Chip giant ASML surges 7% as AI boom fuels record orders and upbeat 2026 guidance
ASML is experiencing several tailwinds including an expectation of increased chipmaking capacity and continued demand for AI semiconductors.
European chip stocks end lower after ASML earnings; LVMH falls
European stocks finished Wednesday lower as regional investors geared up for earnings season.
CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Starmer’s great crawl to China
Keir Starmer this week leads a delegation of British businesses to China as he tries to rebuild relations with Beijing.
From high-end watches to passenger jets, these sectors are poised to be winners of the EU-India trade deal
India and the European Union sealed the “mother of all deals” this week that will lower many tariffs.
Mining stocks have been on a tear, with gold passing $5,000. Analysts are split on what’s next
Appetite for mining stocks has cooled over the past six months, according to a Citi note.
China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips, sources say: Reuters
The approval covers several hundred thousand H200 chips and was granted during Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang’s visit to China this week, the sources said.
Airbus, AstraZeneca and HSBC executives join UK’s Starmer on high-stakes China trip
Executives from Airbus, AstraZeneca and HSBC are joining Prime Minister Keir Starmer on a rare China visit, highlighting the business focus of the trip amid strained global trade relations.
CNBC Daily Open: The EU-India trade deal story is not over yet
U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to air his views about the India-EU agreement.
One year after DeepSeek, Chinese AI firms from Alibaba to Moonshot race to release new models
Chinese companies are releasing new AI models and striving to gain an edge in the AI application race as the country’s biggest holiday of the year nears.
Amazon inadvertently announces cloud unit layoffs in email to employees
Amazon sent a notice out to staffers in an apparent error acknowledging “organizational changes” at the company.
