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European markets open mixed ahead of more earnings reports; GSK up 6%
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European markets open mixed ahead of more earnings reports; GSK up 6%

TotalEnergies posts 21% drop in annual profit French oil major TotalEnergies on Wednesday reported a sharp drop in full-year earnings, against a backdrop of lower crude prices and weak fuel demand. The oil and gas giant posted full-year 2024 adjusted net income of $18.3 billion, reflecting a 21% fall from $23.2 billion a year earlier. Analysts had expected TotalEnergies’ […]

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Europe stocks open in the green to extend record high; traders digest dovish ECB messaging
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Europe stocks open in the green to extend record high; traders digest dovish ECB messaging

French inflation held at 1.8% in January French inflation came in at 1.8% in January on a preliminary basis, steady on the previous month, statistics agency Insee reported Friday. Economists polled by Reuters expected a reading of 1.9%. The figure is adjusted for comparison with other euro zone countries. National German inflation figures are due […]

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Deutsche Bank posts steeper-than-expected Q4 profit fall and scraps cost target
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Deutsche Bank posts steeper-than-expected Q4 profit fall and scraps cost target

In this article .BBKA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Deutsche Bank offices in the City of London on July 2, 2024, in London, U.K.  Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Germany’s largest lender Deutsche Bank on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected profit that fell sharply in the last three months of 2024, as legal […]

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European markets head for higher open anticipating ECB rate cut; Shell and Deutsche Bank earnings on deck
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European markets head for higher open anticipating ECB rate cut; Shell and Deutsche Bank earnings on deck

European markets were set to open higher Thursday as investors await key earnings, economic data and the European Central Bank’s latest monetary policy decision. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 2 points lower at 8,555, Germany’s DAX up 24 points at 21,649, France’s CAC up 25 points at 7,892 and Italy’s FTSE MIB […]

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Europe stocks set for mixed open ahead of Fed decision; ASML beats estimates as tech jitters ease
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Europe stocks set for mixed open ahead of Fed decision; ASML beats estimates as tech jitters ease

Critical chip firm ASML posts quarterly bookings surge on heated AI demand Dutch semiconductor giant ASML on Wednesday reported a big jump in fourth-quarter net bookings, suggesting strong demand for its advanced chipmaking tools even as DeepSeek’s low-cost model raises concerns over AI spending. Here’s how ASML did versus LSEG consensus estimates for the fourth quarter: Net […]

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European markets set to start the new trading week on a somber note
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European markets set to start the new trading week on a somber note

European markets are expected to start the new trading week in negative territory on Monday, with investors in the region gearing up for a busy period of earnings and the European Central Bank’s latest interest rate decision. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 7 points lower at 8,488, Germany’s DAX down 68 […]

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33-year-old American living in Germany: ‘I don’t worry about not being able to pay my bills here’
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33-year-old American living in Germany: ‘I don’t worry about not being able to pay my bills here’

At the age of 33, I sometimes feel like I’ve already lived a thousand lives. I’m originally from Los Angeles, and over the last decade, I’ve done everything from teaching English in China to serving as an emergency aid worker in Turkey during the war in Syria.  After I completed my master’s degree in London, […]

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European markets set to open higher amid calls for lower interest rates by Trump
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European markets set to open higher amid calls for lower interest rates by Trump

European equity markets are set to open higher on Friday to cap a positive week for stocks. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 is set to open marginally positive, while Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 are expected to open higher by 0.4%, according to FactSet futures data. Meanwhile, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index is expected to […]

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Structural weaknesses in the German economy must ‘absolutely’ be addressed, finance minister says
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Structural weaknesses in the German economy must ‘absolutely’ be addressed, finance minister says

It is crucial that Germany embarks on a period of economic growth, the country’s finance minister Jörg Kukies told CNBC on Thursday, adding that structural weaknesses must be addressed. “We’ve just gotten revised down growth forecasts for the IMF again,” Kukies told CNBC’s Karen Tso and Steve Sedgwick at the World Economic forum in Davos. “The structural […]

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Europe markets open higher; luxury stocks pop on Richemont results, LVMH up 8%
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Europe markets open higher; luxury stocks pop on Richemont results, LVMH up 8%

UK economy grew by less-than-expected 0.1% in November; sterling falls U.K. gross domestic product increased by 0.1% in November, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics, below a Reuters forecast for 0.2% economic growth. The British pound extended losses to trade 0.28% down against the U.S. dollar and 0.24% lower against the […]

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