UBS Unveils $3 Billion Share Buyback After Q2 Profit Surge, but Warns on Geopolitical Risks
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UBS Unveils $3 Billion Share Buyback After Q2 Profit Surge, but Warns on Geopolitical Risks

UBS announced a $3bn share buyback after Q2 earnings beat estimates with a 17% net income jump, but warned of near-term ...

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RWE Shares Rally on Upgraded 2026 Outlook After Strong First Half
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RWE Shares Rally on Upgraded 2026 Outlook After Strong First Half

RWE lifted its full-year earnings forecast after a 41% jump in half-year EBITDA, fueled by onshore renewables, flexible ...

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SK Hynix Record Quarter Misses Lofty AI Forecasts, Shares Tumble 15%
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SK Hynix Record Quarter Misses Lofty AI Forecasts, Shares Tumble 15%

SK Hynix posted record Q2 revenue and profit but fell short of sky-high analyst estimates, reigniting fears of a slowdow...

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Danone Sales Rise 4.2% on Asia Volume Surge, Beating Expectations
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Danone Sales Rise 4.2% on Asia Volume Surge, Beating Expectations

Danone reported a 4.2% like-for-like sales increase in Q2 2026, driven by a 5.2% jump in Asia-Pacific where volume growt...

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Deutsche Bank’s Investment Banking Boom Drives Record Q2 Profit
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Deutsche Bank’s Investment Banking Boom Drives Record Q2 Profit

A surge in dealmaking and advisory fees pushed Deutsche Bank to a near-record quarterly profit, as the lender lifted its...

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Deutsche Bank Surprises with Near-Record Q2 Profit as Investment Banking Roars
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Deutsche Bank Surprises with Near-Record Q2 Profit as Investment Banking Roars

Germany's largest lender posted a pretax profit of €2.68 billion, just shy of its all-time record, and announced a €500 ...

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Dow and S&P 500 Rise as Tech Drags Nasdaq Down; Fed Decision Looms
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Dow and S&P 500 Rise as Tech Drags Nasdaq Down; Fed Decision Looms

US stocks diverged sharply on Tuesday: industrials and consumer staples surged on strong earnings, while chipmakers slum...

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Apple Briefly Touches $5 Trillion Market Cap Ahead of Pivotal Earnings and CEO Swansong
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Apple Briefly Touches $5 Trillion Market Cap Ahead of Pivotal Earnings and CEO Swansong

Apple hit a $5 trillion valuation for the first time, joining Nvidia in that elite club, just two days before what will ...

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Barclays profits jump 17% to £6.1bn, beating forecasts on investment banking boom
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Barclays profits jump 17% to £6.1bn, beating forecasts on investment banking boom

Barclays' H1 pre-tax profit rose to £6.1bn, ahead of estimates, as its investment bank rode a wave of dealmaking and mar...

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Enel Chile H1 Profit Up 10.7% on Shell Gas Contract Renegotiation
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Enel Chile H1 Profit Up 10.7% on Shell Gas Contract Renegotiation

Utility's net income reached US$272 million, boosted by a US$140 million one-off gain from a reworked gas supply deal wi...

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Consumer Strength Lifts Visa, Ford and UPS; Tariff Refunds Boost Logitech, Philips
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Consumer Strength Lifts Visa, Ford and UPS; Tariff Refunds Boost Logitech, Philips

A wave of quarterly results showed US consumers still opening their wallets, helping Visa, Ford and UPS beat expectation...

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PayPal Beats Q2, CEO Signals Openness to Sweetened Stripe-Advent Bid
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PayPal Beats Q2, CEO Signals Openness to Sweetened Stripe-Advent Bid

PayPal topped earnings estimates and its CEO said he would consider a higher offer, days after the board rejected a $60....

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Ferrovial H1 Net Profit Falls 52.2% on One-Off Gains a Year Ago; Underlying Growth Strong
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Ferrovial H1 Net Profit Falls 52.2% on One-Off Gains a Year Ago; Underlying Growth Strong

Ferrovial's first-half net profit slid to €258m as 2025 included one-off asset sale gains, but revenue rose 5.2% to €4.7...

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Alphabet, Tesla Hit by AI Capex Surge; Microsoft, Meta, Amazon Face Same Scrutiny
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Alphabet, Tesla Hit by AI Capex Surge; Microsoft, Meta, Amazon Face Same Scrutiny

Soaring capital expenditures and crumbling free cash flow at Alphabet and Tesla triggered sharp stock declines. As Micro...

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UPS Raises 2026 Forecast as Strategy Shift Bites, But Profit Plunge Sends Shares Down 6%
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UPS Raises 2026 Forecast as Strategy Shift Bites, But Profit Plunge Sends Shares Down 6%

UPS lifted its full-year revenue target to $91.2 billion after shifting away from low-margin e-commerce volume, but rest...

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Corning Shares Tumble 20% Despite Q2 Beat as AI Fears Overshoot, Analysts Say
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Corning Shares Tumble 20% Despite Q2 Beat as AI Fears Overshoot, Analysts Say

Corning’s Q2 revenue surged on AI-driven fiber demand, but a 20% intraday plunge reflects broader AI stock jitters. Morn...

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SpaceX Shares Sink More Than 50% From Post-IPO High Ahead of First Earnings
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SpaceX Shares Sink More Than 50% From Post-IPO High Ahead of First Earnings

Ahead of its inaugural earnings as a public company and a looming lock-up expiration, SpaceX shares have lost more than ...

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DroneShield Stock Plunges 13% Despite Record Revenue as Margin Squeeze Bites
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DroneShield Stock Plunges 13% Despite Record Revenue as Margin Squeeze Bites

DroneShield posted a 74% revenue surge to AU$125.8 million and a new AU$23.2 million European contract, but a drop in gr...

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How Tariffs, AI Wealth, and Data Centre Boom Shaped Europe's Q2 Earnings
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How Tariffs, AI Wealth, and Data Centre Boom Shaped Europe's Q2 Earnings

Philips’ tariff refunds, Hochtief’s data centre orders, and LVMH’s US luxury surge highlight a quarter where geopolitica...

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Mercedes-Benz Q2 Profit Jumps 13.5% as Cost Cuts Counter China Slump
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Mercedes-Benz Q2 Profit Jumps 13.5% as Cost Cuts Counter China Slump

Group earnings climb to €1.09 billion despite a 6% fall in unit sales, with efficiency gains and strong van sales offset...

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Coforge Q1: Organic Growth at 1.1%, Encora Deal Fuels Revenue, Net Profit Hit by One-Offs
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Coforge Q1: Organic Growth at 1.1%, Encora Deal Fuels Revenue, Net Profit Hit by One-Offs

Coforge's fiscal Q1 revenue jumped 21% on the consolidation of Encora Holdings, but net profit fell 15% as integration a...

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Broker Q1 Earnings Under Strain as India's Derivatives Boom Cools
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Broker Q1 Earnings Under Strain as India's Derivatives Boom Cools

Sequential slowdown in equity derivatives and reversal of commodity rallies pressured most listed brokers in the June qu...

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Vivo Owner Telefônica Brasil Lifts Q2 Profit 17% to R$1.57 Billion
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Vivo Owner Telefônica Brasil Lifts Q2 Profit 17% to R$1.57 Billion

Telefônica Brasil (VIVT3) posted a 17% rise in second-quarter net income, driven by revenue gains across mobile and fixe...

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Vodafone Lifts Profit Outlook as Xavier Niel Builds Stake
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Vodafone Lifts Profit Outlook as Xavier Niel Builds Stake

Vodafone raised its annual profit forecast after strong first-quarter revenue growth, particularly in Africa, as French ...

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Vodafone Cost Cuts Chop 1,200 European Jobs as UK Revenue Dips
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Vodafone Cost Cuts Chop 1,200 European Jobs as UK Revenue Dips

Vodafone’s Q1 earnings rise as European job losses and merger with Three UK deliver savings, but a post-Ofcom UK mobile ...

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Bank of Baroda Shares Dip as ₹5,700 Crore Charge and Unconfirmed Data Breach Spook Investors
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Bank of Baroda Shares Dip as ₹5,700 Crore Charge and Unconfirmed Data Breach Spook Investors

BoB's Q1 FY27 profit fell 72% on a one-time legal settlement, but core earnings held up; reports of an alleged 1TB data ...

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Strategy's Bitcoin Freeze Sets Up a Pivotal Earnings Test
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Strategy's Bitcoin Freeze Sets Up a Pivotal Earnings Test

Strategy paused Bitcoin purchases for four weeks—its longest freeze in two years—and sold 3,588 BTC to fund dividends. J...

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Barclays Warns Earnings and Central Banks Will Set Market Tone as Oil Hits $100
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Barclays Warns Earnings and Central Banks Will Set Market Tone as Oil Hits $100

Barclays says strong Q2 results have supported equities but rising oil, bond yields and AI spending doubts are creating ...

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Hikvision Net Profit Soars 39.6% in H1, Full-Year Revenue Poised to Break 100 Billion Yuan
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Hikvision Net Profit Soars 39.6% in H1, Full-Year Revenue Poised to Break 100 Billion Yuan

Hikvision reported H1 2026 revenue of 46.82 billion yuan, up 12%, with net profit jumping 39.6% to 7.90 billion yuan. In...

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Keysight Posts Record Results as AI and 5G Demand Supercharge Test Equipment
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Keysight Posts Record Results as AI and 5G Demand Supercharge Test Equipment

The test and measurement leader reported a 27% revenue jump and raised guidance, while its stock has nearly doubled in a...

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