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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 EDT

Linde in line with expectations in the second quarter

Linde reported, for the second quarter of 2026, adjusted net income of $2,089m, up 8%, representing EPS of $4.50, up 10% and in line with the average analyst estimate.

July 31, 2026 at 08:22 am EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT

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 EDT