(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 29 - Intesa Sanpaolo posted a better-than-expected net profit of 5.55 billion euros for the first half of 2026, an increase of 6.5% with respect to the same period last year, and said it was upgrading its profit outlook for the year as a whole to over 10 billion euros. Italy's biggest bank said it made a profit of 2.8 billion euros in the second quarter, compared to 2.6 billion in the April-June period of 2025. CEO Carlo Messina expressed satisfaction at the results and he ...