Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, CAC

A broker is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 6, 2025. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European markets are expected to see a lackluster mixed open on Thursday as investors take stock of the regional and global economic outlook. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening a…

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Foreign investors warm to China’s cheaper AI valuations

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here. The big story Sitting in his new Beijing office, AI2 Robotics Founder and CEO Eric Guo wistfully reflected on fundraising challenges in China — and noted that U.S.-based…

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Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index, CSI 300

The Sydney Opera House Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Gallo Images | Brand X Pictures | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Thursday, after Wall Street gained as Fed rate-cut hopes grew and tech stocks rebounded. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.85%, and the Topix index added 0.64%. Artificial intelligence-related stocks rallied on the…

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Stoxx 600, FTSE, Fed, Autumn Budget

Lights on in skyscrapers and commercial buildings on the skyline of the City of London, UK, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. U.K. business chiefs urged Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to ease energy costs and avoid raising the tax burden on corporate Britain as she prepares this year’s budget. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON…

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Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index set to rise

SHANGHAI, CHINA – JUNE 08: Aerial view of skyscrapers standing at the Lujiazui Financial District at sunrise on June 8, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains on hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve could cut benchmark interest…

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AI, tech recovery, Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index

SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 01: Skyscrapers stand at the Pudong Lujiazui Financial District on March 1, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Xiao Yang | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday, after Wall Street’s tech stocks rebounded on a rally in Google parent  and hopes of a Fed rate cut. Optimism about Alphabet’s…

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Nvidia earnings beat, Asian chips stocks, tech

A view of Tokyo’s skyline on July 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Julian Finney | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Asian chip shares rose at the open Thursday after Nvidia delivered stronger-than-expected earnings and issued a bullish forecast that reinforced confidence in the global AI trade. Shares of the chip giant jumped more than…

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