French stocks jump 2.5% as far right takes election lead but seen falling short of majority

From the left: French far-right Rassemblement National party President Jordan Bardella, France’s Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and French MP of left wing party La France Insoumise Manuel Bompard, prior to a political debate broadcasted on French TV channel TF1 on June 25, 2024. Dimitar Dilkoff | Afp | Getty Images French stocks staged a relief … Read more

French exit polls point to National Rally leading in first vote round

French President Emmanuel Macron looks on after delivering a speech to the Nexus Institute in the Amare theatre in The Hague on April 11, 2023 as part of a state visit to the Netherlands. Ludovic Marin | AFP | Getty Images The first round of a snap parliamentary election in France points to a surge … Read more

Apple App Store rules are in breach of EU tech rules, regulators say

Omar Marques | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images European Union regulators on Monday said Apple is in breach of sweeping new tech rules because it does not allow customers of its App Store to be steered to alternatives. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, also said it had opened a new probe … Read more

Dutch PM Mark Rutte set to be next NATO leader

Netherland’s Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives to attend the European Political Community summit at the Palacio de Congreso in Granada, southern Spain on October 5, 2023. Jorge Guerrero | Afp | Getty Images Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday rescinded his bid for the leadership of the NATO military alliance and threw his support behind … Read more

Bank of England interest rate decision June 2024

General view of the Bank Of England building in London.  Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday opted to keep interest rates steady at its June meeting, but described the decision as “finely balanced” after U.K. inflation hit its 2% target. Markets nudged bets on an August … Read more

UK inflation, May 2024

Shoppers on the high street in the Kingston district of London, U.K. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.K. inflation fell to the Bank of England’s target of 2.0% in May, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday, in the last print of the key economic measure ahead of national elections in July. The headline … Read more

EU announces higher tariffs on Chinese EVs as trade tensions sharpen

Employees work on the assembly line of new energy vehicles at a factory of Chinese EV startup Leapmotor on April 1, 2024 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. Shi Kuanbing | Visual China Group | Getty Images The European Union on Wednesday said it would slap higher tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports, which it … Read more

Computing firm to raise $211 million

A Raspberry Pi 2 Model B single-board computer. Olly Curtis | Future Publishing | Future | Getty Images Shares of Raspberry Pi on Tuesday rose 32% at its market debut, as the British computing startup seeks to raise some £166 million ($211.2 million) from its initial public offering. Shares of Raspberry Pi begun “conditional dealing” … Read more

France’s Macron calls for snap election after losing big to the far right in EU vote

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with members of the AI sector at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, on May 21, 2024. Yoan Valat | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he would dissolve the country’s parliament and call for a new legislative nationwide vote after … Read more

EU elections 2024: European Parliament results

A woman casts her ballot paper for the European elections at a polling station. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Populist, far-right parties won record support in this year’s European Parliament elections, early exit polls and estimates indicated on Sunday. The far-right Identity and Democracy group made major gains, while the right-wing European … Read more