European markets are heading for a higher open Wednesday as traders gear up for a quarterly earnings report from chipmaker Nvidia. The Nasdaq-listed stock has become a bellwether for the global technology sector, particularly regarding the progress of the artificial intelligence boom, as its major corporate customers include Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon. Its value…
France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou speaks during a press conference in Paris on August 25, 2025. Dimitar Dilkoff | Afp | Getty Images France’s minority government on Tuesday faced the prospect of collapse within weeks, after opposition parties said they would not back Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a Sept. 8 confidence vote tied to…
European stock markets opened sharply lower on Tuesday, pulled down by French equities as traders monitored the potential for a no confidence vote in the government next month. France’s CAC 40 index plummeted more than 2% in early deals after the country’s three main opposition parties said they would not back a confidence vote called by…
The Euronext trading exchange building in La Defense business district, west of Paris, on April 7, 2025. Thomas Samson | Afp | Getty Images European markets were lower to start the new trading week Monday as investors assessed the economic outlook after hopes of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut were boosted Friday. The pan-European…
Borough Market in London, United Kingdom, on Aug. 27, 2024. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open lower on Wednesday as global market sentiment wavered. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 0.18% lower, Germany’s DAX 0.6% lower, France’s CAC 40 down 0.56% and Italy’s FTSE MIB…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in positive territory on Monday as traders focus on a meeting between European leaders and U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss Ukraine. The…
The flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters on May 24, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. Michael Gruber | Getty Images News | Getty Images France, the U.K. and Germany have told the United Nations they support reinstating snapback sanctions on Iran, if it doesn’t…
Orange, a French telecom giant and one of the world’s largest phone providers, Announced On Monday, it was a victim of an unspecified cyber attack. In the announcement, the company stated that it discovered “a cyber attack on one of its information systems” on 25 July, and it “proceeded to separately separate the affected services…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron arrives to deliver a speech to army leaders at l’Hôtel de Brienne in Paris on July 13, 2025, on the eve of the annual Bastille Day Parade in the French capital. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced plans for a substantial increase in…
French authorities have arrested a Russian professional basketball player, who is accused of being a member of the Rainswire Egans France-Press, as a member of the Ranmware Gang. Daniel Kasaktin MBA plays for Moscow, a team that is part of the VTB United League, which includes most Russian clubs as well as a team from…
