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Alcon raises its 2026 profit targets

Buoyed by second-quarter results marked by both growth driven by its new products and improved profitability, Alcon announced an upward revision to its profit targets for the full current fiscal year.

August 11, 2026 at 11:12 am IST

Dassault Systèmes teams up with Solize Partners in Japan

Dassault Systèmes says it has reached an agreement with Solize Partners in Japan, under its 'consulting and system integration partnership program', to help manufacturers accelerate their digital transformation, improve operational efficiency and spur innovation.

August 11, 2026 at 10:47 am IST

Csquare off to a strong start on Bank of America's positive call

Csquare is up 2.9% to $22.1 in early Wall Street trading, supported by Bank of America, which is initiating coverage with a "buy" rating and a price target set at $46, based on a target 2027 EV/EBITDA multiple of 22 times.

August 10, 2026 at 07:53 pm IST

Apple seen lower after Jefferies downgrade

Apple is expected to edge down at the open on Wall Street, following a negative note from Jefferies, which downgraded the stock to 'underperform', with a price target cut by 8% to $263.66, implying downside potential of around 16%.

August 10, 2026 at 06:50 pm IST

Analysts' comments help Allianz regain ground

After a 1.6% drop on Friday in the wake of its quarterly release, Allianz recovers some of the lost ground this Monday, up 1% at around €438, helped by several analysts who reacted positively to the figures disclosed.

August 10, 2026 at 06:19 pm IST

Novo Nordisk enters a new strategic partnership with AWS

Novo Nordisk and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are announcing a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating drug discovery and modernizing the Danish pharmaceutical group's operations through agentic AI and cloud technologies.

August 10, 2026 at 06:00 pm IST

Berenberg sees an entry point in Shaftesbury Capital, shares rise

Shaftesbury Capital gains 1.1% to around 147 pence in London, supported by favorable comments from Berenberg, which upgrades its rating on the British property company from 'hold' to 'buy', with a price target raised from 151 to 166 pence.

August 10, 2026 at 05:17 pm IST

Allianz rebounds on positive analyst commentary

After falling 1.6% on Friday in the wake of its half-year results, Allianz recovers some of the lost ground on Monday, up 1.2% at around €438.6, helped by broadly favorable comments from Oddo BHF and Berenberg.

August 10, 2026 at 03:22 pm IST

Now favored over Melexis by Oddo BHF, Elmos jumps

Elmos jumps 4.7% to €152.9 in Frankfurt, while Melexis slips 0.1% to €71.9 in Brussels, following a note from Oddo BHF that upgrades the former from 'neutral' to 'outperform' and downgrades the latter in the opposite direction.

August 10, 2026 at 02:45 pm IST

GEA Group boosts profitability in the first half

GEA Group reports EPS before restructuring up 8% to €1.43 and an improved EBITDA margin by 0.7 point to 16.8% for its first half of 2026, on revenue up 5.7% to €2,715.6m (+8.2% organically).

August 10, 2026 at 12:29 pm IST

ASM launches its share buyback program

ASM International reports the launch of a program to repurchase ordinary shares for a maximum amount of €150m, in line with its announcement of March 3 and the authorization granted by the annual general meeting held on May 11.

August 10, 2026 at 11:57 am IST

HRS heads toward a sale-leaseback of its Champagnier headquarters

HRS (Hydrogen Refueling Solutions) announced it has signed a promise to sell with Azur Datacenter (Arago Technologie group), covering the sale-leaseback of its Champagnier (Isère) headquarters, a 14,100 m² industrial complex that includes offices and the production site.

August 10, 2026 at 11:39 am IST

Airbnb in top form after its summer results

Airbnb jumps 15.7% to $175.5 early in the Wall Street session, in top form after its summer results, marked by both better-than-expected numbers and higher full-year guidance, a release Wedbush applauds as it upgrades the stock to 'outperform'.

August 07, 2026 at 07:42 pm IST

Prysmian rises on a Berenberg upgrade

Prysmian is up 1.6% at €126.5 in Milan, after Berenberg raised its recommendation to 'buy' from 'hold' and lifted its price target to €150 from €130, with the broker suggesting investors take advantage of the stock's decline in recent months to build a position.

August 07, 2026 at 05:19 pm IST

Brussels gives the green light to Apollo and KKR's acquisition of Atlantic Aviation

The European Commission said it has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Atlantic Aviation by the US asset managers Apollo Global Management and KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), following a simplified merger review procedure.

August 07, 2026 at 04:54 pm IST

Eutelsat slides on disappointing guidance

Eutelsat is down 7% to around €1.99, making it the SBF 120's worst performer in Paris, after a release that nevertheless featured figures in line with expectations for the past fiscal year. Despite the surge in its LEO business, the group set targets that Oddo BHF views as cautious, and the broker prefers to stay 'neutral' on the name 'given the challenges'.

August 07, 2026 at 03:15 pm IST

Generali beats expectations in the first half

Generali reported adjusted net profit up 13.7% to €2,543m for the first half of 2026, along with operating result up 11.2% to €4,505m, beating the consensus by 5% and 3% respectively, according to Jefferies.

August 07, 2026 at 01:07 pm IST

Germany: modest rise in industrial production in June

After a 0.7% increase in May (revised from an initial estimate of 0.9%), German industrial production in volume terms rose 0.2% in June 2026 from the previous month, according to data from Destatis adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects.

August 07, 2026 at 12:10 pm IST

Euronext sees cash equities ADV up 30% year over year in July

Euronext said that, on its cash equities markets, average daily volume (ADV) climbed 30% last month from July 2025 to reach €14,488m, but fell 16% sequentially.

August 07, 2026 at 10:58 am IST

Credit Agricole's ACR 2026 subscribed by more than 53,000 people

Credit Agricole says its capital increase, reserved for the group's more than 190,000 employees and former employees (ACR 2026), with the subscription period running from June 24 to July 8, drew participation from more than 53,000 staff in France and internationally.

August 07, 2026 at 10:40 am IST

EBay slightly in the green on solid quarterly results

eBay is up 0.7% at around $112 in early trading on Wall Street, a day after posting quarterly results that beat expectations on both profit and revenue, and that Wedbush praised, saying the group's fundamentals 'remain solid'.

August 06, 2026 at 08:03 pm IST