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UPS Q1 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
HON Q2 2026 update — filings and holdings
RTX Q3 2026 update — filings and holdings
Rolls-Royce raises 2026 guidance twice; shares rise 5.5%
Rolls-Royce Holdings raised its full-year profit guidance for the second time in 2026, with RR. shares rising 5.5% on 30 July 2026. BAE Systems (BA.) also upgraded its profit forecasts on the same date, with both companies citing increased government defence spending commitments.
Lockheed Martin wins $58.6bn Patriot missile contract
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $58.6 billion to produce PAC-3 MSE interceptor missiles across fiscal years 2026 to 2032.
BMW announces 8,000 job cuts; shares down 36% year-to-date
BMW announced plans on 29 July 2026 to cut approximately 8,000 roles globally, around 5% of its workforce, via voluntary redundancy. BMW AG ordinary shares had fallen 36% year-to-date as of the announcement date.
GE Q2 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
BA Q2 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
UPS Q1 2026 update — filings and holdings
HON Q2 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
RTX Q2 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
UNP Q2 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
LMT Q2 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
GM Q2 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
FDX Q3 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
UPS Q1 2026 update — filings and holdings
HON Q2 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
RTX 2026: what the data shows
GE Q2 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
Volkswagen CEO flags 50,000 more job cuts in staff memo
VW CEO Oliver Blume said up to 50,000 additional positions may need to go on top of an already-agreed 50,000 cuts, potentially totalling 100,000 reductions to close a 20% cost gap with rivals.