Kevin Smith

Fuchs cements its status as a dividend aristocrat

A year of stability for the German lubricant specialist, which released its fiscal year 2025 results last Friday.

March 23, 2026 at 04:30 pm

McCormick senses an opportunity at Unilever, but the landscape has shifted

The proposed sale of Unilever's food division to American giant McCormick sends a further shockwave in a sector that is already under severe pressure.

March 23, 2026 at 12:13 pm

Accenture defies the odds

In a sector that is particularly exposed in the current climate, few results were as highly anticipated as those from the world leader in IT consulting.

March 20, 2026 at 01:45 pm

Strong headwinds at Swatch, where the brand portfolio appears to be valued at zero

The watchmaking group, owner of its namesake brand as well as Omega, Tissot, Breguet, Blancpain, and Longines, amongst other names, is facing multiple headwinds.

March 19, 2026 at 02:50 pm

Battered on the stockmarket, The Trade Desk rolls out the big guns to soothe investors

A series of disasters for the adtech specialist, which has lost three of its largest accounts in quick succession, has sent its share price into a tailspin.

March 19, 2026 at 12:10 pm

Lululemon running out of steam

There are no signs of recovery for the sportswear brand, whose tidal wave - now a thing of the past - is leaving nothing but flotsam and jetsam in its wake.

March 18, 2026 at 01:34 pm

Financial information: AI is far from reliable!

A study conducted by a specialized firm on the financial indicators of CAC 40 groups shows that the responses provided by ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude clearly lack precision.

March 18, 2026 at 12:47 pm

Shutterstock sends arbitrageurs into a frenzy

Even though the sword of Damocles of AI hangs above its head, the world's number two stock image provider is in much better financial health than its historic rival Getty, which we discussed this morning.

March 17, 2026 at 05:27 pm

Getty Images on brink of bankruptcy

Once an industry titan, the famous online image bank has been in freefall for several years; the rise of AI could be the final nail in its coffin.

March 17, 2026 at 01:35 pm

De' Longhi shunned by the market - despite excellent results

The Italian group, owner of its namesake brand, as well as Kenwood and the Braun license for small kitchen appliances, amongst others, completed an excellent fiscal year in 2025.

March 16, 2026 at 01:12 pm

A Lost Decade for Clorox

Last week the American hygiene and cleaning products group announced that it had secured financing for the acquisition of hand sanitizer specialist GOJO Industries, owner of the Purell brand.

March 16, 2026 at 12:09 pm

BMW valued at a steep discount to its equity

In a business climate that could hardly be more challenging, BMW published fairly reassuring annual results on Friday morning.

March 14, 2026 at 01:13 pm

Eurazeo in Cannibal Mode

Despite encouraging developments, the Parisian investment firm controlled by the Decaux family is punished by the market, amid widespread distrust of the private assets category, which has admittedly been prone to all sorts of excesses.

March 13, 2026 at 12:18 pm

Deutsche Börse further consolidates its position

It was another strong year for the Frankfurt stock exchange operator, which secured its eleventh consecutive year of growth in operating profit.

March 12, 2026 at 01:35 pm

Stockmarket disappointment and end of illusions at Porsche

A harsh reality check for the German automaker, which reports a 10.1% drop in new-vehicle deliveries and a 9.5% decline in revenue in 2025, while its operating profit went up in smoke.

March 11, 2026 at 03:23 pm

BioNTech rocked on the stock market by the departure of its legendary founder couple

The German biotech's share price rout yesterday, which is a pioneer of mRNA and the company behind the first Covid vaccine.

March 11, 2026 at 01:27 pm

Petrobras Back in Investors' Good Books

In June 2025, we noted that Brazil's oil major - and the flagship of the national economy - appeared to be valued extremely attractively.

March 10, 2026 at 07:29 pm

The Constellation Software trinity valued on an even footing

At last, a rebound for Constellation Software and its subsidiaries Topicus and Lumine, both partially spun out from the flagship, and respectively listed independently since 2021 and 2023.

March 10, 2026 at 01:11 pm

UBS Ends a Strong Run Amid a Standoff with Finma

Europe's leading wealth and asset manager - more than half of its revenues, or twice as much as its investment bank and retail bank segments - published its annual results this morning.

March 09, 2026 at 03:39 pm

Successful transformation at the engineering giant Jacobs

Capped by its recent acquisition of PA Consulting, the global leader in engineering consulting has successfully completed a decade of strategic repositioning.

March 09, 2026 at 01:31 pm

Takeover rumors swirl around Caesars Entertainment, which keeps its jackpot out of shareholders' reach

A brutal reminder of the laws of gravity is a fundamental rule of financial markets, and a decidedly recurring theme in our columns this week.

March 06, 2026 at 01:50 pm