Category: 3. Europe

European markets opened slightly higher on Friday morning as stocks attempted to claw back some gains at the end of a very volatile week rocked by changing tariff announcements. 

The UK’s FTSE 100 index was 0.5% higher at around 9:45 CEST, whereas Germany’s DAX index was up 0.6%….

The U.K. economy posted its best growth in 18 months in March, new data indicated on Friday, bringing some relief to Chancellor Rachel Reeves at the end of a torrid week.

Preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics showed gross domestic product…

Trump announced Wednesday a 90-day pause on the most severe new “reciprocal” tariffs — up to 50 percent — he had imposed a week earlier on nearly all countries, plus the European Union. But a strict 10 percent tariff regime remains in place for much of the world, continuing to roil…

They are likely to discuss the re-arming fund proposed by Brussels, which would see a €150 billion loan program for EU governments to spend on weapons and equipment. In order for the U.K. to be involved in the scheme, it needs a formal defense agreement with Brussels — something held up…

“In Canada, we presented Harry a bracelet with an inscription ‘Who saves one life, saves the whole world.’ And he wears it!” Andriy Stavnitser, co-founder of Superhumans Center, wrote in a Facebook post.

“This whole chain of events led to the fact that a member of the royal…

Better late than never…

From Buster Keaton to Tom Cruise’s neverending quest to cheat death with every new Mission: Impossible movie via Gareth Evans’ breathtaking The Raid diptych, stunt work and stunt performers have been an integral part of cinema since its inception.

Now,…