European markets are heading for a positive open Wednesday as global markets await the latest inflation reading out of the U.S. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 4 points higher at 8,785, Germany’s DAX up 75 points at 22,104, France’s CAC up 12 points at 8,042 and Italy’s FTSE MIB 102 points higher…
The Russel Metals industrial facility seen in Nisku, Alberta, Canada, on Feb. 7, 2025. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images The excitement over artificial intelligence and U.S. President Donald Trump’s perceived friendliness to the stock market buoyed up investor sentiment as recently as December. In 2025, it seems those animal spirits have somewhat evaporated….
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images If investors were to judge the stability of the economy by looking at the stock market, its two-day winning streak might lead investors to think that it’s business as usual. The market’s…
Santander posts record earnings, launches 10 billion euro share buyback A Santander office building in London. Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg via Getty Images Spanish lender Santander posted a 14% year-on-year increase in annual profit on Wednesday, with its full-year profit reaching 12.6 billion euros ($13.1 billion) in 2024. Full-year revenues in constant currency rose 10% from…
The Google booth at ISE 2025, a professional congress, on Feb. 4, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. Cesc Maymo | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday paused tariffs on Mexico and Canada (but, notably, not China), and, in so doing, also stemmed the dip in stocks, at least for now….
European markets are expected to open sharply lower Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed trade tariffs on several countries and threatened to do the same with the European Union and U.K. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 116 points lower at 8,563, Germany’s DAX down 498 points at 21,217, France’s CAC down…
Grainger CEO says company performance should ‘return’ with high occupancy and good rental growth Helen Gordon, the CEO of the U.K.’s largest residential landlord Grainger, said the company’s performance should rebound with high occupancy and good rental growth over the next year, in an interview with CNBC host Sylvia Amaro on “Street Signs Europe.” Gordon…
European equity markets opened higher on Friday to cap a positive week for stocks. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 and Germany’s DAX opened higher by 0.2%, and France’s CAC 40 gained 0.7% in early trade. Meanwhile, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index was in positive territory by 0.5%. Among the biggest gainers on Friday were shares of Burberry,…
U.S. President Donald Trump giving an address by videoconference at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 23, 2025. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know,…
U.S. President Donald Trump on screen during his address by video conference at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 23, 2025. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they…