Hope versus reality: That’s the mood among market watchers as we count down to the Fed’s interest rate decision.
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CNBC Daily Open: Hoping for a 50-basis-point cut
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Europe markets set to open higher as investors assess Nvidia results
European stock markets are heading for a higher open Thursday, as investors assess an above-consensus quarterly earnings report from chipmaker Nvidia. The U.S.-listed firm, which makes products for tech giants including Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon, said sales growth this quarter will remain above 50% in a sign of the continued resilience of the artificial […]
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France’s latest budget crisis poses risk to defense investment pledges
The latest clash between French lawmakers over reducing the country’s hefty public deficit could see its defense spending pledges fall to the wayside, analysts say. That would come as a blow to the likes of Thales , Dassault Aviation , Safran and Leonardo -owned MBDA — domestic defense players that have rallied this year on […]
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Microsoft fires two employees over breaking into its president’s office
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold banners and signs as they protest outside the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images Microsoft on Thursday said that it had terminated two employees who broke into President Brad Smith’s office earlier this week. The news […]
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