Earnings call transcript: Coloplast Q3 2026 growth holds as U.S. gains offset headwinds

When Alphabet (GOOG +0.95%)(GOOGL +0.90%) reported second-quarter results last week, it raised its 2026 capital expenditure guidance to a range of $195 billion to $205 billion, up from $180 billion to $190 billion. The company spent $44.9 billion on capital expenditures in the second quarter alone, and free cash flow for the period ran negative…

Major estate agency group Spicerhaart has been testing artificial intelligence technology to enhance property photographs, marking what industry observers suggest could become standard practice across the sector. Paul Smith, from Spicerhaart, detailed the company’s trials with AI staging software on property images in a recent statement. The technology allows agents to digitally remove clutter, furnish…

That in-person mandate, combined with average New York Metro tech wages of $130,538 annually in 2024 and Bay Area tech wages averaging $195,142, sustains strong homebuying demand in markets where origination volumes and mortgage activity remain elevated.  Beyond the coastal hubs, emerging tech markets including Dallas-Ft. Worth, which added 37,230 tech workers between 2022 and…

The irregular nature of private equity remuneration means some of the sector’s highest earners can struggle to secure borrowing that reflects their true income, according to broker David Walsh, co-founder and director of Kite Mortgages. Speaking to Mortgage Solutions, Walsh (pictured) said traditional affordability models often fail to recognise a significant portion of private…

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HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) (“UMG” or “the Company”) today announced that in the period from August 31, 2026 up to and including September 4, 2026, a total of 294,340 of its own shares were repurchased by the Company at an average price per share of…