Facebook plans to hire 10,000 people in the EU to build its vision for a ‘metaverse’

View in Browser  |  Forward to a Friend Mon, 18 Oct 2021 MORNING SQUAWK EMEA TOP NEWS          GUEST HIGHLIGHTS DJIA 35,294.76 382.20 +1.09%  S&P 500 4,471.37 33.11 +0.75%  NASDAQ 14,897.34 73.91 +0.50%  FTSE 100 7,234.03 26.32 +0.37%  CAC 6,727.52 0.00 0.00%  DAX 15,587.36 0.00 0.00%  Quotes and charts as of Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:46 AM CEST. Top News Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:01 AM CEST Facebook plans to hire 10,000 people in the EU to build its vision for a 'metaverse' Facebook said it plans to create 10,000 high-skilled jobs in the EU over the next five years. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:14 AM CEST Defaults loom over more property developers as China reassures investors on Evergrande Amid the Evergrande crisis, more Chinese developers are facing defaults, as ratings agencies dished out a fresh round of downgrades. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:48 AM CEST China GDP disappoints, third-quarter growth slows to 4.9% China's third-quarter GDP grew a disappointing 4.9% as industrial activity rose less than expected in September. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 03:21 AM CEST How two college friends got Serena Williams to back their business One of the co-founders of endurance event booking platform Let's Do This talks about how the company attracted investment from sporting stars like Serena Williams and Usain Bolt. CNBC Make It's Vicky McKeever reports. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:03 AM CEST ASML sits atop the chipmaking food chain. Here's what to watch in its earnings ASML builds the machines used to make the world's most advanced semiconductors, used by the likes of TSMC and Samsung. Guest Highlights – Today on CNBC All times given in CET. 07:00 Jinny Yan Chief China Economist, ICBC Standard Bank China Economy 07:15 Frans van Houten CEO, Philips Earnings 07:30 David Marsh Chairman, OMFIF Germany 08:00 Fiona Frick CEO, Unigestion Guest Host 08:30 Philip Hammond Senior Adviser, Copper.co / Former UK Finance Minister Crypto/UK Economy 09:00 Mobeen Tahir Associate Director of Research, WisdomTree Strategy 09:30 Clare Shakya Director of Climate Change, International Institute for Environment and Development Road to COP 10:00 Francoise Huang Senior Economist for Asia Pacific, Euler Hermes China GDP 10:15 Christian Odendahl Chief Economist, Center for European Reform Germany 10:30 Deirdre Cooper Co-Head of Thematic Equity and Portfolio Manager, Global Environment Fund Sustainable Future 10:45 Ben Wood Chief Analyst, CCS Insight Apple Terms Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Advertise with us