Stoxx 600 gains, S&P 500 chases high

LONDON — European stocks started the final session of 2023 higher, marking a positive end to a solid year. The regional Stoxx 600 index was up 0.18% shortly after the open, with all sectors in the green except oil and gas, which slipped 0.2%. Thin trade is expected, while London markets close early. The blue-chip … Read more

Global stocks search for new highs

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, November 13, 2023. Staff | Reuters LONDON — European stocks nudged higher on Thursday as global markets search for new record highs to close out the year. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.3% in early trade, with … Read more

Heed the Russell 2000’s warning

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on September 26, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything … Read more

Australia’s central financial institution leaves its key price unchanged, says inflation ‘handed its peak’

An aerial view of the central enterprise district and Sydney Opera Home on February 17, 2023. David Grey | Getty Photographs Information | Getty Photographs Australia’s central financial institution held its official money price regular at 4.10% in a carefully watched determination Tuesday. Economists had been cut up on expectations forward of the choice, with … Read more