The combination of a high-stakes NATO summit and a one-on-one meeting between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin could bring about the most dramatic geopolitical sea change since the end of the Cold War, analysts have told CNBC. The U.S. president’s working trip to Europe started with a two-day international gathering of […]

Germany can take President Donald Trump’s criticisms in its stride, the country’s Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen told CNBC Wednesday. Trump kicked off this week’s NATO summit with scathing words for Europe’s economic powerhouse, calling it “captive” to Russia over its plans for a $11 billion gas pipeline that would connect the two countries […]

President Donald Trump claimed Germany is “totally controlled” by Russia on Wednesday. Speaking in Brussels, Belgium on the first leg of his European trip, the U.S. president said a slew of “inappropriate” energy deals had given Moscow far too much influence over the continent’s largest economy. This is a breaking news story, please check back […]

Facebook will be fined £500,000 ($662,900) in the U.K. after the country’s privacy watchdog said its data sharing scandal broke the law. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is hitting the social network with the maximum possible fine it can impose, for two breaches of the U.K.’s Data Protection Act. Facebook failed to safeguard people’s information, […]

Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox said it had secured a deal to buy Britain’s Sky on Wednesday, ratcheting up the stakes of an ongoing bidding war to acquire the European television group. Fox — which is widely expected to receive regulatory approval from the U.K. this week after initially reaching a deal with Sky in […]

European shares are poised for a lower open Wednesday morning after U.S. authorities unveiled a new list of Chinese products that could see new tariffs. The FTSE 100 is seen off by 48 points at 7,646; the DAX 40 is set to open off by 95 points at 12,514; and the CAC 40 is expected […]

It’s not always the case that Britain finds itself in the midst of a heatwave and it’s almost as unusual to find the England soccer team in the latter stages of a major tournament. Both have aligned at this summer’s World Cup in Russia and the efforts of Harry Kane and Gareth Southgate have already […]

The likelihood of a leadership challenge to U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May looks to have faded after the majority of her Conservative Party lawmakers appeared to lend support to her latest Brexit plan. Over the weekend, the U.K. government claimed it had reached unity among senior politicians as it sketched out a three-page deal on […]

Investors could fall out of love with equities during the next 18 months as the impact of fiscal stimulus in the U.S. fades away, a strategist told CNBC on Tuesday. But with trade tensions and political uncertainty currently “priced in,” there is still room for growth in equity markets, Mike Bell, global market strategist at […]

Investors should start preparing for a scenario in which the U.K. does not reach an agreement with the European Union over Brexit, a political analyst told CNBC Tuesday. The U.K. voted in June 2016 to leave the EU, but the process to leave the bloc has proven long and rich in technical details. No matter […]