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European stocks lose ground as earnings hold the spotlight; Rheinmetall gains 2%
The City of London skyline at sunset. Gary Yeowell | Digitalvision | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks edged lower on Thursday, as investors reacted to another flurry of corporate earnings. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.07% as of 11:26 a.m. in London (6:26 a.m. ET), with most sectors and major bourses in negative […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Even a Supreme Court ruling might not spell the end of tariffs
The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a case on the Trump administration’s “reciprocal” tariffs, and both liberal and conservative judges appeared skeptical of the legal basis of those tariffs. Following the hearing, traders on […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise, tracking Wall Street gains as AI stocks rebound
Hong Kong Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains after AMD’s third-quarter earnings beat lifted artificial intelligence stocks. Investors in the region are looking to Chinese autonomous vehicle firms WeRide and Pony.ai‘s market debut in Hong Kong later in the day. Both companies are already listed in […]
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CNBC Daily Open: When AI hype hits gravity
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the Live Keynote Pregame during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, on Oct. 28, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The euphoria around artificial intelligence is colliding with the limits of reality, and cracks are emerging. Last night, tech giants like AMD smashed expectations […]
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Europe to open lower as markets question tech valuations; Novo Nordisk earnings ahead
European stocks are expected to open lower, mirroring global declines as concerns grow over sky-high tech valuations. Source
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CNBC Daily Open: Beware the tunnel vision on AI stocks
Yusuf Mehdi, executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft, speaks at a company briefing in Redmond, Wash., on May 20, 2024. Microsoft unveiled a new category of PC that features generative artificial intelligence tools built into Windows, the company’s world-leading operating system. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images The euphoria around […]
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European markets lower as investors react to earnings; UK’s Reeves delivers pre-budget speech
The skyline of London’s financial district. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were lower on Tuesday, reversing positive sentiment seen at the start of the new trading month. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 1.1% at 8:25 a.m. (3:25 a.m.ET), with all sectors in negative territory. The U.K.’s […]
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CNBC Daily Open: AI is carrying the weight of the U.S. market
CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images The “everything store” might have secured its biggest customer yet. On Monday, Amazon announced that it had signed a $38 billion deal with OpenAI, offering the ChatGPT maker access to Amazon Web Services’ infrastructure. On the one hand, the move isn’t too surprising — a continuation of OpenAI’s spending spree […]
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Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley warn of a market correction: ‘Things run and then they pull back’
A small replica of the Charging Bull statue is seen on a street vendor stall outside the New York Stock Exchange on July 11, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Global markets may be due for a reality check after this year’s relentless rally, as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley on Tuesday cautioned investors to brace […]
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Cash-strapped governments are increasingly eyeing citizens’ retirement pots — and experts are sounding the alarm
As fiscal pressures deepen from aging populations and pandemic-era debt, governments are increasingly tapping into a tempting source of capital: citizens’ retirement savings. Pension fund assets across the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development have more than tripled since 2003, reaching $63.1 trillion in 2024, according to the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index. That […]
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