LONDON — European stocks are expected to open flat to higher on Tuesday as global markets await the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening a touch higher, Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 0.2% lower and Italy’s FTSE MIB just below the flatline, according to data from IG. The…
This week’s earnings from major tech megacaps — namely Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft and Meta — are vital to the market’s performance over the next few months, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said on Monday. “We know that the market’s direction for the next couple of months will be defined by the results we get this week,”…
Two HSBC bank logos are displayed on an office building in Mexico City, Mexico, July 25, 2025. Henry Romero | Reuters Europe’s largest lender HSBC on Tuesday beat third-quarter profit expectations as the bank’s net interest income rose while performance of its wealth segment was also robust. The bank’s profit before tax for the three…
President and CEO of Saudi’s Aramco, Amin H. Nasser, speaks during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 29, 2024. Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters Think of Saudi Arabia and the first thing that comes to mind might be its massive, oil-derived wealth. While oil continues to drive Saudi Arabia’s economy, the…
U.S. President Donald Trump poses for a photo with China’s President Xi Jinping before their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The mere prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal is enough to send global markets higher. On Monday stateside, the S&P 500, Dow Jones…
Dan Rosensweig, CEO, Chegg Scott Mlyn | CNBC Chegg said on Monday it would lay off about 45% of its workforce, or 388 employees, as the “new realities” of artificial intelligence and diminished traffic from internet search have led to plummeting revenue. The online education company, founded 20 years ago, has been hit by the…
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Japan’s Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia markets fell across the board on Tuesday as investors in the region look toward a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and newly minted Japanese Prime Minister Sanae…
A container ship sails past buildings in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in more than a year, with its third-quarter gross domestic product growth topping analysts’ estimates on Tuesday. According to advance…
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI on Monday said the U.S. needs to substantially ramp up its investment in new energy capacity if it wants to…
Roomba robot vacuums made by iRobot are displayed on a shelf at a Bed Bath and Beyond store in Larkspur, California, on Aug. 5, 2022. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of iRobot plunged 33% on Monday after the company warned its search for a buyer has hit a substantial roadblock and its financial condition…
