SES Reports H1 2026 Results & Reiterates Full-Year Outlook July 30, 2026 SES S.A. announces financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. H1 2026 Performance (€ million) H1 2026 as reported (1) H1 2025 as reported (1) ∆ At constant FX (2) H1 2025 like-for-like(3) ∆ At constant FX (2) Average €/$ FX rate 1.17 1.08 1.08 Revenue 1,602 978 [...]
AB InBev Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results July 30, 2026 Solid top- and bottom-line performance: Revenue up by 5.6%, Beer volume growth of 1.1% and a 23.4% Underlying EPS increase
Scotland is a warning of what Andy Burnham’s devolution experiment will look like July 30, 2026 For an idea of what left-wing devolution yields, look no further than Scotland, where SNP statist’s efforts to extort the wealthy have backfired, writes Joseph Dinnage For a socialist, Andy Burnham has a funny approach to central government. Unlike his forebears across the former Soviet Union, southeast Asia and Latin America, the King of the [...]
Andy Burnham pledges ‘cost £63bn’ – and tax ideas could backfire July 30, 2026 A series of tax cuts and spending pledges proposed by Andy Burnham and John Healey could cost the government up to £63bn by 2030, new analysis has shown. Promises on defence, social care and council housebuilding could leave the Chancellor facing a bill of between £46bn and £63bn by the end of the decade, which [...]
Bank of England may set the stage for interest rate hikes this year July 30, 2026 The Bank of England could today roll the pitch for a series of interest rate hikes this year after price shocks triggered by the war in Iran rippled through the global economy in the past quarter, City analysts have predicted. Analysts across financial firms in the City are expecting the Bank to leave interest rates [...]
KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Barings Euro Middle Market 2024-1 (Reset) July 29, 2026 KBRA UK (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to seven classes of notes issued by Barings Euro Middle Market 2024-1 (Reset), a cash flow collateralized loan obligation (CLO) backed by a diversified portfolio of middle market corporate loans. The original transaction closed on 16 December 2024 as a static CLO. This transaction refinances the original CLO by [...]
Everest Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results July 29, 2026 Annualized 14.2% Net Income ROE and 14.9% Net Operating Income ROE Annualized Total Shareholder Return of 16.8% $559 million of Net Income and Combined Ratio of 92.0% $317 million of Underwriting Income and Combined Ratio of 90.0% from our Core Businesses* Repurchased $395 million of Common Shares During the Quarter
Smurfit Westrock Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results July 29, 2026 Smurfit Westrock plc (NYSE: SW) today announced the financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. Key Points: Net Sales of $8,031 million Net Income of $88 million, with a Net Income Margin of 1.1% Adjusted EBITDA1 of $1,140 million, with an Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 of 14.2% Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities [...]
Bureau Veritas: Delivering on Our Commitments With Higher Sequential Organic Growth in Q2 and Continuous Margin Improvements July 29, 2026 Bureau Veritas (BOURSE:BVI): H1 2026 key figures1 › Revenue of EUR 3,258.4 million in H1 2026, up 2.1% year-on-year and up 5.0% organically (with a sequential improvement in Q2 2026 at 5.5% organic growth), › Adjusted operating profit of EUR 506.5 million, up 3.1% versus EUR 491.5 million in H1 2025, representing an adjusted operating [...]
If Andy Burnham really wants to help NEETs he should rule out tax rises July 29, 2026 Andy Burnham’s announcements on technical education are welcome, but they will be meaningless if young people have no jobs to move into. The Budget will be the real test of how he plans to grow the economy, says Georgiana Bristol Andy Burnham has descended from the North with an array of new pledges and spending [...]