Airbus unveils €5 billion share buyback and 2029 profit target; shares jump more than 7%
Jul 22, 2026
Aircraft maker Airbus on Wednesday (22 July 2026) unveiled a €5 billion share buyback over three years and new mid-term targets. The company set a 2029 core operating-profit goal of €12 billion to €13 billion, up from about €7.1 billion last year.
Airbus shares jumped more than 7% on the European market after the announcement. The planemaker lifted first-half aircraft deliveries by about 15% year on year.
Source
RTÉ
Related news
Alphabet beats expectations in Q2 2026; Google Cloud revenue jumps 82%
Google's parent company Alphabet reported second-quarter results after the U.S. market close on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, beating analyst expectations on both revenue and profit. Total revenue reached $119.8 billion (above an estimate of about $116.9 billion) and earnings per share came in at $9.11. The main growth engine was Google Cloud, whose revenue jumped 82% year over year to $24.77 billion, with the unit's contract backlog reported at $514 billion. Total advertising revenue was $81.63 billion, and YouTube advertising rose 13% to about $11.06 billion. The company's capital expenditure for the quarter was reported at $44.9 billion. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the Gemini app now has 950 million active users. The report is one of the first major tests of the technology earnings season for gauging returns on heavy AI spending.
CNBC · Jul 23, 2026
Wall Street closes slightly lower Wednesday as oil jumps; S&P 500 ends at 7,498
Wall Street's main indexes ended slightly lower on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, after swinging during the session. The S&P 500 fell 0.14% to 7,498.96, the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.57% to 25,690.90, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was virtually flat (down about 6 points, or 0.01%) at 52,218.58. The main pressure came from a jump in oil prices. Brent crude rose about 3.4% on Wednesday to settle at $94.07 a barrel, its highest in more than a month and briefly above $95, while West Texas Intermediate climbed about 3% to close at $86.83. The oil rally followed an 11th consecutive night of U.S. strikes on Iran and remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Iran is not serious about negotiations. Investors were awaiting a wave of after-hours second-quarter results from big technology companies. For Iran's markets, the oil surge and continued military tensions are the two main channels through which this session feeds into domestic gold and currency prices.
CNBC · Jul 23, 2026
GE Vernova's Q2: orders jump 88% but shares fall
Energy company GE Vernova reported its second-quarter 2026 results on Wednesday, 22 July 2026. Revenue rose 22 percent year on year to 11.1 billion dollars, net income was 668 million dollars, and diluted earnings were 2.47 dollars per share. New orders jumped 88 percent to 24.2 billion dollars and the backlog reached 176 billion dollars, driven in part by demand for power for AI data centers. The company raised its 2026 revenue outlook to 45.5 to 46.5 billion dollars, but its shares fell more than 10 percent in premarket trading on margin pressure even as revenue and orders beat expectations. The surge in the company's power equipment orders is a gauge of booming global electricity demand during the data center build out.
GE Vernova · Jul 22, 2026
AT&T beats Q2 profit expectations; revenue reaches $31.6 billion
US telecom AT&T reported its second-quarter 2026 results (ended 30 June) on Wednesday, 22 July 2026. Revenue rose 2.3 percent year on year to 31.6 billion dollars, and adjusted earnings came in at 0.65 dollars per share, above the roughly 0.59 dollars analysts had expected. The company added a net 432,000 postpaid phone subscribers and 646,000 internet subscribers (including 367,000 on fiber) during the quarter, and reaffirmed its full-year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of 2.25 to 2.35 dollars. The shares rose after the report.
AT&T · Jul 22, 2026