European chip stocks fell after Nvidia slid 8.6% in after-hours trading on reports that its board was preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang. In Frankfurt, the DAX topped 27,000 for the first time as Siemens rallied on record profits.
France, Germany and Italy face a volatile bond market as war inflation bites. With US tech giants now issuing billions in AI bonds, they are competing with cash-strapped European governments.
From action cameras and smartphones to EVs and robot vacuums, Chinese brands are gaining ground worldwide, despite privacy and security concerns. What's driving their rise, and can European rivals keep up?