This week’s best performers contain two chip shares together with Microsoft 

This week’s best performers contain two chip shares together with Microsoft 




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Why investors are calling Trump’s bluff on 50% tariffs on the European Union
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Why investors are calling Trump’s bluff on 50% tariffs on the European Union

European stocks appear to have mostly shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt threat to impose a 50% tariff on European Union goods, regarding it as a high-stakes negotiating tactic rather than a policy set in stone. It’s one message that could be drawn from the price action in the Stoxx Europe 600 index on […]

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Britain’s economy shows signs of positive momentum — but the UK may not be out of the woods just yet
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Britain’s economy shows signs of positive momentum — but the UK may not be out of the woods just yet

People walk in Trafalgar Square, London, on April 28, 2025. Adrien Fillon | Nurphoto | Getty Images It’s been rare for a string of positive economic news to emerge out of the U.K. in 2025 — but this week in particular has given Britain three reasons to be optimistic. Data on Friday signaled unexpected positive […]

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Trump’s 5% NATO spend target ‘very, very difficult’ to meet, Greek PM says
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Trump’s 5% NATO spend target ‘very, very difficult’ to meet, Greek PM says

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) speak to the media following talks at the Chancellery on May 13, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images It would be challenging for NATO members to deliver on U.S. President’s Donald Trump’s defense spending demands, Greece’s […]

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