was one for corporate Europe to forget. Although the continent was not in recession, its firms were—at least in terms of profits. TheEurope 600 index of biggest European companies suffered three consecutive quarters of falling earnings. From July to September these declined by 4.3% year on year. As Europereports results for the decade’s final quarter in the coming weeks, analysts expect a modest earnings bounce of 2.5%.
Much of this is down to technology companies, which are on a tear even as some other sectors look sickly . Their profits are estimated to have shot up by 23%., a Dutch company, has reported a 44% jump in earnings, thanks to soaring demand for its specialised chipmaking equipment. European tech still pales next to America’s titans. At a combined market value of $5.3trn, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Facebook are worth as much as Europe’s 40 biggest firms put together. Tech makes up a third of the
Of course. Von der Leyen said that the EU needs a strong Army. Hence let's build fast and deadly U-boote and Eurofighters, ultrafast and accurate tigertanks, Galilei guided cruisemissiles and UAVs, bomber Drones, AI trained cyberwar computing. Make the EU fortress strong again
Just in time for Brexit.
Paywalls suck. Modernise and add a Coil payment pointer to your site.
I’m thinking of investing in dwindles.
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