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SoundHound AI Shares Jump After Strong Q2 Results, Guidance Raise

SoundHound AI Shares Jump After Strong Q2 Results, Guidance Raise

SoundHound AI stock jumped sharply in pre-market trading after the company reported its strongest quarter to date: Q2 2026 revenue of $61.9 million, a 45% year-over-year increase that exceeded analyst estimates. The adjusted loss per share narrowed to $0.02 versus the $0.12 loss expected, and management raised the lower end of its full-year 2026 re…

PVA TePla Shares Plummet After H1 Results and Lowered EBITDA Guidance

PVA TePla Shares Plummet After H1 Results and Lowered EBITDA Guidance

PVA TePla's stock plunged after the company reported first-half 2026 results and trimmed its full-year EBITDA outlook into the lower half of its prior €26–31 million guidance range. While H1 revenue and order intake beat expectations, a pronounced collapse in EBITDA and an order book that fell short of elevated market hopes prompted a steep intrada…

Qt Group Shares Surge After Better-Than-Expected Q2 Results

Qt Group Shares Surge After Better-Than-Expected Q2 Results

Qt Group's stock jumped 25% after the Finnish software firm reported second-quarter EBITA of €9.3 million and net sales of €61 million, both exceeding broker Inderes' estimates. The quarter included €4.3 million in restructuring-related costs. Management left full-year guidance unchanged, and Inderes said the lower end of guidance now appears attai…

Adecco Shares Slide After Q2 Results Show Margin Pressure

Adecco Shares Slide After Q2 Results Show Margin Pressure

Adecco Group reported Q2 2026 organic revenue growth of 5.6% but posted a gross margin of 18.6%, continuing a sequential compression trend. Underperformance at Akkodis and LHH, a prior Morgan Stanley downgrade, and a lackluster European market backdrop contributed to the shares falling 4.4% to €24.24.

Glanbia Shares Jump After Strong H1 Results and Upgraded EPS Guidance

Glanbia Shares Jump After Strong H1 Results and Upgraded EPS Guidance

Glanbia stock climbed 6.4% to 24.58 following the companys Half Year 2026 results, which included a notable earnings beat and a material upgrade to full-year adjusted EPS growth guidance. Revenue for the six months ended July 4 rose 7.0% on a constant-currency basis to $2.08 billion, EBITDA increased 14.1% to $275.4 million, and management lifted …

BofA Picks RWE and Engie as Top EU Utility Choices for 2026

BofA Picks RWE and Engie as Top EU Utility Choices for 2026

Bank of America named RWE and Engie as its top European utility picks for 2026, citing both firms' exposure to a rally in gas and power markets driven by renewed Iran-related disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. The bank expects upside from power generation, improved gas marketing and trading conditions as LNG shipping margins rally, and strong ear…

Swisscom Shares Jump After Strong Q2 Results and Guidance Confirmation

Swisscom Shares Jump After Strong Q2 Results and Guidance Confirmation

Swisscom shares climbed after the telecom group reported second-quarter and first-half 2026 results that beat analyst expectations on key profitability measures, and after management reiterated full-year guidance. Cost synergies from the integration of Vodafone Italia under the Fastweb brand helped lift group EBITDAaL despite a decline in reported …

Deutsche Telekom Shares Jump After Q2 Beat and Bigger Buyback

Deutsche Telekom Shares Jump After Q2 Beat and Bigger Buyback

Deutsche Telekom shares climbed sharply after the Bonn-based group reported Q2 2026 results that modestly beat expectations on key profit metrics and unveiled a materially larger share buyback. Revenue, adjusted EBITDA after leases and adjusted net profit all advanced year-over-year, helped by continued strength at U.S. unit T-Mobile US. Management…

China’s state buyer pauses some steel mills’ talks with Rio Tinto as annual contract negotiations intensify

China’s state buyer pauses some steel mills’ talks with Rio Tinto as annual contract negotiations intensify

China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG), the state iron ore procurement agency, has instructed certain Chinese steel mills to suspend negotiations with Rio Tinto over shipments scheduled from September, sources said. The move is part of CMRG’s broader strategy to centralize purchasing and gain stronger negotiating power in annual term contract talks w…

OpenAI Moves to Toss Apple Trade Secrets Suit, Says It Is Building 'Entirely New and Different' Hardware

OpenAI Moves to Toss Apple Trade Secrets Suit, Says It Is Building 'Entirely New and Different' Hardware

On Aug. 5 OpenAI filed a motion asking a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple that alleges OpenAI and two ex-Apple employees misappropriated Apple trade secrets to advance the ChatGPT maker's consumer hardware ambitions. OpenAI's lawyers argued the company has no use for Apple trade secrets and emphasized OpenAI's interest in hiring top t…

Taiwan market ends flat as individual stocks swing sharply

Taiwan market ends flat as individual stocks swing sharply

Taiwan's benchmark closed unchanged after a session marked by pronounced moves in individual stocks. Several small- and mid-cap names recorded near-double-digit gains or losses, while market breadth was modestly positive. Commodity prices and currency rates showed limited movement by the close of trade.