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European shares open broadly higher as geopolitics remains in focus
A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after the opening bell in New York on December 3, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks opened higher on Tuesday, as investors continued to weigh geopolitical developments in Iran, and the launching […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Powell probe rattles Washington, but Wall Street shrugs
Screens broadcasts a press conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the Fed rate cut announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Oct. 29, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Opposition to the Trump administration’s criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining […]
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European markets open the week on a somber note as Fed Powell probe in focus
Lights on in skyscrapers and commercial buildings on the skyline of the City of London, UK, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. U.K. business chiefs urged Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to ease energy costs and avoid raising the tax burden on corporate Britain as she prepares this year’s budget. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Iran has more avenues of retaliating against the U.S. — including oil supply
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. Mahsa | Afp | Getty Images Iran now appears to be next on President Donald Trump’s list, after Venezuela and Greenland. The backdrop is a wave of protests in Iran, now in their third week. What began as demonstrations […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump has Iran in his sights — watch for oil prices
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026. Kamran | Afp | Getty Images Iran appears to be next on President Donald Trump’s list, after Venezuela and Greenland. The context: Protests in Iran, which are now in their third week, were triggered over a sharp jump in […]
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A little-known biotech stock has become a prime takeover target after surging nearly 1,700% last year
Europe’s best-performing blue-chip stock in 2025 is widely expected to be bought by a larger peer, in a deal analysts say could be worth as much as $23 billion. Abivax, the French clinical-stage biotech company developing a treatment for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, saw shares rocket 1,681% last year, far outpacing the Stoxx 600 […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. moves over Greenland are heating up quickly
A protester holds a sign reading ‘We are not for sale’ in front of the US consulate during a demonstration, under the slogan ‘Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people’, in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 15, 2025. Christian Klindt Soelbeck | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitions around Greenland are rapidly gaining concrete […]
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European defense stocks extend rally amid geopolitical tensions; Leonardo, Renk jump 4%
LONDON — European stocks were in negative territory at the opening bell on Thursday as market nerves linger over U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Greenland. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was last seen almost 0.3% lower. Global markets have been focused on rising geopolitical tensions this week after the U.S.’ deposing last weekend of […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Magnificent Seven competition heats up
A man walks past the Google signage outside the US tech giant’s Ananta office in Bengaluru, India, on Jan. 5, 2026. Idrees Mohammed | Afp | Getty Images There’s movement going on in the Magnificent Seven group of stocks. Shares of Alphabet, the parent of Google, rose 2.4% on Wednesday, to give the firm a […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Rumbles within the Magnificent Seven
Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images There’s movement going on in the Magnificent Seven group of stocks. Shares of Alphabet, the parent of Google, rose 2.4% on Wednesday, to give the firm a market capitalization of $3.89 trillion. Meanwhile, Apple, the parent of the iPhone (so to speak), retreated 0.8%, and ended the […]
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