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Swiss family office Infinitas, Christian Angermayer’s Apeiron team up to fund more Swedish IPOs
Key Points Investors are increasingly drawn to Europe amid tariff uncertainty, but startups face still obstacles going public on European exchanges. Swiss real estate heir Robin Lauber and German billionaire Christian Angermayer are joining forces to get startups to go public in Sweden. Lauber told CNBC about their startup pipeline and why Sweden is a […]
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Rheinmetall chief says Europe must catch up with Russia’s ammunition output as it opens mega plant
Workers are seen at the new Rheinmetall artillery munitions factory during its inauguration on August 27, 2025 in Unterluess, Germany. Germany is investing heavily to modernize the Bundeswehr, its armed forces. Morris Macmatzen | Getty Images News | Getty Images Rheinmetall‘s newly-opened factory in Northern Germany — set to become Europe’s biggest ammunition production facility […]
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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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European stocks rebound as traders eye Nvidia earnings
European markets opened higher Wednesday as traders gear up for a quarterly earnings report from chipmaker Nvidia. The Nasdaq-listed stock has become a bellwether for the global technology sector, particularly regarding the progress of the artificial intelligence boom, as its major corporate customers include Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon. Its value has soared in recent […]
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French stocks slide as Paris government faces risk of collapse
European stock markets retreated on Tuesday morning, pulled down by French equities as traders monitored the potential for a no confidence vote in the government next month. France’s CAC 40 index plummeted more than 2% in early deals before paring losses to around 1.75%. The country’s three main opposition parties said they would not back a […]
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European carriers pause some shipments to U.S. as they prepare for end of ‘de minimis’ exemption
An aerial view of a cargo ship being loaded with shipping containers at the Port of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 7, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images Postal carriers across Europe are planning to suspend some shipments to the U.S. as the nations prepare for the end of a longstanding trade […]
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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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CNBC Daily Open: Under Trump, business and politics are becoming bedfellows
Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, departs the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. Alex Wroblewski | Bloomberg | Getty Images Don’t mix business with pleasure — or the music of the spheres might eject you from the skies even if you are an astronomer — but it seems, in the […]
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