Smurfit Westrock's third-quarter net sales edged up to $8.161 billion. Adjusted EBITDA came in at $1.205 billion, down from the prior-year level.

Anthropic has told prospective investors that revenue in the third quarter surged 45% from the prior quarter, two people who attended an investor day said, a move that could assuage market concerns about the huge costs of developing AI systems.

Morgan Stanley has beaten estimates for third-quarter profit, helped by higher income from investment banking and strong equity trading as markets remained volatile due to the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision and the US-Iran war.

Irish garden retail business Rathwood has completed a court-approved restructuring plan and exited examinership. New investor Evergreen Home and Garden Holdings has committed €750,000 through a subscription for new shares and a long-term loan facility that is non-interest bearing and not repayable on demand. Rathwood, based near Tullow on the Carlow–Wicklow border and employing around 100 people, had said refunds for undelivered customer orders could not be processed while it was in examinership. The case relates to a debt restructuring of an Irish small-to-medium enterprise and does not involve listed equities, indices, commodities or foreign exchange as tradable traditional financial assets.

Aer Lingus reported a €34m operating loss in the first half of 2026, compared with an €80m operating profit in the same period a year earlier. The airline said it is planning a 6% cut in flight capacity and could eliminate up to 500 roles. Costs rose 8% while passenger revenue fell 3%, even as passenger numbers increased 1.2% and fares came under pressure on North Atlantic routes. The company said rising competition and higher supplier, carbon and fuel costs weighed on results.

Credit Agricole reported second-quarter net income attributable to shareholders of €2.05 billion, up 1.4% year on year when excluding a one-off gain booked a year earlier, beating the analyst consensus compiled by the bank. Revenue rose 7.7% to €7.36 billion, while investment banking revenue increased 4.4% and fixed income, currencies and commodities trading revenue was broadly stable. The lender recently lifted its stake in Banco BPM to 29.3%, bolstering its influence as consolidation reshapes Italy’s banking sector.

Irish bank PTSB shareholders will hold an extraordinary general meeting to vote on Austrian group Bawag’s €1.6 billion takeover offer. The Irish state, PTSB’s largest shareholder with a 57.4% stake, has backed the deal, but it can proceed only if more than 75% of shareholders accept. Bawag has offered €2.97 per share, above PTSB’s market price before the sales process was launched in October, but the bid is €400m below PTSB’s net asset value at the end of last year.

Ireland was forced to curtail 13.2% of its wind generation in the first half of 2026 because the grid could not carry the output, an amount equivalent to the electricity used by 660,000 homes. Over the same period, wind power integration reached 86.8%. Wind Energy Ireland said the existing network was unable to deliver all wind power to consumers, leaving 15% of the cheapest electricity unused. Grid operator EirGrid said it is upgrading the system with the aim of lifting the share of renewable electricity it can accommodate to 95%.

Irish Continental Group (ICG) said it has accepted a €1.2 billion management-led take-private offer. Shareholders would receive €8 a share in cash, a 28.2% premium to Friday’s closing price. The bid is being made through Bluefin Bidco, which is ultimately owned by four senior executives who together hold about 23.7% of ICG shares. The offer has been unanimously recommended by the board but still requires shareholder approval and regulatory clearance.