Vincent Gallet

Engie tops 10 GW of storage capacity worldwide

Engie says it has crossed the 10 GW (gigawatts) threshold of storage capacity worldwide, with its global portfolio now reaching 10.7 GW in operation and under construction, driven by growth in BESS (battery energy storage systems) in Europe this summer.

04 September 2026 at 05:07 pm AEST

Mixed traffic in August for Eurotunnel shuttle services

Getlink, Eurotunnel's parent company, reported a mixed performance for its shuttle traffic under the Channel last month, with an increase for trucks, but a matching decline for passenger vehicles.

04 September 2026 at 04:22 pm AEST

Waga Energy launches a 3rd production unit with Casella Waste Systems

Waga Energy and Casella Waste Systems announce the start-up of a production unit at the McKean site in Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania, allowing Waga Energy to complete the three-unit program agreed in 2023, alongside those at the Chemung County and Hyland sites.

04 September 2026 at 03:45 pm AEST

Laure-Hélène Mercier takes over as chair of Poxel's board

Poxel announces the co-option of Laure-Hélène Mercier as chair of its board of directors, effective September 3, replacing Sophie Jacq Lapointe. Her co-option as a director will be submitted for ratification at the biopharmaceutical company's next shareholders' general meeting.

04 September 2026 at 03:30 pm AEST

Samse nearly doubles its recurring operating income in the first half

Samse reported group net income of €7.5m for the first half of 2026, up from €0.7m a year earlier, and recurring operating income (ROI) nearly doubled (+91.3%) to €15.6m, "reflecting the actions taken by the group to control costs and improve operating performance".

04 September 2026 at 03:22 pm AEST

HPE Juniper Networking Deployed in Oracle's AI Data Centers

HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) says it is expanding its collaboration with Oracle to support the ramp-up of the latter's global AI infrastructure, through the deployment of HPE Juniper Networking in its AI-dedicated data centers.

03 September 2026 at 11:27 pm AEST

Essity slightly lower after sharp UBS downgrade

Essity is down 1% at 272 SEK in Stockholm, moderately pressured by a sharp downgrade from UBS, which is concerned in particular about weaker growth potential for the hygiene products maker.

03 September 2026 at 11:02 pm AEST

Ciena triples quarterly EPS and raises its annual revenue target

As it reports sharply higher results for its third fiscal quarter, Ciena says it is raising its revenue outlook for fiscal 2026 to $6.42bn, plus or minus $50m, a new target that implies a 35% year-over-year increase.

03 September 2026 at 10:07 pm AEST

United Kingdom: Private-sector growth picks up slightly in August (PMI)

Growth in the UK private sector accelerated slightly in August, according to S&P Global's composite PMI, which came in at 52.5, up from 52.2 in July, keeping it above the 50.0 no-change threshold for a second consecutive month.

03 September 2026 at 09:42 pm AEST

CaixaBank in the green, Oddo BHF comments provide support

CaixaBank is up 1% at €13.3 in Madrid, backed by favorable comments from Oddo BHF, which reiterates its 'outperform' rating and raises its price target to €14.6 from €14 on the stock, after adjustments to its valuation model for the Spanish bank.

03 September 2026 at 09:20 pm AEST

Gimv trading higher after its half-year results

Gimv is up 5% at €45 in Brussels after reporting first-half 2026 net profit that jumped 72.9% to €148.4m (€4 per share), lifting equity value per share to €57.2, up 7.5% over the half-year, or 15% on an annualized basis.

03 September 2026 at 08:47 pm AEST

Prudential rises after Berenberg initiates coverage with a buy rating

Prudential gains 1% to 1,013 GBX in London, helped by Berenberg initiating coverage at 'buy', with a price target set at 1,445 GBX. The German broker backs its positive view of the life and health insurer with three reasons.

03 September 2026 at 08:05 pm AEST

Uber and Wayve launch autonomous rides in London

Uber Technologies and Wayve have announced the launch of supervised autonomous rides in London, marking the first time autonomous rides have been made available in the UK. Starting this Thursday, Londoners requesting an UberX, Uber Electric or Uber Comfort may be matched with a Wayve ride.

03 September 2026 at 05:57 pm AEST

Colas (Bouygues) to modernize a bypass in Finland

Colas says its Finnish subsidiary Destia, in partnership with engineering and consulting firm WSP Finland, has been selected to carry out the first phase of modernization of the E18 Turku bypass as it runs through downtown Raisio, Finland. The project represents a contract value of about €130m for Destia.

03 September 2026 at 04:02 pm AEST

Treatment period completed for Inventiva's NATiV3 study

Inventiva said the last patient completed the final 72-week visit in the Phase 3 NATiV3 clinical trial evaluating lanifibranor in patients with MASH (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis) with moderate to advanced fibrosis.

03 September 2026 at 03:27 pm AEST

Dell cheered for results that far exceeded expectations

Dell Technologies jumps 4.8% to $445 on Wednesday on Wall Street, riding the day after quarterly results that came in well above expectations, driven in particular by the momentum in its AI-optimized servers. Alongside a sharp hike to its targets, the report prompts Bank of America and UBS to raise their respective price targets on the stock.

03 September 2026 at 01:19 am AEST

Australia gives conditional approval of Kimberly-Clark's acquisition of Kenvue

The ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) said that it has approved Kimberly-Clark's acquisition of Kenvue, subject to Kimberly-Clark divesting Kenvue's Carefree and Stayfree menstrual care brands in Australia to a buyer approved by the ACCC.

03 September 2026 at 12:00 am AEST

Dhananjay Mirchandani will become Deutsche Telekom CFO in 2027

Deutsche Telekom has announced the departure of its chief financial officer (CFO), Christian Illek, after the 2027 annual general meeting, scheduled for late April, for age-related reasons, as well as the selection of Dhananjay Mirchandani to succeed him in the role as of May 1, 2027.

02 September 2026 at 09:50 pm AEST

Oddo BHF Confident in Intesa Sanpaolo's Bid for BMPS

Oddo BHF reiterates its 'outperform' rating on Intesa Sanpaolo shares, raising its price target to €7.7 from €7.6, saying the Italian banking group remains 'well positioned' to take over domestic peer BMPS (Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena).

02 September 2026 at 06:02 pm AEST

Toward a new gaming giant: Lottomatica to merge with Cirsa

Lottomatica Group and Cirsa Enterprises said their respective boards of directors have agreed on the framework and key terms of a proposed tie-up via a share exchange, as set out in the binding merger agreement signed today.

02 September 2026 at 05:59 pm AEST

Skanska wins a contract in San Diego

Skanska says it has signed a contract with the city of San Diego for the El Camino Real Half Mile to Via De La Valle project in Del Mar, California, a contract worth $57m, or about €530m SEK. Work is expected to start in December 2026 and be completed in August 2030.

02 September 2026 at 04:49 pm AEST