Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen talks to journalists ahead of a EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on January 29, 2026. Simon Wohlfahrt | Afp | Getty Images Denmark’s foreign minister on Thursday welcomed “very constructive” high-level talks over Greenland’s future, saying the conversation about the island was “back…
Illustration shows the logo of Deutsche Bank Brussels, Saturday 25 March 2023. Nicolas Maeterlinck | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks opened higher on Thursday, as traders focused on a raft of earnings reports from some of Europe’s biggest companies. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.5% shortly after 8:30 a.m. in London…
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses a business delegation following his arrival to China, at a hotel in Beijing on January 28, 2026. Carl Court | Afp | Getty Images After years of strained ties, China and the U.K. on Thursday pledged to develop a long-term strategic partnership following a high-stakes meeting between Chinese President…
Where to find solid yields on cash as Fed pauses The Fed’s decision to hold rates steady means investors don’t have to worry about yields on their cash falling. “Yields on savings products such as high-yield savings accounts and CDs are likely to remain unchanged for now,” said certified financial planner Stephen Kates, a financial…
An aerial view of Singapore’s skyline. Tong Thi Viet Phuong | Moment | Getty Images When KPMG executive Anton Ruddenklau moved to high-rise Singapore from the leafy streets of a London commuter town, one of the first things he noticed was how easy it was to do business in the Southeast Asian nation. “People are…
Employees move semiconductor testers on the assembly line of the Advantest Corp. plant in Ora, Japan on Aug. 10, 2012. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Japanese semiconductor equipment maker Advantest jumped over 7% after the company posted record quarterly sales in the October-December period, with operating profit surging 64% year on year…
A television station broadcasts the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images S&P 500 futures slipped Wednesday evening as gold prices climbed….
The Federal Reserve ‘s decision to hold interest rates steady was good news for Americans holding cash. On Wednesday, the central bank left the federal funds rate between 3.5%-3.75%, after cutting rates by a quarter percentage point in December. “No change to the federal funds rate means borrowing costs on short-term and variable-rate loans are…
Crude oil prices rose Wednesday, after President Donald Trump warned Iran that a “massive Armada” is heading in its direction and time is running out to make a deal on its nuclear program. Global benchmark Brent rose 83 cents, or 1.23%, to close at $68.40 per barrel. U.S. crude oil gained 82 cents, or 1.31%,…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday shut down reports that the U.S. could step into the currency market with the Japanese yen on intervention watch and the American dollar hitting multiyear lows. “Absolutely not,” Bessent told CNBC’s Sara Eisen, responding to a question about if the U.S. is intervening in the currency market or strengthening…
