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Mota-Engil Q1 2026 Earnings Land Wednesday 13 May — Preview Reads the €113.5 Million Linha do Minho Win Into the Hopper, the €5+ Billion Africa Backlog and the Latin-America FX Cushion as the Q1 2025 €40 Million Net-Profit Base Sets the Tape

Mota-Engil Q1 2026 Earnings Land Wednesday 13 May — Preview Reads the €113.5 Million Linha do Minho Win Into the Hopper, the €5+ Billion Africa Backlog and the Latin-America FX Cushion as the Q1 2025 €40 Million Net-Profit Base Sets the Tape

Mota-Engil reports Q1 2026 after market close Wednesday 13 May. The 8 May €113.5M Linha do Minho win lands in Q2 backlog; the Q1 print frames the 2025 €40M base, the €15-16B order book, the Africa EBITDA-margin trajectory and the Mozambique LNG mobilisation read.
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Lisbon rooftops with the 25 de Abril bridge across the Tagus in the distance

Caixa Geral de Depósitos Q1 2026 Net Profit Edges 1% to €397 Million — Paulo Macedo Books a €1.25 Billion Dividend, the Largest in Portuguese Banking History, and Sets 3 June as the Binding-Bid Deadline for the Brazilian Subsidiary

CGD Q1 2026 net profit was €397 million (+1%). The headline event is the €1.25 billion dividend to the Treasury — the largest from any Portuguese bank in history. Macedo set 3 June as the binding-bid deadline for the Brazilian subsidiary (Nubank, Garantia, MD Capital, Sputnik in the room).
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Worx WOutlook Q1 2026 Books €915 Million in Portuguese Commercial Real Estate — Hotelaria Pulls 39% on the Penha Longa Sale, Retalho 37% on the Arrábida-Gaia Sonae Sierra Carve-Out, and the Full-Year Forecast Walks Up to €2.8–3 Billion

Worx WOutlook Q1 2026 Books €915 Million in Portuguese Commercial Real Estate — Hotelaria Pulls 39% on the Penha Longa Sale, Retalho 37% on the Arrábida-Gaia Sonae Sierra Carve-Out, and the Full-Year Forecast Walks Up to €2.8–3 Billion

Worx WOutlook Q1 2026 puts Portuguese commercial real-estate investment at €915M — 39% hotel, 37% retail. The Penha Longa sale to L Catterton/Cedar and the Arrábida-Gaia carve-out drive the print; full-year forecast walks to €2.8–3bn.
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Aviation Kerosene Set to Peak at $211.7 a Barrel in May — S&P Global Sees a 114% Two-Month Jump on Hormuz Disruption as Goldman Warns Europe's Jet-Fuel Stocks Could Drop to a 23-Day Cover and the Government Flags an End-August Shortage Risk

Aviation Kerosene Set to Peak at $211.7 a Barrel in May — S&P Global Sees a 114% Two-Month Jump on Hormuz Disruption as Goldman Warns Europe's Jet-Fuel Stocks Could Drop to a 23-Day Cover and the Government Flags an End-August Shortage Risk

S&P Global Ratings projects aviation kerosene will peak at $211.7 per barrel in May 2026 — up 114 percent in two months. Goldman Sachs sees Hormuz disruption taking 500,000 b/d offline with 23 percent of European jet-fuel exposure in play, and Lisbon has flagged an end-August shortage risk.
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