A trader works, 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 in New York City, U.S., June 12, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters LONDON — European stocks closed lower Thursday as regional investors reacted to … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on June 03, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were higher Wednesday ahead of the latest U.S. Federal Reserve decision and inflation reading. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.53% higher at 9:11 … Read more
LONDON — European stocks fell on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s next meeting and U.S. inflation data. The Stoxx 600 index closed down 0.9%, paring slight gains earlier in the session. All sectors and major bourses closed in the red, with banks leading losses, down 2.17%. British computing startup Raspberry Pi closed … Read more
A Raspberry Pi 2 Model B single-board computer. Olly Curtis | Future Publishing | Future | Getty Images British computing startup Raspberry Pi on Tuesday is set to raise £166 million ($211.2 million) from its initial public offering, in a rare win for London’s main stock exchange which has struggled to attract technology listings. Raspberry … Read more
An employee enters sliding doors decorated with the stars of the European Union (EU) flag at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission (EC), in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. It took 32 months, two prime ministers, and nearly 30 votes in Parliament to extricate Britain from the European Union and the … Read more
Stock price information reflected on a window at the Euronext NV stock exchange in Paris, France, on Monday, March 13, 2023. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks closed lower on Friday, as investors digested fresh U.S. jobs data and the European Central Bank’s latest interest rate commentary. The Stoxx 600 provisionally … Read more
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks as she presents the bank’s Annual Report to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, eastern France, on February 26, 2024. Frederick Florin | Afp | Getty Images European stocks were higher Wednesday, with investors in the region looking ahead to the next meeting of the European Central Bank … Read more
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left), leader of the incumbent Conservatives, and opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer of the Labour Party. The politicians traded barbs in their first head-to-head debate on Tuesday ahead of the July 4 General Election. Pa Images | Getty Images LONDON — Taxes emerged as a key battleground in the first … Read more
Los Angeles real estate company The Agency is selling homes complete with artwork and furniture. The piece shown is called “The McCoys II” (2019) and is by artist Shaina McCoy. The Agency | Nils Timm When Paul Lester joined a luxury real estate agency in Los Angeles, he decided to organize a Beverly Hills property … Read more
LONDON — The Federal Reserve should wait for significant progress on inflation before cutting interest rates, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari told CNBC Tuesday. Asked what conditions were needed for the Fed to cut rates once or twice this year, Kashkari said: “Many more months of positive inflation data, I think, to give me confidence … Read more
