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Shell plans £3.1bn of buybacks as profits soar on higher oil prices
Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL) shares rose after stronger oil and gas prices and improved trading led to its highest profits since 2022, with $4.2 billion (£3.15bn) of share buybacks announced. The b

International Petroleum Corporation to release Second Quarter 2026 Financial and Operational Results on August 4, 2026
International Petroleum Corporation (IPC) (TSX, Nasdaq Stockholm: IPCO) will publish its financial and operating results and related management's discussion and analysis for the three and six months e

Active Energy Group highlights UAE opportunities
Active Energy Group PLC (AIM:AEG, OTCID:AEUSF), in a statement ahead of today's AGM, highlighted that its UAE infrastructure pipeline has expanded to include projects of up to 100 MVA, as it targets l

Rolls-Royce jumps 4% as it sees boost from both the defense boom and AI data center buildout
Rolls-Royce is benefiting from two of the largest investment trends reshaping global markets: surging defense spending and the rapid expansion of AI-driven data centers. In this article RR.

BAE Systems sets sights on higher profits as defence spending rises
BAE Systems PLC (LSE:BA.) upgraded its full-year guidance after higher defence spending helped lift first-half sales and orders, while free cash flow improved sharply.

Precision Drilling Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
Precision Drilling NYSE: PDS reported higher second-quarter revenue as record Canadian drilling activity and a rebound in U.S. rig utilization offset weaker international results, while the company sa

PennyMac Financial Services Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
PennyMac Financial Services NYSE: PFSI reported second-quarter net income of $22 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, as interest-rate volatility produced non-cash mortgage servicing rights valuation

Procter & Gamble Q4 Earnings Call Highlights
Procter & Gamble NYSE: PG reported fiscal 2026 results within its initial guidance ranges, as modest organic sales growth, a 1% increase in core earnings per share and more than $15 billion returned t

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust NYSE: PMT reported second-quarter net income of $20 million, or $0.23 per diluted common share, as lower contributions from credit-sensitive and aggregation-and-secu

PPG Industries Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
PPG Industries NYSE: PPG reported second-quarter net sales of $4.5 billion, up 7% from a year earlier, as the coatings maker recorded its sixth consecutive quarter of organic sales growth. Organic sal

PROG Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
PROG NYSE: PRG reported second-quarter results that exceeded its outlook, supported by growth across its Progressive Leasing, Four Technologies and Purchasing Power businesses. The company also raised

Parsons Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
Parsons NYSE: PSN reported second-quarter 2026 results that management characterized as strong in its core operations, while portfolio exits and a weather-related joint-venture charge affected reporte

ProPetro Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
ProPetro NYSE: PUMP reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $306 million, up 13% from the prior quarter, while its net loss widened to $8 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, from a $4 million loss in

Rolls-Royce raises guidance as profit jumps 46%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LSE:RR.) raised its full-year guidance after first-half operating profit jumped 46%, as improved margins across all three divisions extended the engine maker's turnaround.

ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Reports Its Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2026
TAIPEI, July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (TWSE: 3711, NYSE: ASX) ("We", "ASEH", or the "Company"), the leading provider of semiconductor assembly and testing services ("A

The Cheesecake Factory: Core Traffic Improved, And I Am Upgrading To Buy (Rating Upgrade)
I upgrade The Cheesecake Factory to buy as core traffic turns positive and restaurant margins reach decade highs. Q2 saw 7.7% revenue growth, 5.8% comparable sales, and Flower Child comp sales up 13%,

Lloyds launches £1bn buyback and new 2030 plan after beating profit forecasts
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LSE:LLOY) unveiled a £1 billion share buyback and a new four-year strategy after reporting a stronger profit for the second quarter than expected. Statutory pre-tax profit ro

3iQ and Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance GMC's Digital Asset Ambitions
3iQ secures a dedicated mandate to manage a portion of Gelephu Mindfulness City's (GMC) Bitcoin reserves. 3iQ and GMC will collaborate closely to support the vision of building a next-generation insti

Lam Research Corporation (LRCX) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Lam Research Corporation (LRCX) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Oil giant Shell smashes expectations as profits more than double in second quarter
The bumper result comes as energy majors receive a profit boost from soaring fossil fuel prices amid the Iran war.