European markets opened higher Wednesday as traders gear up for a quarterly earnings report from chipmaker Nvidia. The Nasdaq-listed stock has become a bellwether for the global technology sector, particularly regarding the progress of the artificial intelligence boom, as its major corporate customers include Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon. ItsRead More →
Robots manufacture auto parts at a factory in Ningde, China, on Oct. 17, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s industrial profits slipped 1.5% from a year earlier in July, marking a notable recovery following months of steeper declines, signaling Beijing’s campaign against price wars has helped ease theRead More →
SHANGHAI, CHINA – DECEMBER 02: A citizen walks by a Canada Goose store on December 2, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Visual China Group | Getty Images Canada Goose’s controlling shareholder, Bain Capital, has received bids aimed at taking the luxury parka-maker private at a valuation of about $1.4 billion, accordingRead More →
Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corp., at the Web Summit conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. The annual conference gathers key industry figures in technology. James MacDonald | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft asked police to remove people who improperly entered a building at itsRead More →
India’s exports to the U.S. will invite a steep 50% tariff Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s additional 25% tariffs levies over New Delhi’s oil purchases from Russia take effect. Analysts are warning that the higher U.S. tariffs risk substantially diminishing the allure of Indian exports to the U.S., comparedRead More →
US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift kisses Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end #87 Travis Kelce after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 11, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Your favorite post-pandemic economic engine shared someRead More →
Taylor Swift (L) and Travis Kelce are seen in SoHo in New York City on Oct. 11, 2024. TheStewartofNY | GC Images | Getty Images Pop superstar Taylor Swift is engaged to NFL star Travis Kelce, according to Instagram posts on their official accounts on Tuesday. The couple has datedRead More →
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during a Fed Listens event in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 22, 2024. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook will file a lawsuit challenging her removal by President Donald Trump, her atto“rney said Tuesday.Read More →
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 14, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stocks were relatively unchanged Tuesday as Wall Street looked beyond President Donald Trump’s removal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from the central bank’s boardRead More →
Trump administration military leaders are “thinking about” whether the U.S. should acquire equity stakes in top defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday. The Cabinet secretary, in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” revealed the government’s interest in taking those stakes days after the U.S.Read More →
