Year: 2025
Baltic Sea nations seek to limit further incidents after cable breaches
The oil tanker Eagle S is suspected of having caused damage to five submarine cables in the Baltic Sea by dragging its anchor across the seabed. Vesa Moilanen | Lehtikuva | AFP via Getty Images European nations must be prepared to face further incidents in the Baltic Sea following the recent damage to undersea infrastructure, […]
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UK antitrust regulator opens probe into Google’s search services
Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s competition watchdog on Tuesday said that it’s opening a formal antitrust investigation into Google’s search and search advertising services. The Competition and Markets Authority said that it’s looking to assess whether Google has “strategic market status” (SMS) under the new U.K. Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers […]
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Spain plans to tackle housing crisis with 100% tax on homes bought by foreigners
Houses along a hillside outside Marbella on the sunny coast, Costa del Sol, in Spain. Marcus Lindstrom | Istock | Getty Images Spain is planning to impose a tax of 100% on homes bought by non-EU residents as it looks to tackle an entrenched housing crisis in the country. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on […]
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A global bond sell-off is deepening as investors pare Fed rate cut expectations
The Eccles Building, location of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and of the Federal Open Market Committee. Brooks Kraft | Getty Images A sell-off in global bond markets is accelerating, fueling concerns over government finances and raising the specter of higher borrowing costs for consumers and businesses around the world. Bond yields […]
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After last year’s $162-billion stock wipeout, Samsung’s 2025 hinges on Nvidia
When Samsung reported fourth-quarter preliminary profit that missed market forecasts in a big way, its stock rose. Investors put aside the numbers and instead focused on comments from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, giving hope of a revival for Samsung in 2025. It comes after a near-$162-billion market cap wipeout for Samsung in 2024 driven by […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Tech sells off but AI is still likely to drive markets
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivering a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan. 6, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, […]
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As the U.S. dollar soars, here are Europe’s biggest winners and losers
Nora Carol Photography | Moment | Getty Images The recent strengthening of the greenback could both benefit and hurt Europe, analysts say, with market watchers anticipating further weakening of the bloc’s major currencies in 2025 as President-elect Donald Trump takes office in the U.S. and economic uncertainty persists. The U.S. dollar index — which measures the greenback […]
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U.S. Justice Department releases report on Trump attempt to overturn 2020 election
Special Counsel Jack Smith makes a statement to reporters about the 37 federal charges returned by a grand jury in an indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump on charges of unauthorized retention of classified documents and conspiracy to obstruct justice as Smith speaks at his offices in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2023. Jonathan Ernst […]
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The UK wants to do its ‘own thing’ on AI regulation, suggesting a divergence from U.S. and EU
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. says it wants to do its “own thing” when it comes to regulating artificial intelligence, hinting at a possible divergence from approaches taken by its main Western peers. “It’s really important that we as the U.K. do our own thing when it comes to […]
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CNBC Pro Talks: Value investor to reveal where to invest for 2025
The outlook for equity markets looks uncertain this year, given higher-for-longer interest rates , rising inflation and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s return to office. As investors ponder how — and where — to invest, CNBC’s Tanvir Gill will quiz portfolio manager Knut Gezelius on where he sees opportunities in the current market. Pro subscribers can […]
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