A common theme is that EU economic integration has not proceeded as planned. As a result, EU firms are selling into smaller national markets, rather than a continent-wide market...

25Q2 Y/Y earnings are expected to be 13.3%. Excluding the energy sector, the Y/Y earnings estimate is 15.3%.

Retail sales showed a healthy increase of 0.5 percent in July. At the time, analysts claimed this was a sign of a resilient consumer. Turns out, they charged that shopping spree to their credit cards.