Tourists visiting the city take boat trips on the canals in Amsterdam, Netherlands on May 25, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks nudged just above the flatline in late trade Thursday, helped along by a revival in confidence around the U.S. economy. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed 0.02% higher … Read more
15 November 2023, Bavaria, Munich: Flags with the word “Siemens” in front of the company’s headquarters. Siemens publishes figures for fiscal year 2022/23. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture alliance via Getty Images) Karl-Josef Hildenbrand | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German industrial technology giant Siemens on Thursday posted better-than-expected quarterly operating profit and … Read more
A stock exchange in Germany. Torsten Silz | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks fell sharply at the start of Monday’s session, as global volatility continues amid concerns of a looming U.S. recession. The regional Stoxx 600 index was 2.2% lower by 9:24 a.m. London time, with all sectors and major regional bourses … Read more
The lights of Frankfurt am Main’s banking skyline glow in the last light of day. Boris Roessler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks extended losses on Friday amid a global downturn, as weak U.S. economic data sparked fears of a recession. The regional Stoxx 600 index shed as much as 2.3% … Read more
General view of the Bank of England building in London. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — European markets closed lower on Thursday as investors processed a raft of central bank action and fresh U.S. economic data. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index provisionally closed 1.29% lower. All major regional bourses and most sectors … Read more
LONDON — European markets closed higher on Wednesday, maintaining positive momentum after euro zone inflation rose unexpectedly. The Stoxx 600 index preliminarily closed 0.79% higher, with technology stocks jumping 2.62%. Dutch chip firm ASML led the charge, rising as much as 10% before somewhat paring gains after a Reuters report suggested that the company could be exempted … Read more
LONDON — European markets were higher Monday as investors digest U.S. inflation data and look ahead to another busy week of earnings and central bank meetings. The Stoxx 600 index was up 0.21% by 9:50 a.m. London time, with most sectors and major bourses across the region trading in the green. Oil and gas stocks … 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
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
Skyscrapers in the La Defense business and financial district in Paris, France, on Monday, June 3, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Reaction to the historic French and U.K. elections dominated the start of the week, but attention has moved to a flurry of inflation data. On Thursday, the U.S. consumer price index declined … Read more
