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Oil tops $105 as Trump weighs return to Iran combat operations
Brent crude rose above $105 a barrel on Thursday after reports that US President Donald Trump is considering a return to "major combat operations" against Iran, while European stock markets opened lower as rising oil prices fuelled inflation fears.
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Euro hits 17-month low on French debt fears and Spanish turmoil
The euro slid to its weakest level against the US dollar since May 2025 on Monday, as France's debt troubles and Spain's political turmoil, capped by a snap election call, fuelled fears of a fresh eurozone crisis and of contagion across the bloc's bond markets.
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Why ordinary investors struggle to buy into the robotics boom
Most of the companies building the robots of the future are still private, leaving ordinary investors with limited options such as Tesla, diversified industrial groups or new vehicles like RoboStrategy, a Nasdaq-listed fund whose shares trade at more than twice the value of its assets.
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Bond rout pauses after French and UK yields hit decades-long highs
Government bond markets steadied on Friday morning after a sell-off pushed France's 10-year borrowing costs to their highest since 2002, lifted UK 30-year yields above 6% for the first time since 1998 and drove the benchmark US 10-year yield to a 24-year high.
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Oil hovers around $100 as US bonds suffer worst quarter since 1994
Oil prices bounced back above $100 a barrel on Thursday as a US-Iran deal remained elusive, while European stocks fell and US government bonds came off their worst quarter since 1994, with the 10-year Treasury yield at its highest since 2007.
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European bond yields ease after brutal sell-off as US mortgages hit 7%
European government bond yields eased on Friday morning, pulling back from a brutal sell-off earlier in the week, even as US Treasury yields pushed to fresh multi-decade highs, and mortgage rates in America hit 7%, their highest level since Donald Trump returned to office.
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ECB launches 'Pontes' to settle tokenised assets in central bank money
The Eurosystem has launched Pontes, a system allowing banks to settle trades in tokenised assets using central bank money, and the ECB said it will invest some of its own funds in tokenised securities through it, the first concrete steps towards making the euro fit for the digital age.
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Volkswagen drops out of Euro Stoxx 50 index as pressure mounts
Volkswagen has been removed from the Euro Stoxx 50, the eurozone's benchmark index of its largest listed companies, taking effect as markets opened on Monday just days after Europe's biggest carmaker warned that one-off charges would wipe out most of its profit this year.
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European stocks rise after Fed hike while dollar hits seven-week high
European stock markets opened in positive territory on Thursday morning, shrugging off Wall Street's decline after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years and signalled that further hikes are likely.
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Anthropic priced above $2 trillion as markets eagerly await IPO filing
Traders are pricing Anthropic above $2 trillion (€1.73tn) in pre-IPO markets, more than double the company's valuation in its last private funding round, as investors wait for the public release of the S-1 filing that could open the way to the largest flotation in history.
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Bitcoin drops after US Senate blocks landmark crypto bill
Bitcoin has fallen almost 4% over the past 24 hours to below $76,000 after the US Senate blocked the CLARITY Act late on Tuesday, derailing more than a year of bipartisan negotiations and leaving the crypto industry without the federal rulebook it has spent years pursuing.
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Iranian rial in freefall as dollar breaks 2.1 million mark
The rial has lost 63% of its value against the dollar since March, with the euro hitting 2.55 million rials and gold coins changing hands at 2.26 billion. Iran's central bank governor pledged a $2 billion injection while acknowledging inflation had placed "heavy pressure on people's livelihoods."
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Nordics weigh merging their stock exchanges into one regional market
A group of the Nordic region's largest companies and investors is examining whether Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland could combine their national stock exchanges into a single regional marketplace in an effort to deepen liquidity and win more listings.
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SEC unveils new crypto rules hailed as win for digital asset industry
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a sweeping new framework for crypto assets, offering firms two clear paths to raise money without full securities registration. Industry groups have broadly welcomed the plan, calling its terms considerably more generous than anticipated.
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Nasdaq confirms 23-hour trading from December with overnight session
Nasdaq will begin trading US stocks for nearly 23 hours a day from 6 December, adding a new overnight session from 9pm to 4am ET, as the exchange races to compete with round-the-clock crypto and tokenised markets and with investors abroad clamouring for access.
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What Nvidia's $500 billion Wall Street deal signals about the AI boom
Nvidia and six of the world's largest investment firms announced plans last week to channel more than $500 billion (€433bn) into AI infrastructure, an arrangement designed to let tech companies build data centres without loading the cost onto their own balance sheets.
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IEA and OPEC split on oil demand estimates as Hormuz closure drags
The world's two most watched oil forecasters published sharply conflicting views of 2026 on Wednesday, with the IEA deepening its call for the first annual demand decline since the pandemic while OPEC still sees consumption growing, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drags on.
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Oil prices rise as Trump and Iran trade reparations demands
Oil prices and US government bond yields both climbed on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump answered Iran's demand for war reparations with a sweeping counterclaim of his own, pushing a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz further out of reach.
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SK hynix: From near-collapse to $1 trillion and a Nasdaq listing
SK hynix, the South Korean chipmaker whose memory chips power AI data centres around the world, lists on the Nasdaq this week in one of the largest share sales in history, capping a journey from near-bankruptcy to a trillion-dollar valuation.
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Oil jumps as Trump declares Iran ceasefire over, European stocks slide
Crude oil prices rose more than 6% to a two-week high after US President Donald Trump declared the interim accord to end the war with Iran "over", while fresh US military strikes renewed concerns about oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Samsung loses over $100 billion in market value despite record profit
Samsung Electronics has forecast a nineteen-fold leap in quarterly profit, its third record quarter in a row, yet investors responded by wiping more than $100 billion (€87.5bn) off the company's value amid doubts over how long the AI-driven memory boom can last.
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€37tn in savings: Why EU countries resist a unified capital market?
Despite capital markets integration being a top priority for EU leadership, member states remain reluctant to deepen it further. A full European capital markets union comparable to the US remains out of reach, even though it is seen as necessary to compete in strategic sectors like AI and defence.
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SpaceX sheds $600 billion in three days and turns to the bond market
SpaceX shares have fallen for a third straight session, sinking to their lowest level since the firm's market debut and wiping out most of the spectacular gains made after its IPO, just as it launches its first-ever bond sale.
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Oil slips on US-Iran talks progress as pound falls on Starmer exit
Oil prices retreated on Monday after signs of progress in US-Iran negotiations eased fears of ongoing supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil transit route. In the UK, market watchers turned their attention to the departure of the country's prime minister.
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Oil sinks further as US and Iran strike deal to end war
Crude prices fell further on Thursday after the US and Iran formally signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while equity markets gave a mixed verdict in the wake of the Federal Reserve's latest decision.
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Investors look beyond the 'Magnificent 7' and embrace the 'FAB 10'
SpaceX's record-breaking market debut has pushed Wall Street to widen its favourite shorthand of the so-called 'Magnificent 7', with strategists folding Elon Musk's firm, OpenAI and Anthropic into a new 'FAB 10' label that captures the next phase of the AI trade.
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European markets open mixed as AI stocks sell-off hits Asia
European stock markets had a mixed opening, as shares fell in Asia, with South Korea's benchmark dropping more than 5%. This comes as US markets saw sharp declines in several major artificial intelligence-related stocks on Thursday.
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Beyond Nvidia: Europe's best-performing AI stocks of 2026
Europe may not have a Nvidia of its own, but it has become home to some of the world's best-performing AI stocks. Companies supplying the infrastructure behind artificial intelligence — from lasers and optical chips to testing equipment and servers — have delivered gains of up to 2,200% in 2026.
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AI giant Broadcom sheds $300bn as outlook misses sky-high expectations
The American chipmaker Broadcom reported a 48% revenue surge and AI semiconductor sales up 143%, but it disappointed investors by not raising its long-term sales target, sending shares tumbling more than 12% in after-hours trading.
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IBM adds market value of Adidas after Trump’s quantum computing push
Quantum computing stocks surged after the Trump administration announced more than $2 billion (€1.7bn) in federal support for the sector. IBM received the largest investment and shares rose over 12% adding more than $27 billion (€23.2bn) in market capitalisation.
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SpaceX IPO countdown to what could be the biggest ever listing
SpaceX plans a record-breaking IPO that could raise around $75 billion (€64.5bn) despite ongoing losses. The Elon Musk-led firm says funds will support Moon and Mars missions, while strong Starlink earnings contrast with losses in X and xAI.
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UzNIF debuts on London market in first international Uzbek IPO
The IPO generated more than $2.8 billion (€2.6bn) in investor demand and raised around $603 million (€540m). Officials at the London Stock Exchange described the listing as a landmark moment for Uzbekistan’s access to international capital markets.
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How UK 30-year bonds reached the highest yield this century
Investors are demanding significantly higher returns to hold British debt as 30-year gilt yields reached levels not seen since 1998 this week. The surge represents a major challenge for the UK Treasury but why did it happen and what does it mean exactly?
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Oil drops below $100 while markets rise as US and Iran near a deal
Brent crude has fallen below $100 a barrel while Asian markets reached new all-time highs and European stocks rose at the open on reports that the US and Iran are nearing a deal for the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Ten years of Brexit: How have UK equities and the pound performed?
A decade after the 2016 referendum, the FTSE 100 has trailed Wall Street and continental Europe, the pound is weaker against the dollar and the euro, and roughly $160 billion has been pulled from UK equity funds. The story, however, is no longer one-way.
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Euronews explains: What are eurobonds and why is it dividing the EU?
What are eurobonds, and how could they help the European economy? Why is France pushing for more joint debt, and will it work? Euronews examines the case behind an asset that central banks and economists increasingly say makes economic sense but remains politically toxic for the EU.
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The Iran war's biggest 'losers' are now 2026's top-performing markets
The stock markets that were supposed to pay the highest price for the Iran war are now the ones leading the 2026 league table, and the rebound from March's Hormuz panic has been one of the most aggressive relief rallies in years.
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Musk’s path to $1 trillion: SpaceX files for IPO, reports say
Elon Musk’s space exploration company has filed preliminary paperwork to sell shares to the public, according to two sources familiar with the filing — a blockbuster offering that would likely rank among the largest ever and could make its founder the world’s first trillionaire.
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Oil steadies as IEA and G7 move to release record reserves
Oil is trading flat in expectation that the International Energy Agency could trigger the largest-ever release of oil reserves, exceeding the 182 million barrels in 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The G7 will also meet on Wednesday to discuss using the reserves.
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South Korean stocks suffer worst day on record amid Iran war shocks
Asian markets suffered heavy losses on Wednesday, with South Korea’s main index (Kospi) plunging more than 12%, recording its worst single-day decline in history as the widening conflict in Iran continues to disrupt global markets.
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The market winners: Which stocks are 'boosted' by the Iran war so far?
As US and Israeli jets struck targets in Iran and Lebanon over the last few days and Iranian missiles hit Israel and Gulf states, the death toll has climbed into the hundreds. Yet on trading floors from New York to London, a handful of companies have notched sharp gains.
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Europe lost out on 3.8mn tonnes of Kazakh oil after Black Sea attacks
Kazakhstan’s oil exports fell after Ukrainian drone attacks and stormy weather hampered operations at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s marine terminal in Novorossyisk. Its major oil field Tengiz also suffered an outage in January.
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Google parent company Alphabet plans to sell rare 100-year bond
Google’s parent company Alphabet is offering a rare 100-year bond in sterling markets after its original $20bn (€16.8bn) US dollar bond sale was massively oversubscribed. This makes it the first tech company to sell a century bond since Motorola in 1997.
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European markets drop, gold rises as Greenland tariff threat looms
The US is threatening to impose tariffs on eight European countries unless they support his plans to acquire Greenland. EU leaders are contemplating potential retaliatory measures — reiterating their support for territorial integrity.
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The business of predicting the future is booming despite EU pushback
Prediction markets are ushering in a new era where collective judgement and "crowd wisdom" are no longer theoretical concepts but tradable commodities. Yet despite their growing success, they remain banned in many EU countries.
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Crypto ownership is on the rise in Europe: Who’s investing the most?
Crypto has had a rocky year in 2025, notably experiencing a major sell-off when US President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on China in October. Looking at longer-term trends, ownership of these assets is — however — rising across Europe.
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European banks' best year on record: What's the outlook for 2026?
European bank stocks posted their strongest year on record in 2025, fuelled by resilient growth, high margins, and capital returns. Looking to 2026, the focus is now shifting to earnings growth, efficiency gains, and sustained shareholder payouts.
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Why are European natural gas prices tumbling despite the cold winter?
European gas prices are tumbling despite cold weather and below-average storage, as surging US LNG flows flood the market. The TTF-Henry Hub spread, the price difference between European and US natural gas, has narrowed sharply.
