LONDON — European markets are expected to open slightly lower on Friday as investors digest events at Davos, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s excoriating speech about the continent. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 and Germany’s DAX are expected to open flat, while France’s CAC 40 index was last seen 0.15% lower, according to data from IG…
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang (R) speaks next to BlackRock chairman and WEF co-chairman Larry Fink during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang plans to visit China in the coming days ahead of the…
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 20: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026. Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the invitation to Canada to join his “Board of Peace,” days after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address in…
British rock band Coldplay performs at Global Citizen India at MMRDA Ground, BKC on Nov. 19, 2016 in Mumbai, India. Hindustan Times / Contributor Tanvi Shirgaonkar is counting down to Jan. 24, when she will finally get to see the Japanese artist Fujii Kaze, best known for the song “Shinunoga E-Wa,” perform in Mumbai at…
A guide sign reading “Bank of Japan” is seen in Tokyo on July 31, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s central bank on Friday raised economic growth forecasts while holding its key policy rate at 0.75% as the country prepares to go into an election. The Bank of Japan upgraded its economic…
An employee at the Celsior Wadamachi supermarket in Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Soaring food costs are a key component driving broader inflation higher, with data Friday expected to show consumer price growth has stayed above the central bank’s 2% target for four straight calendar years. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s headline inflation…
The TikTok USDS (U.S. Data Security) logo appears on a smartphone screen in this illustration photo in Reno, United States, on Dec. 19, 2025. Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images TikTok said Thursday that it formed a joint venture that will keep the video-sharing app operating in the United States. The short-form video company…
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed Friday, tracking Wall Street gains as geopolitical concerns eased and investors looked ahead to the Bank of Japan’s decision. The central bank is expected to…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday he’s not bailing on the tech giants known as the Magnificent Seven despite most of those stocks getting off to a sluggish start in 2026. “I think that the money will ultimately flow back to most of the [Mag 7] … because these companies just have too many levers, too…
The Intel logo is displayed on a sign in front of Intel headquarters on Jan. 22, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Intel reported fourth-quarter earnings Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations but offered soft guidance for the current quarter. Shares of the company were down as much as 11% in…
