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CNBC Daily Open: Trump brandishes tariffs for peace, not a trade war
US President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on July 14, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Here’s a tariff we can get behind. At a White House meeting on Monday with NATO’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, U.S. […]
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Mining firms power UK stocks to record high after 50% U.S. copper tariff confirmed
The smelting area, where the copper is smelted and then placed in molds and cooled, at the Codelco El Teniente processing facility in Machali, Chile, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images London-listed mining firms bounced on Thursday, shaking off recent losses to drive the U.K.’s FTSE 100 index to a […]
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‘Hard to ignore’: 3 stocks to play the undervalued UK market, according to an asset manager
The opportunities on offer in the U.K. stock market — long stereotyped as unloved, unexciting and full of “old economy” firms like mining and oil majors — are “becoming hard to ignore,” portfolio managers at Ninety One say. London firms have broadly been undervalued for more than a decade, worsened by the vote to leave […]
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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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UK Exchange newsletter: All aboard? A new crisis looms over Britain’s troubled rail system
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Each Wednesday, Ian King brings you expert insights on the most important business stories from the U.K. and other key developments you won’t want to miss. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Some 31 years after they were privatized, the U.K.’s railways […]
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Global stock markets are calling Trump’s bluff on tariffs
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 7: An aide picks up a page from a letter to Japan and South Korea, signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, announcing 25% tariffs beginning on August 1st, during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew […]
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UK in dire straits after finance minister’s tears rattle markets
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey visit Wellington Barracks, in central London, on March 26, 2025. Stefan Rousseau | Afp | Getty Images All eyes are now on the U.K.’s ruling Labour Party for any sign of further political fractures that could rattle Britain’s economic stability, after the […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: UK’s millionaire exodus spells more trouble for Labour
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Each Wednesday, Ian King brings you expert insights on the most important business stories from the U.K. and the key personalities shaping the news. The newsletter will also highlight other key developments in the U.K. that you won’t want to miss, plus a preview of […]
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British pound gains as UK-U.S. trade deal cuts autos, aviation tariffs
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European stocks have surged in the first half. How will they perform for the rest of 2025?
European shares surged in the first half of the year, massively outperforming stocks on Wall Street — but market watchers are divided on the potential for the trend to continue. As of Friday’s close, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index has gained 7% so far this year. Germany’s DAX index has surged 20% year-to-date, while the […]
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