Euro zone inflation, September 2024

Euro zone inflation, September 2024

Visitors pass shops on a pedestrianized street in the old town in A Coruna, Spain, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Manaure Quintero | Bloomberg | Getty Images Euro zone inflation fell to 1.8% in September, coming in below the European Central Bank’s 2% target, flash data from statistics agency Eurostat showed Tuesday. The reading was … Read more

German inflation drops to 1.8% in September, below expectations

German inflation drops to 1.8% in September, below expectations

Shoppers at the Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The harmonized German consumer price index eased to 1.8% in September, coming in lower than expected, preliminary data from the country’s statistics office Destatis showed on Monday. The September harmonized CPI figure had been forecast to come … Read more

UniCredit’s pursuit of Commerzbank is a watershed moment for Europe

UniCredit’s pursuit of Commerzbank is a watershed moment for Europe

A man shelters from the rain under an umbrella as he walks past the Euro currency sign in front of the former European Central Bank (ECB) building in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images European banking’s latest takeover battle is widely regarded as a potential turning point for the region … Read more

EU tariffs on Chinese EVs are unlikely to dent their European expansion

EU tariffs on Chinese EVs are unlikely to dent their European expansion

People look at a BYD Dolphin electric subcompact during the 2023 Shenyang International Auto Show on May 3, 2023 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Chinese electric vehicles will remain competitive in Europe despite the EU’s additional tariffs on autos made in the country, particularly after they … Read more

Ireland to decide what it will do with 13 billion euros

Ireland to decide what it will do with 13 billion euros

Shoppers on Wicklow Street in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A landmark ruling from the European Union’s top court means Ireland will receive 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in unpaid taxes from Apple — a windfall that Dublin had spent several years fighting to avoid. It leaves … Read more

Apple loses EU court battle over 13 billion euro tax bill in Ireland

Apple loses EU court battle over 13 billion euro tax bill in Ireland

Omar Marques | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Europe’s top court on Tuesday ruled against Apple in the tech giant’s 10-year court battle over its tax affairs in Ireland. The pronouncement from the European Court of Justice comes hours after Apple unveiled a swathe of new product offerings, looking to revitalize its iPhone, … Read more

Car giants forced to confront hard truths over EV transition

Car giants forced to confront hard truths over EV transition

The Volvo logo is displayed at the Volvo Cars Hill Country dealership on September 04, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images European car giants are contending with a perfect storm of challenges on the path to full electrification, including a lack of affordable models, a slower-than-anticipated rollout of … Read more

World logs its hottest summer on record

World logs its hottest summer on record

A man uses an umbrella for shade in Seoul on August 14, 2024, during a prolonged heatwave which has gripped much of the country. Anthony Wallace | Afp | Getty Images The summer of 2024 was the hottest on record, according to the European Union’s climate monitor, extending an alarming run of temperature records that … Read more

Fed minutes signals September rate cut

Fed minutes signals September rate cut

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 20, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: ‘Crazy’ summer

CNBC Daily Open: ‘Crazy’ summer

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 20, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more