** Shares in Amadeus AMA.MC rise 3.4% after the Spanish travel technology group posted a first-quarter core earnings beat and stuck to its guidance
** The company's Q1 adjusted core profit came in at 661.4 million euros ($776.2 million), 6.3% above the average estimate of 622.2 million euros, according to LSEG data
** "Strong quarter in spite of geopolitics," Bernstein says. "Surprisingly ... the guide for the full year was held, in spite of the geopolitical impact on air travel"
** Including the session's rise, the shares have dropped by about 16% since the beginning of the year
(Reporting by Javi West Larrañaga)
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