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European markets are set to open higher ahead of flash inflation data
Here are the opening calls London was the No. 2 most-visited city in the world for 2023, according to Euromonitor International. Karl Hendon | Moment | Getty Images Good morning from London and welcome to CNBC’s live blog covering all the action in European financial markets, as well as business news, analysis, earnings and data. […]
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German inflation eases to hotter-than-expected 2.1% in May
19 May 2025, Berlin: Apricots are sold at a greengrocer for 7.98 euros per kilogram. Grapes and papaya are also on offer. Photo by Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Images Germany’s annual inflation hit 2.1% in May approaching the European Central Bank’s 2% target but coming in slightly hotter than analyst estimates, preliminary data from […]
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Auto giant Stellantis appoints Antonio Filosa as new CEO
Stellantis North America COO and Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa speaks during the Stellantis press conference at the Automobility LA 2024 car show at Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California, November 21, 2024. Etienne Laurent | Afp | Getty Images Auto giant Stellantis on Wednesday appointed North American chief operating officer Antonio Filosa as […]
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EasyJet shares fall 1.8% after first-half loss widens
Banco BPM says regulation decision to suspend UniCredit takeover bid is ‘abnormal’ Italy’s Banco BPM has criticized as “abnormal” a late-Wednesday decision by Italian market regulator Consob to suspend for 30 days a takeover bid for the bank launched by domestic rival UniCredit. Banco BPM had rejected the $10.5 billion purchase offer in November, while […]
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Sterling gains 0.5% after UK inflation leaps in April: Live updates
M&S cyberattack to cost retailer $400 million People walk past a Marks & Spencer store. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images British retail giant M&S said Wednesday that a recent cyberattack, which brought online sales to a standstill and left food shelves bare, would cost it around £300 million ($403 million) in operating profit. […]
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UK inflation surges to hotter-than-expected 3.5% in April
A customer looks at goods on a shelf in a supermarket on January 15, 2025 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K.’s annual inflation rate hit 3.5% in April, coming in above analyst expectations, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday. Economists […]
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European stocks look set to build momentum after lackluster start to the week
Swiss Life first-quarter income jumps Insurer Swiss Life said in a trading update on Tuesday that its fee income rose 3% year on year in the first quarter of 2025, reaching 659 million Swiss francs ($791 million). Its premiums also rose by 6% from the previous year to 7.9 billion Swiss francs. The company said […]
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UK government borrowing costs jump, sterling rallies as Britain and EU agree to reset relations
U.K. bond yields rise after UK-EU deal British government bond yields are also on the rise in the wake of the EU and the U.K. agreeing to reset their post-Brexit relations. Yields on 10-year U.K. government bonds, known as gilts, were up by around 7 basis points at 9:58 a.m. in London. Bond yields and […]
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UK and European Union agree to post-Brexit reset deal, sources tell CNBC
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen at the European Political Community summit, in Tirana on May 16, 2025. Leon Neal | Afp | Getty Images The U.K. and European Union finally agreed to reset relations Monday, sources told CNBC, after Britain’s acrimonious exit from the European bloc in […]
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Novo Nordisk CEO to step down as competition weighs on Wegovy maker’s share price
Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Jorgensen testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on U.S. prices for the weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2024. Piroschka Van De Wouw | Reuters Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen is stepping down, the Wegovy-maker said Friday, […]
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