Daniel Sorabji | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Wednesday, reversing negative sentiment in the previous session that was driven by regional fiscal concerns. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening marginally higher, Germany’s DAX 0.3% higher, France’s CAC 40 up 0.4% and Italy’s FTSE MIB up…
Boxes of medication are seen on the shelves of the Keencare pharmacy, a member of the Green Light Group, on September 19, 2024 in London, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Each Wednesday, Ian King brings you expert insights on the…
Nan Palmero was at a rehearsal dinner in Mexico City’s trendy Roma Norte neighborhood, ahead of a wedding of two American friends, when he heard a “rumbling” outside. From the restaurant’s second story, Palmero described seeing a large group of people moving through the streets, some holding placards, shouting “Gringos leave.” He later learned that…
China’s military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II is underway in Beijing on Wednesday, with Chinese President Xi Jinping hosting more than two dozen foreign leaders. The military parade featured a parade of missiles and tanks rumbling past Tiananmen Square, soldiers goose-stepping in formation and fighter jets roaring over…
Sydney Harbour and the skyline of the central business district (CBD) in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s economy expanded more than expected in the second quarter of the year, marking the fastest pace of growth since September 2023. The country’s GDP grew 1.8% year over year,…
U.S. President Donald Trump, next to Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during an event to announce that the Space Force Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 2, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters Labor Day in…
Elizabeth Quay in Perth City Merr Watson/women Who Drone | Photodisc | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street as investors assessed rising global bond yields and the latest developments on the trade front. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined by 0.52%, ahead of the release of its GDP reading for the second quarter…
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on June 9, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple shares rose more than 3% in extended trading Tuesday after a federal judge ruled that Alphabet may continue making payments to preload Google…
An Airbus A321 is being assembled in the final assembly line hangar at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama. Michael Spooneybarger | Reuters Aircraft leasing firm Air Lease, founded by industry mogul Steven Udvar-Házy, agreed to sell itself in deal that would take it private to a group of investors for $7.4 billion,…
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 8, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBC OpenAI continued its spending spree, announcing on Tuesday that it’s acquired Statsig, a product development startup, for $1.1 billion. Statsig helps…
