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European stocks hold steady; Stocks on Wall Street extended gains
August 29th, 2018
European markets ended on a mixed note at Tuesday’s close, with risk appetite sharpened by news the U.S. and Mexico had reached a deal to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement. The pan-European STOXX 600 was off 0.03 ...
Early Stocks Review: European stocks mixed; British Pound remained under pressure against the Dollar
August 10th, 2018
European stocks hovered around the flatline on Thursday amid a deepening U.S.-China trade dispute and a flurry of corporate earnings. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was flat with almost every sector in the red. Oil and gas stocks were among ...
Update: European shares fall; Pan-European STOXX 600 and Germany’s trade-sensitive DAX were down
June 28th, 2018
Trade tensions and political concerns again weighed on European shares on Thursday as investors positioned for a potentially divisive European Union summit. Having clawed back some ground on Wednesday, the pan-European STOXX 600 and Germany’s trade-sensitive DAX were down ...
Facebook and Google accused of violating GDPR on first day of the new European Privacy Law
June 6th, 2018
When Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of members of the European Parliament, he insisted that Facebook was ready for Friday, the day when the European Unions’s strict new data privacy law went into effect. But users in Europe have ...
European stocks seen higher after Italy agrees to form a government
June 1st, 2018
European markets are set to open higher Friday morning after Italian parties averted the prospect of a snap election, although renewed fears of a global trade conflict appeared to limit gains. The FTSE 100 is seen 8 points higher ...
One in ten Europeans in arrears with payments
May 31st, 2018
In 2016, 10.4% of the population in the European Union (EU) were in arrears with their mortgage, rent or other items, such as utility bills or hire purchase payments, which are typically paid as monthly installments. In other words, ...
European stocks climb to 3-month high
May 8th, 2018
European stocks closed higher on Monday, boosted by a round of well-received earnings reports and an advance for heavyweight Nestlé after the consumer goods giant announced a deal to sell Starbucks products world-wide. A weaker euro after disappointing German ...
European stocks decline as U.S.-China trade tensions intensify
April 4th, 2018
European stocks got caught in the crossfire of escalating tensions between the U.S. and China again on Wednesday, heading for their steepest drop in almost two weeks. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0.7 percent after China said it ...
FCA statement on EU withdrawal following the March European Council
March 29th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) welcomes the agreement reached on the terms of an implementation period that will apply following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. The implementation period is intended to operate from 29 March 2019 until ...
European Authority agrees to prohibit CFDs and binary options to retail investors
March 28th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has agreed on measures on the provision of contracts for differences (CFDs) and binary options to retail investors in the European Union (EU). The agreed measures include: 1. Binary Options – a ...
