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Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield reported full-year 2025 results highlighting the lowest EPRA vacancy rate since 2017 and positive revaluations across its portfolio. Adjusted recurring earnings per share for FY25 were €9.58, marginally below consensus, weighed by €1.6 billion of disposals completed in 2025. Tenant sales, footfall and net tangible assets p…
Kioxia reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter results and issued a fourth-quarter outlook that far exceeded consensus, prompting fresh gains across memory stocks. The company said its full NAND flash production capacity for 2026 is already sold out, while SSD, storage and smart device sales each showed year-over-year growth. Micron executive…
Sanofi has appointed Belén Garijo, 65, as its new chief executive after electing not to renew Paul Hudson's mandate. The move comes as the group contends with U.S. vaccine challenges and a lingering turnaround since 2019. Garijo brings prior Sanofi experience and recent leadership of Merck KGaA, where her record includes acquisitions, divestitures …
Cancom reported 0.9% year-on-year revenue growth in Q4 2025, marking a sequential acceleration after earlier declines in the year. EBITDA reached €38.6 million, an 8.0% margin versus 5.5% a year earlier, and cash flow strengthened in the quarter after a weaker first nine months of 2025. The company refrained from issuing 2026 guidance with prelimin…
AmBev delivered fourth-quarter results that broadly matched expectations on adjusted EBITDA but showed declines in volumes across most operating regions. Adjusted EBITDA came in at R$8.85 billion, 3% above analyst forecasts yet down 7.5% year-over-year. Total volumes fell 3.8% from a year earlier and missed analyst projections by 2.5%, with Brazil …
Samsung Electronics has started commercial shipments of its HBM4 high-bandwidth memory, becoming the first company to mass produce and ship this generation of memory. The company aims to reclaim market leadership after recent setbacks, is expanding capacity and expects substantial revenue growth from its HBM business by 2026. Competitors are also p…
Tietoevry reported fourth-quarter revenue a touch below consensus while outperforming on adjusted EBITA and margin after accelerated cost optimization. The company raised multi-year savings targets, outlined guidance for 2026 with continued growth headwinds, proposed a smaller dividend and launched a share buyback tied to a divestment.
Indonesian equities ended the session lower, with the IDX Composite Index closing down 0.65% in Jakarta. Losses were led by the Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors. A handful of small-cap winners posted double-digit gains, while several stocks dropped sharply, including one that hit an all-time low. Commodity and FX moves were modest…
European equities advanced on Thursday as investors parsed an extensive round of corporate earnings and digested U.K. growth figures. Major indexes in Germany, France and the U.K. gained, led by a mix of stronger-than-expected corporate updates and uneven results from a range of sectors. Mercedes Benz reported a sharp drop in profit and warned of m…
NN Group NV reported robust full-year 2025 results, with operating capital generation and solvency ratio ahead of market forecasts. The insurer proposed a higher-than-expected dividend, announced a €350 million buyback and flagged portfolio adjustments in response to rising disability claims related to long COVID.
Verisure PLC reported a standout fourth quarter driven by a record number of new installations, delivering annual recurring revenue growth that exceeded the company’s guidance. The security services provider widened margins in the quarter and closed 2025 with higher customer counts, modestly stronger operating profit than forecast, and guidance for…
Nextensa said it will propose a €1.00 dividend at its annual general meeting after reporting a return to profitability in fiscal 2025. The company logged a sharp fall in rental income driven by asset disposals but offset this with portfolio sales, lower net debt and higher earnings, while preparing to advance key development projects in 2026.
SwedenCare delivered fourth-quarter top-line growth while reporting a marked erosion in profitability. Net sales rose to SEK 682.3 million, marking 3% year-over-year growth and 11% organic expansion. However, operational profitability weakened materially as operational EBITDA and EBIT fell sharply due to a series of temporary cost and execution iss…
Camurus AB reported fourth-quarter results that missed analyst expectations on both revenue and profit, citing a SEK93 million one-time inventory repurchase tied to a UK distribution change and currency impacts. Sales of key products Buvidal and Brixadi came in below consensus, Oczyesa’s initial German launch produced limited uptake, and the compan…
Vimian Group reported fourth-quarter results that marginally beat consensus, with revenue of €109 million and adjusted EBITA of €26.1 million. The animal health company recorded 6% organic growth across its segments; Specialty Pharma and MedTech delivered margin improvements while Veterinary Services and Diagnostics saw margin compression tied to c…
Sanofi said it will replace CEO Paul Hudson with Belén Garijo after choosing not to renew Hudson's mandate. The decision comes as the company seeks new growth drivers following mixed trial results and prepares for patent losses on its asthma drug Dupixent in the early 2030s. Hudson will step down on February 17, an interim CEO will lead through the…
Samsung Electronics has started shipping its next-generation high-bandwidth memory chips, HBM4, to unnamed customers. The firm says the modules deliver a sustained 11.7 Gbps with peak capability up to 13 Gbps, about 22% faster than HBM3E. Samsung also plans sample deliveries of HBM4E later this year. The move comes as demand for HBM rises with AI d…
Montea recorded a 21.4% rise in rental income to €139.8 million for fiscal 2025, driven by new assets, indexation and lease renegotiations. The Belgian logistics property owner reported elevated occupancy, modest margin improvement and lower financing costs, while providing 2026 earnings and dividend guidance slightly below market expectations.
SoftBank Group reported a quarterly net profit of ¥248.59 billion for the three months ended December, returning to the black after a loss in the same period a year earlier. The turnaround was driven mainly by a ¥735.49 billion profit at its Vision Funds business, which had posted a loss in the prior-year period. Despite the recovery, the group's h…
Lenovo warned of growing pressure on PC shipments due to an industry-wide memory-chip shortage tied to AI demand. The company said it has increased prices to help absorb higher memory costs and is stepping up investment in the AI inference market. Lenovo posted revenue growth in its third quarter but reported a year-on-year profit decline after a r…
Hermes CEO Axel Dumas told journalists he repeatedly declined Jeffrey Epstein's attempts to meet, saying he believed both he and the company were singled out by the financier during a period marked by a takeover dispute. Department of Justice files show Epstein emailed Hermes seeking meetings with Dumas and asked the luxury house to design the inte…
Hermès reported fourth-quarter product sales growth of 9.8% on a currency-adjusted basis, beating analyst consensus, with the Americas and Japan posting particularly strong demand. The company expects smaller price increases in the coming year and delivered a full-year operating profit margin slightly ahead of estimates, while announcing an 18-euro…
Unilever reported fourth-quarter underlying sales growth of 4.2%, beating analyst expectations of 3.9%, supported by strong demand for Dove and Vaseline. The company said it expects 2026 growth to be at the bottom end of its multi-year underlying sales growth guidance of 4% to 6% because of slower market conditions. Annual underlying operating prof…
British American Tobacco reported a 2.3% rise in annual profit to 11.28 billion pounds, driven in part by market share gains for its Velo nicotine pouch in the United States and growth in newer vapour and heated tobacco products. Revenue from BAT's newer product portfolio increased 7% for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, helping push total sales up 2.…
SoftBank Group reported a net profit of 248.6 billion yen ($1.62 billion) for the October-December quarter, reversing a prior-year loss and marking the fourth straight quarter of profitability. Gains were driven by an increase in the valuation of its investment in OpenAI, where SoftBank has expanded its stake; the company has also continued asset s…
