London’s Heathrow airport will be shut Friday after a fire caused a significant power outage, throwing one of the world’s busiest airports and the travel plans of hundreds of thousands of people into chaos. Passengers have been advised not to travel to the airport and contact their airline for further information. Some planes already en-route were diverting to other cities while United Airlines said it diverted seven Heathrow-bound planes. EU leaders fail to pass a 5 billion euro ammunitions package for Ukraine. We’ll have the latest from Brussels. US and European equity futures are lower as tariff concerns mount. Nike and Fedex have been hit as they become the latest companies to warn of significant tariff and economic effects.
The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as markets open across Europe. With analysis you won’t find anywhere else, we break down the biggest stories of the day and speak to top guests who have skin in the game. Hosted by Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson and Kriti Gupta.
Chapters:
00:00:00 – Opening Trade
00:02:20 – Heathrow Aiports Shuts
00:05:22 – EU Struggles on Ukraine Strategy
00:07:28 – Nike’s Comeback Threatened by Tariffs
00:11:13 – UBS Explores Leaving Swiss Headquarters
00:14:44 – Stocks Whipsaw on Data, Tariffs
00:21:03 – Europe Ramps Up Defense Spending
00:23:37 – France, Italy Stall on Ukraine Ammunition
00:28:03 – Salzgitter CEO: ‘Positive’ Outlook for Steel
00:36:09 – S&P 500 Set to Snap 4-Week Losing Streak
00:41:28 – Virgin Atlantic Cancels All Heathrow Flights
00:45:38 – European Markets Open
00:59:31 – Stoxx 600 Week in Focus
01:12:28 – Turkish Stocks Slump Triggers Market Halt
01:26:59 – Heathrow Airport Shutdown
01:34:40 – March Madness: NCAA Tournament
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