European stocks rose after upbeat results from companies including Unilever Plc and Safran SA, while renewed optimism about peace in the Middle East also boosted sentiment.

US technology stocks were set to slump, tracking a rout in global semiconductor shares as concerns over artificial intelligence spending were compounded by rising competition from China.

The European equity market has long been seen as immune to shocks driven by only a handful of stocks. A narrow rally in 2026 has completely flipped that script.

Investors who want additional exposure to artificial intelligence in Europe are getting creative, searching out companies that enable the technology or stand to benefit from it as the usual suspects get more pricey.

Investors who want additional exposure to artificial intelligence in Europe are getting creative, searching out companies that enable the technology or stand to benefit from it as the usual suspects get more pricey.

The prospect of peace in the Middle East is setting up European stocks for a standout second half, as investors bet on stronger economic growth and easing inflation.

Global stocks are ending a strong week on a cautious note as relief over an interim peace deal between the US and Iran gave way to a focus on the challenges of securing a lasting agreement.

European stocks pulled back from a record high, with indexes weighed down by energy producers falling alongside crude prices.

The boom in artificial-intelligence stocks looks set to run further, according to a Bank of America Corp. survey, which found the majority of investors believe that the fear of missing out is continuing to drive the trade.

European stocks closed modestly higher Monday, ceding most of their earlier gains sparked by an interim US-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

European stocks ended the week near a record high, as oil fell on speculation a deal between the US and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is near.

European equities snapped a four-day losing streak, with energy shares leading gains in the index while the European Central Bank’s first interest-rate hike in three years lifted banks.

Fund managers are snapping up beaten-down European software stocks as fears of disruption from artificial intelligence fade.

Three months into the Iran war, it has become all but impossible to damp the bullish spirit driving global markets for risky assets.

European stocks were steady after erasing gains as hopes for a deal between Tehran and Washington were dampened by the White House denying Iranian reports about a draft memorandum of understanding.

European stocks recorded their biggest weekly gain in over a month as hopes for a durable settlement of the Iran war boosted investor sentiment.

Shares in Eutelsat Communications are headed for their best week in nearly a year, as enthusiasm over the highly anticipated initial public offering of Elon Musk’s SpaceX spurs investor flows into the sector.

Investors are fervently chasing the hot rally in tech and AI stocks while widely acknowledging that rising yields threaten to knock equities off course.

The rebound in global stocks from their Iran war lows has been so narrow that the market is primed for broader gains triggered by even slightly positive news, according to strategists at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

European stocks fell as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz pushed up oil prices and US President Donald Trump’s threat of higher tariffs on car imports from the region weighed on auto shares.