Vincent Gallet

Tech and oil send European markets lower ahead of the ECB

With attention set to shift to the ECB early this afternoon, European stock markets are looking gloomy, dragged down by late-evening results seen as disappointing in the US technology sector and by the ongoing surge in oil prices.

July 23, 2026 at 06:09 pm

Atos launches a sovereign cloud platform for Europe

Atos announces the launch of Atos Sovereign Cloud, a next-generation platform dedicated to application orchestration and modernization, designed and developed in the European Union, and intended for public administrations, defense organizations, healthcare institutions, critical infrastructure operators and organizations subject to stringent regulatory requirements.

July 23, 2026 at 05:07 pm

Nestlé slides in the wake of its half-year earnings

Nestlé is down 6.2% at 80.8 CHF early in trading in Zurich, after the Swiss food and beverage giant reported net profit of 3.47 bn CHF for the first half of 2026, or 1.35 CHF per share, down 31.4% from the same period in 2025.

July 23, 2026 at 03:40 pm

STMicroelectronics quintuples its EPS in the second quarter

STMicroelectronics reports, for the second quarter of 2026, on a non-GAAP basis, EPS multiplied by five (+416.7%) year over year, to $0.31, an operating margin of 7.7% versus 2.1% a year earlier, as well as a gross margin up 1.7 points, to 35.2%.

July 23, 2026 at 02:12 pm

BNP Paribas boosts net profit by a third in the second quarter

BNP Paribas reports group share net profit of €4,345m for the second quarter of 2026, up 33.4% year on year, implying a ROTE (return on tangible equity) of 13.3%.

July 23, 2026 at 01:46 pm

Covivio issues €500m of green bonds

Covivio said it has successfully placed €500m of green bonds (EU Green Bond), maturing in July 2033, an issue that was nearly three times oversubscribed, "reflecting bond investors' renewed confidence in the group's credit quality".

July 23, 2026 at 01:28 pm

Super Micro surges after highly reassuring figures for its latest quarter

Super Micro Computer is soaring 24.5% to $31.7, a day after the IT solutions provider published preliminary figures for its fiscal fourth quarter, viewed as highly reassuring on gross margin and the level of its orders, reflecting strong demand for its next-generation artificial intelligence servers.

July 22, 2026 at 11:04 pm

AMD reportedly struck a major deal with Anthropic, the WSJ says

Semiconductor and microprocessor maker AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) has reportedly reached a major agreement with Anthropic, the company behind the Claude artificial intelligence system, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report.

July 22, 2026 at 09:27 pm

Moody's lifts its EPS by nearly a third in Q2

Moody's Corporation reports adjusted EPS up 31% to $4.68 for Q2 2026, a gain it attributes to both strong revenue growth and operating leverage.

July 22, 2026 at 08:57 pm

Wellington Management boosts its voting rights stake in Valeo

In a notice filed with the AMF, Wellington Management Group LLP, acting on behalf of funds and clients, said it exceeded the 5% threshold of Valeo voting rights on July 17, following a market purchase of shares.

July 22, 2026 at 07:37 pm

AT&T handily beats consensus in the second quarter

AT&T posted adjusted EPS of $0.65 for the second quarter of 2026, compared with $0.54 in the same quarter a year earlier, comfortably topping the market consensus of $0.59.

July 22, 2026 at 07:19 pm

Santander trends higher after a reassuring quarterly report

Santander is up 2% at €12.1 in Madrid, following the release of its Q2 2026 results, marked by profit in line with analysts' expectations, as well as net interest income and fees that came in slightly better than expected, according to KBW.

July 22, 2026 at 06:42 pm

Santander lifts underlying profit by 17% in the second quarter

Santander posted underlying profit of €3.8bn for the second quarter, up 17% year on year, helped in particular by an improvement in its efficiency ratio to 42.8%, 2.9 percentage points better than a year ago.

July 22, 2026 at 04:24 pm

KBC Securities raises its price target on ASML

While maintaining its 'hold' rating on ASML, KBC Securities lifts its price target to €1,600 from €1,400, updating its view after last week's quarterly results from the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker.

July 22, 2026 at 03:25 pm

Deutsche Bank Raises Its Price Target on Julius Baer After First-Half Results

Deutsche Bank reiterates its 'buy' rating on Julius Baer, raising its price target to 81 CHF from 76 CHF, a day after the Swiss private bank published first-half results that it views as solid overall.

July 22, 2026 at 03:10 pm

Toosla is betting on AI to fuel growth

Toosla, a company specializing in short-term rentals of premium cars, is announcing a new stage in the evolution of its technology platform with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into the development processes for its new V3 app.

July 22, 2026 at 02:45 pm

United Kingdom: annual inflation slows more than expected in June

The United Kingdom's consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.6% year over year in June, an annual rate down 0.2 percentage point from the level seen the previous month, while the consensus had expected this rate to ease only to 2.7%.

July 22, 2026 at 02:10 pm

Vallourec selected to supply line pipes for the Atapu 2 project

Vallourec said it has won a contract from Allseas to supply seamless carbon steel line pipes, fitted with a thermal insulation coating and intended for the Atapu 2 project, being developed by the Unitized ATAPU consortium, led by Petrobras.

July 22, 2026 at 01:27 pm

Bigben Interactive to sell Bigben Connected to Modelabs

Bigben Interactive announces it has signed a share sale agreement, subject to conditions precedent, covering all of the share capital and voting rights of its subsidiary Bigben Connected, in favor of Modelabs, which is active in the distribution of devices.

July 22, 2026 at 01:10 pm

Halliburton edges past consensus in the second quarter

Halliburton reported EPS of $0.55 for its second quarter 2026, flat year over year and slightly above the market consensus, which stood at $0.54. The group also reported adjusted operating income down 6%, to $683m, representing a 12% margin.

July 21, 2026 at 07:50 pm

ABN Amro, BofA's top Benelux banking pick

ABN Amro is up 0.9% at €37.8 in Amsterdam, as Bank of America (BofA) says it prefers the stock and rates it a 'buy', versus KBC ('buy') and ING ('neutral'), in a note covering the three major Benelux banks, which are expected to deliver solid second-quarter 2026 results.

July 21, 2026 at 06:04 pm