City of London skyline on 10th June 2024 in London, United Kingdom. The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the primary central business district CBD of London. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were higher Thursday morning, spurred on by overnight … Read more
A television station broadcasts Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, … Read more
An advertisement for Hugo Boss AG in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European luxury stocks tumbled Monday as analysts warned of a deteriorating demand outlook, particularly among high-spending Chinese consumers. Germany’s Hugo Boss was among the worst performers on the Stoxx 600 index by midday, … Read more
Attendees inspect the new iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters on September 09, 2024 in Cupertino, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed … Read more
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 2020/07/16: Storefront of the Burberry store in the prestigious New Bond Street. (Photo by Dave Rushen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — British luxury fashion house Burberry Group dropped out of the U.K.’s FTSE 100 stock market index on Wednesday, as waning sales and … Read more
LONDON — European markets opened mixed on Friday, as a global stock selloff eases and investors await a U.S. inflation print. The pan-European Stoxx 600 opened slightly above the flatline, with sectors and major bourses spread between losses and gains. Autos led loses, down 1.2%, as Germany’s Mercedes Benz dipped 2% after narrowing its annual … Read more
Chuo Ward, Tokyo, Japan – February 23, 2018; Top luxury shopping streets with multi colored neon signs. Ginza avenues are lined with shops of expensive brands and restaurants in the heart of Tokyo. It is half past five p.m. on Friday. People flock to Ginza for shopping, dinner and drinking with their friends. Ginza became … Read more
The Unilever headquarter building seen by the Nieuwe Maas river in Rotterdam. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — European markets are heading for a lower open Thursday, with a flurry of corporate earnings and a selloff on Wall Street in focus. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 was last seen opening 19 points lower … Read more
In the world of luxury, Hermès is arguably the gold standard. Its sales are growing double digits even as other luxury companies post declines or dramatically slower growth. Wealthy customers lucky enough to be anointed as Birkin-bag worthy can purchase a Birkin 25 for about $11,000 and flip it the same day for more than $23,000. … Read more
A Gucci store at Harbour City shopping mall, operated by Wharf Holdings Ltd., in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, June 2, 2023. Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of French luxury group Kering plunged 13% on Tuesday after the company warned that Gucci sales look set to fall 20% year-on-year in the first quarter, amid declining … Read more
