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CNBC Daily Open: Ghosts of gains past for markets this Halloween
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host a Halloween event at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 30, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images As Halloween looms, Wall Street is balancing tricks and treats. Investors were spooked by some Big Tech capex plans, with all three major indexes […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trick or treat for markets this Halloween?
SHANGHAI, CHINA – OCTOBER 30: A shop is decorated with pumpkin lanterns in Xintiandi area, creating a festive atmosphere ahead of Halloween, on October 30, 2025 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images As we head into Halloween, Wall Street appears to be facing a mix of tricks and treats. Investors […]
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European markets open in negative territory ahead of earnings, growth data and ECB decision
General view of Amsterdam’s city center. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were lower on Thursday as regional investors await more corporate earnings, the latest growth data and a European Central Bank rate decision. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.1% lower at 8:55 a.m. in London (4:55 a.m. ET). The U.K.’s […]
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CNBC Daily Open: All about Trump-Xi, Fed cuts and Big Tech earnings
The Google corporate office at The Hub building in Warsaw, Poland on Sept. 16th, 2025. Beata Zawrze | Nurphoto | Getty Images The news cycle barely stopped to breathe today. First, Trump meets Xi. U.S. President Donald Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday, during which he struck a 1-year rare […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Capex is the number to look at amid Big Tech earnings
Signage at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. Benjamin Fanjoy | Bloomberg | Getty Images The news is coming in fast and thick. Strap in. First, interest rates. The U.S. Federal Reserve lowered rates by 25 basis points, as expected by traders. But Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that another […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open after Fed casts doubt on another rate cut in December
A container ship sails past buildings in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set for a mixed open Thursday, after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated that a rate cut in December was far from a “foregone […]
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European stocks tick higher; Luxury carmaker Mercedes up 5.7%, on pace for best trading day since 2022
Traders work, as a screen broadcasts a news conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters LONDON — European stocks edged higher on Wednesday, with some stocks particularly […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Rallies and tech ‘revolution’ — all powered by AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) shakes hands with Microsoft Chief Technology Officer and Executive VP of Artificial Intelligence Kevin Scott during the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center Summit Building in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on May 21, 2024. Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images Investors can’t get enough of artificial intelligence, despite […]
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CNBC Daily Open: It’s a boom, it’s a bubble, it’s still not enough for investors: It’s AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) speaks with Microsoft Chief Technology Officer and Executive VP of Artificial Intelligence Kevin Scott during the Microsoft Build conference at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on May 21, 2024. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Investors can’t get enough of artificial intelligence, despite worries over the sector’s excessively high […]
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European stocks turn negative as earnings, Fed decision hold spotlight; Novartis falls 3%
LONDON — European stocks were lower on Tuesday as global markets await the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. By 8:58 a.m. in London (4:58 a.m. ET), the pan-European Stoxx 600 was trading 0.2% lower, with most sectors and major bourses trading in negative territory. Bucking the trend was the utilities sector, often seen as […]
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