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‘Our country is in danger’: French PM takes confidence vote gamble over budget woes
France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou speaks during a press conference in Paris on August 25, 2025. Dimitar Dilkoff | Afp | Getty Images France’s minority government on Tuesday faced the prospect of collapse within weeks, after opposition parties said they would not back Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a Sept. 8 confidence vote tied to […]
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European stocks lose further ground as traders digest details of EU-U.S. trade deal
Workers assemble cars on the assembly line at a Volkswagen automobile factory on March 7, 2025, in Wolfsburg, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares listed in Europe opened lower on Friday, as investors continue to assess the full scope of the European Union’s trade deal with America. The pan-European Stoxx […]
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European markets head for broadly positive open ahead of PMI data
Oli Scarff | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Thursday as regional traders keep an eye on the latest economic data from the region. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen 0.11% higher, Germany’s DAX up 0.12%, France’s CAC 40 flat and Italy’s FTSE MIB up 0.13%, according to data […]
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European markets head for negative open as sentiment shifts; UK inflation data ahead
Borough Market in London, United Kingdom, on Aug. 27, 2024. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open lower on Wednesday as global market sentiment wavered. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 0.18% lower, Germany’s DAX 0.6% lower, France’s CAC 40 down 0.56% and Italy’s FTSE MIB […]
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European markets set to open higher amid positive reaction to Trump-Zelenskyy talks
LONDON — European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Tuesday as global markets reacted positively to the outcome of talks between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 0.18% higher, Germany’s DAX 0.14% higher, France’s CAC 40 up 0.16% and Italy’s […]
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European markets set to open higher ahead of Trump-Ukraine crunch talks
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in positive territory on Monday as traders focus on a meeting between European leaders and U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss Ukraine. The […]
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London’s FTSE 100 just touched a record high — and market watchers see more upside ahead
London’s FTSE 100 touched a fresh record high on Friday – and some market watchers see more upside ahead for the long-maligned index, with U.S. tariffs, macroeconomic influences and outperformance in certain sectors sparking a widespread reassessment of U.K. equities. The U.K. index — home to some of the world’s most renowned companies, including AstraZeneca […]
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Europe stocks nudge higher despite tariff uncertainty; Ryanair profits soar 128%
European markets open mixed European stock markets moved cautiously higher in early deals, with France’s CAC 40 and Germany’s DAX both up around 0.1%. The regional Stoxx 600 index had nevertheless already pared gains to trade at the flatline by 8:10 a.m. in London. Autos stocks are down 0.6%, with Stellantis down 2.7% after announcing […]
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AI rollout rattles Teleperformance, but some say the stock could double
When CEO Daniel Julien took the stage in New York for a pivotal investors’ relations day in June, he knew the stakes were high. Julien’s company, the French outsourcing giant Teleperformance , had lost more than 75% of its value from its 2022 high. He was tasked with convincing his audience — investors and Wall […]
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European stocks edge higher as markets digest Trump tariff comments
Banking stocks hit 17-year high The Banc Sabadell Tower in Barcelona, Spain, on May 1, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images European shares open higher It’s around 30 minutes since European markets opened, and regional stocks are edging higher. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was last seen trading up by 0.1%, with all major bourses […]
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