European Stocks Muted Before US Data; VW Soars on Restructuring

Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Paul Dobson break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on Bloomberg: The Opening Trade. (Source: Bloomberg)

Bloomberg Intelligence's Wayne Sanders on the booming industry of directed energy weapon systems. Bloomberg Intelligence's Wayne Sanders on the booming industry of directed energy weapon systems.

Global food prices climbed in August to the highest since the end of 2022, as escalating geopolitical tensions and extreme weather deepen concerns over supplies from key producing regions.

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Beata Manthey, European equity strategy head at Citi, says economic data, earnings revisions and government policy paint a positive picture for European firms. We argue that actually policymakers are making good steps…

Ferrexpo Plc, an iron ore miner in Ukraine working to stave off insolvency, raised about $100 million from investors through a long-awaited fundraising program that it had called essential for its continued survival.