Finance (Page 19)

Salesforce CEO calls guidance 'appropriately conservative' as stock declines after earnings

In a Wednesday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff defended the guidance his company issued — even as the figures disappointed Wall Street. “Our results are absolutely fantastic and our guidance is also, you know, is always appropriately conservative,” Benioff said. The enterprise software company posted itsRead More →

Euro zone inflation for August 2025

European consumers are facing higher prices when going to the supermarket. Andia | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Euro zone inflation edged higher to 2.1% in August, according to the latest flash data from statistics agency Eurostat on Tuesday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the rate to remainRead More →

Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, data

LONDON — European stock markets kicked off the new month higher, as the defense and health-care sectors received a boost from corporate news. The Stoxx Aerospace and Defense index was up 1.65% at 10 a.m. in London (5 a.m. ET), after the U.K. government announced Sunday that Norway had placedRead More →

Matcha mania turns the green powder into gold

A recent surge in matcha’s popularity has led to a global matcha shortage, driven by soaring demand and limited production in Japan, where high-quality matcha is grown. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images TOKYO — When Chitose Nagao retired after nearly three decades in advertising to start a matchaRead More →