World Markets
Asia-Pacific markets set for another weak session as tech sell off deepens after Wall Street rout
Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell off its Chrome browser in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 showed signs of weakness, falling 1.57% in […]
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European stocks head for mixed open ahead of earnings from Shell, Maersk and more
A Shell gas station on May 03, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images LONDON — The European stock market opened lower Thursday as traders assessed regional earnings reports. The pan-European Stoxx 600 hovered beneath the flatline shortly after the open, and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 was also 0.4% lower. France’s CAC 40 […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Alphabet could more than double its capex in 2026, unsettling investors
A pedestrian walks by a sign at Google headquarters on Feb. 4, 2026 in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Alphabet’s fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat Wall Street expectations. Its cloud unit dazzled, notching a nearly 48% increase in revenue from a year earlier. The tech giant expects capital expenditure for 2026 to […]
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Silver resumes its slide, plunging 13%, after short-lived rebound
Silver bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, Jan. 10, 2025. Angelika Warmuth | Reuters Silver prices slid as much as 16% on Thursday, snapping a two-day rebound, as the white metal continues to reel from excessive volatility. Spot silver prices are were last […]
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Asia markets mostly fall, tracking Wall Street losses as tech sell-off continues
Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., displays an AMD Instinct MI455X GPU during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Jan. 5, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Thursday as the tech sell-off on Wall Street gained momentum, with cryptocurrencies also falling. Notably, Advanced […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Alphabet capex plans spook investors, while AMD has a brutal day in markets
Signage outside the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet’s fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat Wall Street expectations. Its cloud unit dazzled, notching a nearly 48% increase in revenue from a year earlier. The tech giant expects capital expenditure for 2026 […]
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CNBC Daily Open: UBS posts strong earnings while Novo Nordisk’s U.S. shares crater on slowing growth
Sergio Ermotti, CEO of UBS, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20th, 2026. Oscar Molina | CNBC UBS fourth-quarter profit rose 56% year on year to $1.2 billion, beating expectations. The Swiss bank on Wednesday also announced plans for a $3 billion share buyback in 2026 […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia denies rift with OpenAI, while software and asset management stocks plunge
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Advanced Micro Devices reported fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday after the bell. The chipmaker beat Wall Street’s revenue and profit estimates, but shares plunged more […]
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European mining stocks rise as gold and silver rebound
Rio Tinto and Glencore are back in talks about a possible $260 billion megadeal Rio Tinto LONDON — European stocks were higher on Tuesday as global markets settled following a short-lived sell-off in cryptocurrencies and precious metals. Shortly after the opening bell, the pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.6% higher, with most sectors and all major […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Asia markets and precious metals rebound amid Trump’s trade deal with India
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs U.S. President Donald Trump as they give joint statements in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, June 26, 2017. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Asia markets on Tuesday staged a staggering turnaround from the previous day. South Korea’s Kospi led gains in the region, soaring 6.7% as […]
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