CNBC continues its coverage of the VivaTech summit in Paris on Thursday, a major event that gathers technology and business leaders to discuss innovation and future trends. Looking forward to lively economic debate from across the pond. The monthly gross domestic product (GDP) figures come out on Thursday morning.
Oli Scarff, a photographer with Getty Images News, documents powerful scenes from the summit. His photos offer a colorful window into the conversations taking shape in Paris. This year’s VivaTech summit is particularly noteworthy, with a leading-edge and fresh focus on tech-innovation. It raises discussions as to what their implications are for global economic conditions.
On the corporate front, Tesco TSCDY is set to announce its most recent earnings report on Thursday. All eyes will be on the retail behemoth as it weaves through stormy economic weather and brings home the proverbial earnings. The earnings report comes at an important time. Recent surveys have indicated that 63% of institutional investors and wealth managers believe trade levies to be a top macroeconomic concern. The survey, published by Schroders, highlights the growing anxiety surrounding international trade policies and their potential impact on market stability.
Here at home in the U.S., the New York Stock Exchange is still pumping, even with the uncertainty from mixed economic indicators weighing on traders’ strategies. Markets traders were seen diligently analyzing data on June 11, 2025, as they adjusted to a new regulatory landscape. Brendan McDermid, attached to Reuters, even reported on trading activity’s scab-picking nature stemming from domestic and off-shore stimuli.
The contrast between social events in Paris and economic changes in London highlights with irony how connected world markets have become. London, home of the world’s one skyline featuring the futuristic towers of Canary Wharf, is still an essential center of financial power. The River Thames still meanders through the city, a reminder of that original river of commerce and information that still defines economic currents and tides.
As the day progresses, those in the market will be hungering for news of the headline GDP number. They’ll judge how well Tesco’s earnings match-up with more macro investor sentiment concerns. Conversations at the VivaTech summit are getting really exciting! They hold the potential to unlock transformative insights that might spur tomorrow’s breakthrough developments and fuel economic development in many industries.