Month: October 2025
Waymo plans robotaxi launch in London, marking its European debut
Waymo self-driving cars with roof-mounted sensor arrays traveling near palm trees and modern buildings along the Embarcadero, San Francisco, California, February 21, 2025. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Alphabet‘s Waymo is bringing its driverless ride-hailing services to London, the first European market for its robotaxi. The company said in a release on […]
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European stocks move higher as luxury brands drive early gains; France’s CAC up 2.5%
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Oct. 14, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks rose during early trading Wednesday, with luxury brands driving gains, as the region’s markets rebounded after touching a two-week low in the previous […]
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Tax rises and spending cuts in the cards, UK finance minister hints
CHISWICK, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 09: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves visits the Sipsmith Distillery on October 09, 2025 in Chiswick, United Kingdom. The Chancellor’s visit is intended to highlight how the UK-India free trade agreement is boosting British business, and comes as Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in India promoting the new pact, […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A Trump post drowns out positive developments for markets
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a meeting with President of Argentina Javier Milei in the Cabinet Room at the White House on Oct. 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images U.S. stocks had a rocky day of trading, swinging from highs to lows like the quality of Game of Thrones across […]
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Chinese firms pull back from listing in the U.S. as Hong Kong IPOs see a surge
Chinese companies have pulled back from listing in the U.S. this year in a clear pivot to Hong Kong amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington, and higher regulatory thresholds in New York. Chinese initial public offerings in the U.S. have slumped 4% year-on-year in terms of deal value so far this year, raising just […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: A showdown is brewing over Britain’s ‘investability’ problem
A line of cars on a car assembly line at the Vauxhall car factory in Ellesmere Port, Wirral, U.K. Colin Mcpherson | Corbis News | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Few things have captured the British public’s imagination more […]
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ASML looks to calm fears over 2026 growth as it warns of China sales decline
Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML on Wednesday looked to calm concerns over 2026 growth as it warned that it expects a “significant” sales decline in China. The firm said it does not expect 2026 total net sales to be below 2025 and added that it will provide more details on its outlook in January. Guidance […]
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Most U.S. consumers expect higher holiday prices and a weaker economy, survey finds
As the peak holiday shopping season approaches, most U.S. consumers have a downbeat outlook on the economy, according to an annual Deloitte survey published on Wednesday. Most consumers surveyed — 57% — said they expect the economy to weaken in the year ahead, the consulting firm found in a poll of roughly 4,000 respondents. That […]
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT will soon allow ‘erotica’ for adults in major policy shift
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 Adult ChatGPT users can soon access a less censored version of the artificial intelligence chatbot, which will include erotic materials, OpenAI […]
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China consumer prices drop more than expected in September, staying in deflationary territory
Pedestrians pass a Huawei Technologies Co. flagship store in Shenzhen, China, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s consumer prices fell more than expected in September, while the deflation in producer prices persisted, underscoring the impact of sluggish domestic demand and trade worries on consumer and business sentiment. The […]
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