Vincent Gallet

Solvay profitability slips in the second quarter

Solvay reported underlying net profit from continuing operations of €64m for the second quarter of 2026, versus €99m a year earlier, as well as underlying EBITDA down 18.8% (-19.5% organically) to €187m, for a margin of 18.1% (-2.8 points).

July 29, 2026 at 02:26 am

Legrand raises its 2026 growth expectations

Taking into account its first-half performance and the global macroeconomic backdrop to date, Legrand says it now targets, for full-year 2026, sales growth (excluding currency effects) of between +16% and +19%, versus a previous range of +10% to +15%.

July 29, 2026 at 02:08 am

Verallia net profit hit by restructuring charges

Verallia reported a decline in net profit to €27m for the first half of 2026, from €68m a year earlier, mainly due to the exceptional impact of restructuring charges tied to plans to adapt the group's industrial footprint in Europe.

July 29, 2026 at 01:14 am

S&P Global slips after a mixed quarterly report

S&P Global is down 4.2%, at $421, on Wall Street, following a mixed release for the second quarter of 2026: profitability metrics were better than expected, but revenue and the revision to full-year targets were less robust than Jefferies had hoped.

July 28, 2026 at 11:00 am

Jefferies Raises Its Target on Apple Ahead of Quarterly Results

Jefferies reiterates its "hold" rating on Apple, raising its price target by 3% to $308.92, a level that still implies 7% downside for the stock, ahead of the technology group’s quarterly results due Thursday evening.

July 28, 2026 at 09:57 am

Nemetschek reassures by confirming its full-year targets

Nemetschek is up 5%, to 63 EUR, after reassuring investors by fully reaffirming its operating outlook for 2026 (that is, excluding the impact of the HCSS acquisition) and by spelling out its guidance to reflect that deal.

July 28, 2026 at 09:20 am

PayPal Tops Expectations and Raises Its Full-Year Adjusted EPS Target

PayPal says it is raising its forecast for adjusted EPS for the full 2026 fiscal year, after a second quarter in which the group managed to beat expectations thanks to the 'progress of its transformation plan and its growth strategies across its three business segments'.

July 28, 2026 at 08:02 am

UPS raises its 2026 targets

As it reported improved results for the second quarter, UPS (United Parcel Service) is raising its targets for full-year 2026, saying it is heading into the second half with strong momentum.

July 28, 2026 at 07:09 am

ING slows the pace of its weekly share buybacks

ING says that, as part of its €1bn share buyback program announced on April 30, it repurchased 865,193 shares last week at an average price of €28.83, for a total amount of nearly €24.95m.

July 28, 2026 at 04:29 am

GTT Communications and HPE strengthen their partnership

GTT Communications announced a stronger global partnership with HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise), expanding its managed services portfolio to simplify the growing complexity of enterprise networks.

July 28, 2026 at 04:09 am

France: slight uptick in household sentiment in July

French household confidence continues to recover in July, based on INSEE's composite indicator, which rises by two points to 86, but remains below its long-term average (100 between January 1987 and December 2025).

July 28, 2026 at 03:12 am

Alstom completes financing for a rail project in Israel

Alstom said it has finalized, with its consortium partners, the financing for the Haïfa-Nazareth (NofiT) project, which calls for a 41-kilometer light-rail line linking Haïfa, Nazareth and surrounding municipalities through 20 stations, designed to carry about 100,000 passengers a day.

July 28, 2026 at 02:58 am

Orange Raises Some Full-Year Targets

With the release of its first-half 2026 results, Orange said it is lifting its full-year targets for EBITDAaL growth to 'more than 4%' (from 'above +3%' previously) and for organic cash flow to around €4.3bn (from around €4bn previously).

July 28, 2026 at 02:04 am

BioMerieux trims its medium-term targets

On the release of its half-year results, bioMerieux said it is lowering its medium-term financial outlook, reflecting changes in the geopolitical and macroeconomic backdrop since 2024.

July 28, 2026 at 01:46 am

GTT Selected for a Major Ethane Storage Tank in China

GTT said it has received an order from China Chengda Engineering covering the design of a full-integrity membrane-based onshore tank for ethane storage in Ningbo, in Zhejiang province (China), a tank that will become the world's largest dedicated to ethane storage.

July 28, 2026 at 01:28 am

Former Iberdrola CEO to join Rexel board

Rexel said its board of directors, which met on Monday, appointed Armando Martínez as a non-voting board member, with a view to putting forward his candidacy as a director at the next annual shareholders' meeting, to be held in 2027.

July 28, 2026 at 01:10 am

D-Wave Quantum puts quantum computing to work for AT&T

D-Wave Quantum, a quantum computing specialist, said it has signed an agreement with AT&T to expand the use of D-Wave's quantum computing technology across the telecom operator's network operations.

July 27, 2026 at 09:40 am

HSBC reiterates 'reduce' on IBM

HSBC reiterates its 'reduce' recommendation on IBM, with an adjusted price target trimmed to $174 from $175, following the earnings warning issued nearly two weeks ago by the US IT services giant.

July 27, 2026 at 09:12 am

Baker Hughes lands major order for Louisiana project

Baker Hughes said it booked a major second-quarter order from Venture Global LNG to supply a full liquefaction solution for its CP2 LNG expansion project in Louisiana.

July 27, 2026 at 08:17 am

HSBC bets on Singapore to strengthen its AI push

HSBC says it plans to establish a Global AI Center of Excellence in Singapore in the second half of 2026, aiming to develop artificial intelligence capabilities that can be deployed across its global network.

July 27, 2026 at 07:32 am

Linde signs renewable energy supply agreements

Linde says it has signed six new power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable electricity across the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and APAC (Asia-Pacific) regions, aiming to increase the supply of low-carbon energy for its operations.

July 27, 2026 at 07:17 am