Signage at the Broadcom Inc. headquarters in San Jose, California, June 2, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images European stocks followed global peers lower on Friday as investors monitor a global sell-off in chipmaking tech names. Shortly after the opening bell, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index opened down 0.2%. London’s FTSE 100 … Read more
OpenAI chief Sam Altman will be attending the G7 conference in France later this month, CNBC has learned, as President Emmanuel Macron steps up efforts to court tech leaders across the globe in support of the country’s AI ambitions. France is hosting 2026’s G7 conference — an annual meeting of heads of state or government … Read more
US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 23, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images European stocks dipped on Wednesday, as investors weighed U.S. proposals for sweeping new tariffs on … Read more
France has barred Israel from taking part in this month’s Eurosatory defence exhibition in Paris. According to Israel’s Defence Ministry, French authorities have banned Israeli government representatives from attending the major defence event and blocked Israel from establishing a national pavilion. The ministry also said Israeli defence companies will only be allowed to display air … Read more
The AI revolution is 50 times bigger than the dot-com revolution in the 2000s, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son told CNBC Monday. “I think this is like more than 10x, probably 50x bigger than dot-com,” Son told CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal in Paris, a day after the company announced that it’s investing 75 billion euros ($87 billion) … Read more
CANADA – 2025/08/07: In this photo illustration, the SoftBank Group (Soft Bank) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Japan’s SoftBank Group will invest 45 billion euros ($53 billion) over the next five years in a push to … Read more
An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran. Majid Saeedi | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Wednesday as regional investors assess the latest military operations against … Read more
The European Central Bank “will do what is necessary” to keep inflation on target, one of its top policymakers has told CNBC. Speaking to CNBC’s Lisa Kim in Singapore on Tuesday, Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau sought to reassure sovereign debt markets that central bankers in Europe were committed to minimizing the … Read more
European stocks opened higher on Monday as hopes for a deal between the U.S. and Iran rose over the weekend. Shortly after the opening bell, France’s CAC 40 added 0.9%, while Germany’s DAX rose 0.8%. The U.K’s FTSE 100 is closed for a public holiday. Stocks in Europe are tracking their Asian counterparts higher after … Read more
The European Central Bank would be making “a big mistake” by hiking interest rates in a bid to combat inflation, according to one senior economist, who warns that such a move risks tipping the continent into recession. Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg, said Europe’s key “big three” economies — Germany, France and Italy — … Read more