L’Oréal has started 2026 with a much stronger-than-expected first quarter, a result that sent its shares sharply higher. The strong results forced investors to reassess the beauty giant’s near-term outlook. The company said first-quarter sales rose to €12.15 billion, up 3.6% on

The FTSE 100 Index pulled back for three consecutive days as companies exposed to the ongoing US-Iran war slipped and as the UK published a strong inflation report. It also dropped as market participants waited for the upcoming UK corporate earnings.

Tesla’s first-quarter 2026 results gave investors a familiar mix of hard numbers and harder-to-price ambition. Revenue came in at $22.39 billion, net income attributable to common shareholders was $477 million, adjusted EPS was 41 cents, and free cash flow reached $1.44

Diet Coke is becoming increasingly hard to find across parts of India, as supply disruptions triggered by the Iran war strain the availability of aluminium cans, colliding with a sharp rise in demand for sugar-free beverages in the country. The shortage

Indian equities came under renewed pressure after HSBC downgraded its stance on the market to underweight, warning that a surge in oil prices linked to the Middle East conflict could derail the country’s earnings recovery and dampen investor sentiment. The downgrade,

Shares of Man Group declined on Thursday after the hedge fund disclosed that a client withdrew $6.1 billion from one of its strategies in the first quarter. The outflow contributed to stagnation in the firm’s total assets under management during the