Sebastien Foll

Nvidia teams up with Texas-based Cloverleaf to design AI factories

Texas real estate developer Cloverleaf Infrastructure said Friday it has struck a strategic partnership with California tech giant Nvidia to develop the digital infrastructure needed to build new AI factories in the United States.

August 21, 2026 at 10:42 am EDT

Unexpected pickup in UK private sector activity (PMI)

UK private sector activity accelerated more strongly than expected in August, helped by a buoyant services sector, according to the 'flash' results of the latest monthly survey of purchasing managers conducted by S&P Global.

August 21, 2026 at 04:51 am EDT

Equinor to supply crude oil to Poland's Orlen for three years

Equinor said Thursday it has reached an agreement with Poland's Orlen group to sell crude oil from the Johan Sverdrup field on Norway's continental shelf, a contract set to run for three years starting at the beginning of September.

August 20, 2026 at 06:20 am EDT

Brunello Cucinelli Berenberg's top pick in luxury, growth seen as undervalued

Berenberg on Thursday reiterated its buy recommendation on Brunello Cucinelli, with a price target of €97, as the German investment bank names the Italian luxury house its top pick within a luxury sector under pressure.

August 20, 2026 at 05:50 am EDT

UMG expands its partnership around the Beatles

Universal Music Group (UMG) said Thursday it has signed a new exclusive long-term global partnership with Apple Corps, the company founded in 1968 to manage the Beatles' business interests.

August 20, 2026 at 03:56 am EDT

London clears Danone's acquisition of Huel

The UK competition authority said Thursday that it has cleared Danone's acquisition of Huel, a deal valued at around €1.2bn.

August 20, 2026 at 03:29 am EDT

Surprise rise in weekly U.S. crude inventories

Crude oil inventories posted an unexpected increase last week in the United States, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.

August 19, 2026 at 10:44 am EDT

RBC raises its target on Pandora, but says the stock is richly valued

RBC on Wednesday raised its price target on Pandora to 900 Danish kroner from 875, after the Danish jeweler recently managed to beat market expectations despite a weak consumer backdrop and the many internal transformations under way.

August 19, 2026 at 05:40 am EDT

Unilever deepens its partnership with UK-based Galaxy Surfactants

Unilever said Wednesday it has signed a new partnership charter with the UK chemicals group Galaxy Surfactants, a move meant to mark a major milestone in a collaboration spanning more than 45 years, as the two companies enter a new phase of cooperation on technology and investment.

August 19, 2026 at 05:17 am EDT

Veolia stands out on the CAC 40, RBC still sees upside potential

Veolia is standing out on Wednesday near the top of the CAC 40 leaderboard after a note from RBC that says it still sees intact upside potential despite the stock's slight outperformance since the start of the year.

August 19, 2026 at 03:59 am EDT

Pending home sales fall well short of expectations in July in the US

Pending home sales fell sharply in July in the United States, hitting their lowest level since last January, a sign of a cooling housing market driven in particular by rising interest rates.

August 18, 2026 at 10:22 am EDT

FedEx cleared with Advent to take control of InPost

The European Commission said on Tuesday it has cleared the joint acquisition of InPost, the Polish out-of-home delivery and automated parcel locker operator, by A&R, FedEx and Advent.

August 18, 2026 at 08:14 am EDT

Home Depot beats expectations in Q2, reaffirms guidance

Home Depot reported quarterly results on Tuesday that topped expectations, helped in particular by steady consumer demand for smaller renovation projects.

August 18, 2026 at 06:34 am EDT

Micron extends its rally, analysts signal confidence

Micron is posting a fifth straight session of gains this Monday on the New York Stock Exchange, buoyed by favorable comments from Bank of America analysts, adding to positive remarks already voiced by many other professionals.

August 17, 2026 at 10:57 am EDT

Citi raises its target for Kering, but keeps a neutral rating

Citi raised its price target on Kering to €282 from €266 after the group published its half-year results, which showed a fourth consecutive quarter of improving performance at Gucci, its main subsidiary.

August 17, 2026 at 05:21 am EDT

Rheinmetall wins a contract worth more than €500m from the Bundeswehr

German defense contractor Rheinmetall said on Monday that it will supply additional mobile medical stations to the Bundeswehr under a contract valued at more than €500m.

August 17, 2026 at 04:57 am EDT

Applied Materials hit by profit-taking after a mixed earnings report

Applied Materials shares are seeing sharp selling pressure this Friday on the New York Stock Exchange, caught up in profit-taking a day after reporting quarterly results that topped expectations but still left analysts pointing to a few sources of disappointment.

August 14, 2026 at 11:34 am EDT

HSBC downgrades its rating on Cisco, sees the stock as fairly valued

HSBC said Friday that it has downgraded Cisco to 'hold' from 'buy', while also cutting its price target to $120 from $137, arguing that the stock's current valuation leaves little room for near-term upside despite the strong quarterly results published this week.

August 14, 2026 at 10:54 am EDT

Reddit to join the S&P 500, shares jump

Reddit will join the S&P 500 as of next week, a major milestone for the American social media company whose stock price has quadrupled since its IPO a little more than two and a half years ago.

August 14, 2026 at 10:26 am EDT

Douglas Extends Its Decline in Frankfurt, Goldman Downgrades to Sell

Douglas shares were sharply lower on Friday on the Frankfurt stock exchange after a downgrade by Goldman Sachs, which cut its rating to sell from neutral and lowered its price target to €7 from €9. At 2:40 p.m., the perfume and cosmetics retailer's stock was down 1.4% at €8.2, while the German market was up 0.5%.

August 14, 2026 at 09:15 am EDT

Berenberg raises its target on Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

Berenberg said Friday that it has raised its price target on Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield to €122 from €120, while still expecting an acceleration in the commercial real estate group's results.

August 14, 2026 at 06:13 am EDT