Europe

President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping by phone on Thursday, according to a report from Chinese state media outlet Xinhua.

The ECB cut interest rates for the eighth consecutive meeting.

Brazilian pulp and paper maker Suzano will hold a majority stake in a new venture.

Causeway’s Sarah Ketterer likes AstraZeneca and Gucci’s parent company, Kering. Where else she’s picking up bargains.

Hims agreed to buy private European telehealth firm Zava, which operates in the U.K., Germany, France, and Ireland.

A slowdown in spending by Samsung Electronics and Intel has been a challenge for the company.

The close election result shows Poland is still bitterly divided on social and cultural issues. Not so much on economic policy.

Russia’s war against the West takes place largely off the battlefield. Ukraine is winning that fight, too, Seth Cropsey and Harry Halem write in a guest commentary.

Europe’s stocks are beating the U.S. this year—and they’ve been less volatile, too.

After years of U.S. stock-market gains, investment experts see more value abroad. One recommendation: 15% to 20% in foreign markets.

The continent’s flagship Stoxx 600 index tumbled after Trump said he would impose the levies.

President Trump threatens a fresh round of tariffs on Apple and the European Union in a pair of social media messages Friday.

The MAD Magazine character was famous for oblivious optimism and the catchphrase, “What, me worry?”

The 30-year U.S. Treasury bond yield has breached 5% level.

The number of overseas visitors to the U.S. rose 8% from a year earlier to just over three million in April after falling 11.6% in March.

As it hosts a conference for analysts on Monday in Orlando, Florida, the big question will be how long the spectacular stock run can last.

An EU court puts an end to the island country’s program, but options still exist in Europe and elsewhere.

Lockheed Martin is looking to boost growth with international sales.

There is little to suggest Russia feels serious pressure from the president to end the fighting, Angela Stent writes in a guest commentary.

It was a ‘mutual agreement,’ Novo says in a statement. A search for Fruergaard Jørgensen’s successor is ongoing.

Money alone won’t get Europe through its new crisis, Christopher Smart writes in a guest commentary.

Shares are up by a third this year, aided by the advance of the euro against the dollar. But with the ECB loosening and U.S. tariffs a major uncertainty, the way ahead could be more difficult.

Anyone who missed the rebound in the stock market may want to think twice before plowing money into shares at today’s prices.

Ackman had served as a director for three years, and his hedge fund remains UMG's largest shareholder.

CATL is raising money on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, giving more investors access to the fast-growing battery maker.