Vincent Gallet

Crédit Agricole lifts its operating income by more than 11% in the second quarter

Crédit Agricole SA posts group share net income up 1.4% to €2.05bn for the second quarter of 2026, with the cost of risk up 5.6% to €466m, but gross operating income (RBE) rising 11.4% to €3.49bn.

July 31, 2026 at 01:50 am

Forvia returns to breakeven net profit in the first half

Forvia reports consolidated net income attributable to the group at breakeven (+€3m) for the first half of 2026, versus a loss of €269m a year earlier, as well as net cash flow up 18% to €432m, or 4.1% of sales (+0.8 point).

July 31, 2026 at 01:32 am

Euronext lifts adjusted EPS by nearly 20% in the second quarter

Euronext reports adjusted net profit of €245m (+19.9%) and adjusted EPS of €2.42 (+19.8%) for the second quarter of 2026, as well as adjusted EBITDA of €360m (+21.1%) and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 66.1% (+2.3 points), against a backdrop of double-digit growth across all business segments.

July 31, 2026 at 01:14 am

Meta Platforms plunges, earnings disappoint and capex spooks investors

Meta Platforms is sliding 9% to $532 in early trading on Wall Street, heavily punished a day after quarterly results were marked by profit below expectations and an expected acceleration in AI-related spending, whose return on investment is raising questions.

July 30, 2026 at 11:12 am

EBay takes over Depop in the fashion sector

eBay says it has completed the acquisition of Depop, a leading consumer-to-consumer (C2C) marketplace specializing in fashion, with a highly engaged customer base drawn from Generation Z and millennials.

July 30, 2026 at 09:47 am

Mastercard seen higher after a strong second quarter

Mastercard is expected to rise at the Wall Street open, after the payment solutions provider reported better-than-expected profit for the past quarter, driven by strong momentum in its value-added services and solutions.

July 30, 2026 at 09:14 am

Air Products beats expectations in its third quarter

Air Products posted adjusted EPS up 12% to $3.47 for its third quarter 2025-2026, topping the upper end of its own guidance range, as well as the $3.34 average expected by analysts.

July 30, 2026 at 07:57 am

Bank of England Leaves Benchmark Rate Unchanged

The Bank of England said its Monetary Policy Committee voted at its meeting the previous day to keep its benchmark rate unchanged at 3.75%, by a margin of six votes to three. Three members would have preferred a 0.25 percentage point increase, to 4%.

July 30, 2026 at 07:09 am

Spain: growth picks up slightly in the second quarter

Spain's real GDP (gross domestic product) rose 0.7% in the second quarter of 2026 from the previous quarter, according to an initial estimate from the National Statistics Institute (INE).

July 30, 2026 at 06:57 am

ING rises on the back of its quarterly profit

ING is up 2.6% at €29.5 in Amsterdam, following the banking group's release of net income up 16% to €1,947m for the second quarter of 2026, "supported by growth in interest and fee income, reflecting strong business momentum across the franchise".

July 30, 2026 at 04:34 am

JCDecaux improves its operating margin in the first half

JCDecaux reported, for the first half of 2026, group share net income up sharply by 84.7% to €140.1m, as well as recurring operating profit up 53.5% to €136.2m, or 7.0% of revenue, a rate up 220 basis points.

July 30, 2026 at 04:02 am

Wendel slightly increases its NAV per share in the second quarter

Investment group Wendel reports fully diluted net asset value of €158.9 per share as of June 30, 2026, up 2.6% from the end of March 2026, adjusted for the remaining dividend balance of €3.6 paid in May.

July 30, 2026 at 03:38 am

Scor posts a notably lower ROE in the second quarter

Scor reported adjusted net income down 16.4% to €188m (€1.05 per share) for the second quarter of 2026, translating into an annualized adjusted return on equity (ROE) of 18%, compared with 22.6% in the same period of 2025.

July 30, 2026 at 03:20 am

Amundi tops €2 in EPS for a quarter

Asset and investment manager Amundi reports adjusted net income up 28.9% to €431m for the second quarter of 2026, or €2.09 per share, marking EPS above €2 for the first time in a quarter.

July 30, 2026 at 02:40 am

Ipsen raises its full-year targets

Given its first-half performance, Ipsen says it is raising its 2026 targets, now expecting total sales growth above 20% at constant exchange rates (previously above 13%) and an operating margin from core business activities above 37% (previously above 35%).

July 30, 2026 at 02:22 am

France: GDP edges up in the second quarter

Supported by both final domestic demand (excluding inventories) and foreign trade, France's gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms rose in the second quarter of 2026 (+0.2% after -0.1% in the first quarter of 2026), according to an initial estimate from Insee.

July 30, 2026 at 02:04 am

Capgemini raises its 2026 growth target

In connection with its half-year results, Capgemini said it is raising its constant-currency revenue growth target for full-year 2026 to around 8.5% to 9.0%, from about 6.5% to 8.5% previously.

July 30, 2026 at 01:46 am

Marvell Technology plans to invest $250m in India over three years

At an event celebrating its 20 years presence in India, Marvell Technology said it intends to invest $250m in the country over the next three years to expand its capabilities across technology, talent, and infrastructure.

July 29, 2026 at 11:04 am

ASM International slides after in-line quarterly results

ASM International is down 8% at €695 on the Amsterdam stock exchange, as investors are not satisfied with a quarterly release that was broadly in line with expectations and the confidence the company showed in its outlook.

July 29, 2026 at 05:13 am

Veolia renews its Verdun water contract for 12 years

Veolia said it signed, in late May 2026, the public service delegation contract for drinking water and sanitation with the Grand Verdun Agglomeration Community, a contract worth €68.6m over 12 years.

July 29, 2026 at 02:48 am

Soitec reaches an agreement to settle a dispute with the French tax authorities

In a brief statement released Tuesday evening, Soitec said it had reached an agreement on the main terms for resolving its ongoing dispute with the French tax authorities.

July 29, 2026 at 02:36 am