A specialist trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 15, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters LONDON — European stocks ticked lower on Tuesday as investors monitored U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs and the continued political deadlock in theRead More →
European shares edged lower on Wednesday morning, even as defense equities gained a boost from U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest comments on the conflict in Ukraine. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.2% by 11:21 a.m. in London 6:21 a.m. ET), with most sectors trading in the red. Defense stocksRead More →
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 →
Workers assemble cars on the assembly line at a Volkswagen automobile factory on March 7, 2025, in Wolfsburg, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares listed in Europe opened lower on Friday, as investors continue to assess the full scope of the European Union’s trade dealRead More →
Oli Scarff | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Thursday as regional traders keep an eye on the latest economic data from the region. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen 0.11% higher, Germany’s DAX up 0.12%, France’s CAC 40 flat and Italy’s FTSE MIBRead More →
Ukrainian military personnel prepare a Leopard 2A4 tank ahead of a training exercise conducted by the Spanish military, at the San Gregorio military base outside Zaragoza, Spain, on Monday, March 13, 2023. Paul Hanna | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks opened lower on Wednesday as global marketRead More →
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters LONDON — European stocks opened in mixed territory on Monday as traders look ahead to a meeting between regional leaders and U.S. President Donald Trump toRead More →
London’s FTSE 100 touched a fresh record high on Friday – and some market watchers see more upside ahead for the long-maligned index, with U.S. tariffs, macroeconomic influences and outperformance in certain sectors sparking a widespread reassessment of U.K. equities. The U.K. index — home to some of the world’sRead More →
Global rally Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 12, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty Images It isn’t just stocks in Europe that are on the rise. Overnight in Asia, shares have been rallying, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 hitting an all-time high and HongRead More →
UK reports higher-than-expected jobs growth Sign outside a Job Centre Plus on Nov. 15, 2024, in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images U.K. employment grew by a greater-than-expected 238,000 in the three months to June, according to official data. The number of job vacancies declinedRead More →
