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Vodafone climbs on a Berenberg upgrade

Vodafone shares are up 2.4% at 127 pence in London, benefiting from positive comments from Berenberg, which confirmed its "buy" rating on the stock, while raising its TP from 123 pence to 140 pence as part of an update to its forecasts for the mobile operator.

02 October 2026 at 10:10 pm AEST

IG Group plunges after disappointing quarterly update and lowered guidance

IG Group shares have plunged 23% to 990 pence in London after a disappointing trading update. The trading platform generated sharply lower Q3 revenue amid less favorable market conditions, prompting it to reduce its 2026 revenue outlook.

02 October 2026 at 10:07 pm AEST

Thirty-two Eutelsat OneWeb LEO satellites ready for launch

Eutelsat announced that Airbus Defence and Space has completed construction of the first 32 new OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites on its behalf at its Toulouse facility. The satellites are now ready to be shipped ahead of their upcoming launch by SpaceX.

02 October 2026 at 09:49 pm AEST

GL events wins concession for Lima Convention Center in Peru

GL events announced that it has won the tender to manage and operate the Lima Convention Center. Located in Peru's capital, the venue has approximately 18,000 square meters of event space and 18 multifunctional rooms, with capacity for up to 10,000 people.

02 October 2026 at 09:32 pm AEST

Euro zone: inflation exceeds expectations in September

Annual inflation in the euro zone is expected to reach 3.8% in September 2026, up from 3.2% in August, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office. By comparison, the consensus had expected an annual rate of slightly less, at 3.6% last month.

02 October 2026 at 07:17 pm AEST

Nearly 20 million shares repurchased by Société Générale

Société Générale announced the completion of its exceptional €1.5bn share buyback program, launched on Aug. 3. The banking group repurchased 19,871,418 shares, which will subsequently be canceled.

02 October 2026 at 03:32 pm AEST

Adeunis share squeeze-out set for October 15

02 October 2026 at 12:26 am AEST

Blackstone creates new defense player

Blackstone announced the acquisition, by its managed funds, of TSC and Applied Systems Engineering Inc (ASEI), with a view to merging them to form Falcata, a platform designed to strengthen the US industrial base in interceptor systems in order to counter the proliferation of low-cost airborne threats.

01 October 2026 at 11:46 pm AEST

Accenture ends FY 2025-2026 on a high note

Accenture is expected to open sharply higher this Thursday (+17% 90 mins before the opening bell), following quarterly results reflecting a strong end to the fiscal year, with better-than-expected EPS and optimistic targets for FY 2026-2027.

01 October 2026 at 11:36 pm AEST

Accenture results propel Capgemini to top of CAC 40

Capgemini has surged since mid-session to take the lead on the CAC 40, gaining 8.9% to €113.7, benefiting from the solid results reported by its US peer Accenture, which "constitute a positive signal for the European IT services and software sector", according to AlphaValue.

01 October 2026 at 11:01 pm AEST

Semco gains on buy initiation at Berenberg

Semco Technologies rose 2.1% to €49 in early trading in Paris, supported by Berenberg, which initiated coverage of the stock with a buy recommendation and a price target of €68.

01 October 2026 at 05:37 pm AEST

Engie pushes back target date for agreement on Belgian nuclear assets

Engie and its subsidiary Electrabel said they have agreed with the Belgian state to postpone to Nov. 4, 2026, the target date for concluding the Heads of Terms ("HoT"), as set out in the April 29 letter of intent, regarding the potential acquisition of the nuclear activities by the Belgian state.

01 October 2026 at 05:19 pm AEST

Eurazeo opens its first office in the Middle East

Eurazeo announced the opening of its first office in the Middle East, in Abu Dhabi. Located within ADGM, the international financial center of the capital of the United Arab Emirates, it will strengthen the group's presence in the Gulf region on a lasting basis.

01 October 2026 at 04:45 pm AEST

BNP Paribas launches wealth management operations in the Nordic region

BNP Paribas announced its strategic entry into the wealth management market for Nordic clients and, in this context, the appointment of Stina Norrhede as head of BNP Paribas Wealth Management for the Nordic region.

01 October 2026 at 04:32 pm AEST

Kaufman & Broad improves recurring operating income margin over 9 months

Kaufman & Broad reported net income, group share, of €33.6m for the first nine months of fiscal 2026, compared with €33.3m for the same period in 2025, along with an improved recurring operating income margin of 8.0%, versus 7.6% in 2025.

01 October 2026 at 04:22 pm AEST

Antin Infrastructure acquires HP Helicopters in the United States

Antin Infrastructure Partners announced that, through its NextGen Fund I, it has acquired a majority stake in High Performance Helicopters Corp ("HP Helicopters"), a U.S. company specializing in helicopter services.

01 October 2026 at 04:04 pm AEST

Sanofi and Regeneron Expand Antibody Collaboration

Sanofi and Regeneron announced the expansion of their antibody collaboration by adding several next-generation long-acting antibodies to the alliance that jointly established Dupixent as the global standard of care for diseases associated with type 2 inflammation.

01 October 2026 at 03:47 pm AEST

Hopscotch posts loss in first half

Hopscotch Groupe reported net income attributable to the group of -€3.74m for the first half of 2026, compared with -€0.11m a year earlier, as well as current operating income of -€2.79m, versus +€0.73m in the first half of 2025.

01 October 2026 at 03:30 pm AEST

Rémy Cointreau places its first hybrid bonds

Rémy Cointreau said it has placed its first issue of perpetual deeply subordinated hybrid bonds, for a total amount of €250m, at a fixed rate of 6.75%. The order book reached more than €695m, representing an oversubscription rate of 2.7 times.

01 October 2026 at 03:12 pm AEST

A rosy picture of the US economy, based on BEA data

Figures released early this afternoon paint a flattering picture of the state of the US economy, with upward revisions to H1 growth, robust household spending and inflation data that look fairly reassuring.

01 September 2026 at 02:05 am AEST

NetApp seeks to expand its partnership with SAP

NetApp, a specialist in intelligent data infrastructure, said it plans to expand its partnership with Germany's SAP, including by looking at deeper cloud-native integration of its own capabilities within SAP Cloud Infrastructure.

01 September 2026 at 02:03 am AEST