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
The logo of SoftBank is displayed at a company shop in Tokyo, Japan January 28, 2025. Issei Kato | Reuters SoftBank’s ascent to becoming Japan’s most valuable company has put the spotlight on the conglomerate, raising questions whether it is taking on too much risk through its highly leveraged bet on artificial intelligence. Shares of … Read more
FUYANG, CHINA – MARCH 23, 2026 – Stock investors are following the stock market situation at a securities trading hall in Fuyang, Anhui, China on March 23, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Thursday, tracking Wall Street losses, as tensions … 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
A stock broker at the Prudential Brokerage office follows the Hang Seng Index results in Hong Kong in March 2020. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday as investors continue to grapple with volatile oil prices, while uncertainty over negotiations between Iran and the U.S. to end … Read more
Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei speaks on an artificial intelligence panel during Inbound 2025 Powered by HubSpot at Moscone Center on in San Francisco, Sept. 4, 2025. Chance Yeh | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Hello, this is Katie Foley writing to you from London. Welcome to today’s edition of the Daily Open … Read more
LONDON — Futures data pointed to a positive open for European equities on Tuesday, as investors await key data on the economic impact of the U.S.-Iran war. At 6:30 a.m. in London (1:30 a.m. ET), regional Stoxx 50 futures were 0.6% higher. Futures tied to the FTSE 100 were up by 0.3%, while those tied … Read more
The Blackstone headquarters in New York, US, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Blackstone said Tuesday it had raised $13.1 billion for its latest Asia private equity fund, marking its largest PE fundraise in the region. The alternative asset manager said that Blackstone Capital Partners Asia III exceeded its $10 … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump (C-L) speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to today’s edition of the Daily Open newsletter. In some ways, we end the … Read more
A Lombard Odier survey shows that Asia’s wealthy families want to preserve their fortunes across generations, but many still lack basic succession plans. Asiavision | E+ | Getty Images Asia’s wealthy families want to preserve their fortunes across generations, but many still lack basic succession plans, according to a new Lombard Odier survey. The survey … Read more