S&P 500 briefly crosses 5,500, closes lower

S&P 500 briefly crosses 5,500, closes lower

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Jan. 22, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | 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 on everything they … Read more

S&P 500 crosses 5,500 level before erasing gains

S&P 500 crosses 5,500 level before erasing gains

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Feb. 29, 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

RN protests add to Macron’s political gamble

RN protests add to Macron’s political gamble

A demonstrator dressed all in black kicks back with his foot a puck of tear gas fired by police in their direction, during a demonstration against fascism and the National Rally party, in Lyon, France, June 16, 2024.  Matthieu Delaty | Afp | Getty Images France’s election campaign kicked off in earnest Monday following a … Read more

France’s Macron calls election his far-right rival Le Pen could win

France’s Macron calls election his far-right rival Le Pen could win

French President Emmanuel Macron. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap national election after a surge for his far-right rivals is a high-stakes move and a huge political gamble, analysts say. Macron’s decision to call a snap parliamentary vote comes after the right-wing National Rally … Read more

France’s Macron calls for snap election after losing big to the far right in EU vote

France’s Macron calls for snap election after losing big to the far right in EU vote

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with members of the AI sector at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, on May 21, 2024. Yoan Valat | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he would dissolve the country’s parliament and call for a new legislative nationwide vote after … Read more

France’s far right may win big in EU elections. That’s worrying for migrants, Macron and Ukraine

France’s far right may win big in EU elections. That’s worrying for migrants, Macron and Ukraine

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen isn’t on the ballot at the weekend’s European Parliament election but she’s likely to emerge as one of its biggest winners. Polls expect her National Rally party to be the top vote-getter in France, trouncing President Emmanuel Macron’s moderate pro-business party. And across Europe, the anti-immigration, nationalist ideas Le … Read more