Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft is set to report fiscal second-quarter results after market close on Wednesday. Here’s what analysts polled by LSEG are expecting: Earnings per share: $3.97 adjusted Revenue: $80.27 billion The consensus…
A strong economy lifting consumers , high M & A activity increasing investment banking fees and a loose regulatory environment were supposed to boost financial stocks in 2026. That isn’t coming to fruition yet. Financials is the worst performing sector in the S & P 500 this year, down more than 3% as of early trading…
The dollar was poised for a third weekly gain on Friday after positive U.S. economic data lowered expectations for rate cuts by the Federal Reserve anytime soon. Skaman306 | Moment | Getty Images The dollar is in a bear market, market watchers said on Wednesday, as one warned the weaker greenback is a “double-edged sword”…
The alpine village of Alvaneu, Graubunden canton, Switzerland Roberto Moiola / Sysaworld | Moment | Getty Images Safe haven assets are off to a good start in 2026, with widespread uncertainty sending gold and silver to new records and the Swiss franc trading at decade highs. But in Switzerland, policymakers are watching with apprehension. The…
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen hold each other as they leave the venue after a meeting in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 23, 2026. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen issued a defiant message on the Arctic island’s future on Wednesday, while Denmark warned…
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch It is now more than a decade since George Osborne delivered a speech on the floor of the Shanghai Stock Exchange expounding the virtues of a strong partnership between the U.K. and China. Scores of dignitaries,…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images All eyes are on U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he begins a high-stakes, three-day trip to China, the first…
Signage at the SK Hynix Inc. booth at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. The expo runs through Nov. 10. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s SK Hynix on Wednesday posted record quarterly revenue and profit, boosted by surging…
The company logo before the ASML U.S. Technical Training Academy unveiling in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., Nov. 20, 2025. Rebecca Noble | Reuters LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Wednesday as regional investors gear up for more key earnings reports. The U.K.’s FTSE index and Germany’s DAX are expected to…
Mining stocks have been on a tear, with multiple metals repeatedly smashing records, but analysts are split on whether it will continue. Gold futures for February hit a record of $5,100 per ounce on Sunday and silver futures for March reached a high of $115.5 per ounce the following day. Investors tend to flock to gold…
