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Airbus beats first-quarter forecasts, maintains targets
Employees work on a Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine for an Airbus SE A330neo aircraft at the Safran SA plant in Colomiers, France, on March 25, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Europe’s Airbus posted stronger-than-expected revenues and core profit for the first quarter and reaffirmed targets for the year, while stressing it was too early to […]
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Europe stocks open higher amid earnings deluge; autos gain on tariff hopes
European stock markets opened higher on Wednesday, as investors pored through another slew of earnings along with euro zone economic growth data. The Stoxx 600 index was up 0.44% at 8:08 a.m. in London after notching a sixth straight positive session on Tuesday, extending its longest winning streak since January. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 meanwhile closed higher […]
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Europe wants to pour billions of dollars into its own defense companies — but market watchers say it may not be able to shut American firms out
New army recruits of the Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, during basic training on Nov. 29, 2022 near Prenzlau, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images As Europe plans to pour billions of dollars into defense, many regional leaders are pushing for the money to be spent locally — but some market watchers say it’s inevitable that […]
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Beijing pledges greater market access as top global CEOs gather at the China Development Forum
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (R) shakes hands with US Senator Steve Daines before a meeting held in the Xinjiang Room at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 22, 2025. Ng Han Guan | Afp | Getty Images China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng has reassured foreign business leaders that Beijing will […]
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‘Buy European’: Airbus and others call for sovereign fund and higher Europe tech autonomy
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference after a European Union leaders’ special summit to discuss Ukraine and European defense, in Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2025. Stephanie Lecocq | Reuters Airbus and over 90 other European companies and lobby groups have called on the European Commission to create a sovereign infrastructure […]
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AerCap CEO on tariff impact: A Boeing 787 will go up by $40 million ‘in worst case scenario’
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Phil LeBeau and AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly join ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the state of global airline travel demand, impact of tariffs, Boeing’s production and delivery timeline, and more. Source
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Lufthansa hopeful Trump administration will spur Boeing deliveries as delays hit bottom line
German airline group Lufthansa is hopeful that the new U.S. administration will support Boeing in overcoming issues that have led to industry-wide delivery delays, CEO Carsten Spohr said Thursday. The company expects 2025 will be the year when it starts to recieve aircraft for which it has been “waiting for so long now,” Spohr told […]
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First-class seats are getting so fancy they’re holding up new airplanes
A Lufthansa First Class “Allegris” cabin, which was set up outside the show. Peter Kneffel | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Heated or cooled seats. Ultra-high-definition TV screens. Benches. Convertible beds. All-aisle access. And of course, the coveted privacy door. Ever-more luxurious first- and business-class cabins that have hundreds of parts and require regulator approval […]
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Airbus could bring forward non-U.S. deliveries if Trump tariffs impede trade, CEO says
The logo of Airbus is pictured outside the Airbus facility in Saint-Nazaire, France, November 7, 2023. Stephane Mahe | Reuters Airbus could prioritize deliveries to its non-U.S. customers if tariffs disrupt the European planemaker’s imports stateside, CEO Guillaume Faury said Thursday. “We have a large demand from the rest of the world, so [if] we […]
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Schneider Electric shares pop 6% as record profit beats expectations; Europe stocks mixed
Renault reports record operating profit and revenue beat French automaker Renault on Thursday posted its highest-ever annual operating profit while revenues came in well above expectations, as the company said its “unprecedented” flurry of product launches had boosted performance. Group revenue increased 7.4% year on year to 56.2 billion euros ($58.6 billion), ahead of the […]
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