Month: January 2026
Scott Bessent says U.S. is unconcerned by Treasury sell-off over Greenland, calls Denmark ‘irrelevant’
“Denmark’s investment in U.S. Treasury bonds, like Denmark itself, is irrelevant,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at Davos on Wednesday. The “sell America” trade was in full swing Tuesday after President Donald Trump and European leaders escalated tensions over Greenland. U.S. stocks and bond prices tumbled, sending yields spiking. It comes as Trump’s threats to impose 10% tariffs on eight European countries as […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: A diplomacy tightrope for Britain’s Starmer after Trump’s tirades
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch British diplomats have long prided themselves on the so-called “special relationship” with the United States. The phrase was coined by Winston Churchill, Britain’s inspirational wartime leader, when in March 1946 he famously described how an “iron curtain” had descended across […]
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Deutsche Bank declares ‘the honeymoon is over for AI’ — here’s why
Central banks and investment firms have warned of a sharp economic correction if AI disappoints investors. Now, Deutsche Bank says 2026 will be the hardest year yet for the technology. “AI will survive,” Adrian Cox and Stefan Abrudan, analysts at the investment bank, wrote in a Jan. 20 note titled “The honeymoon is over.” But […]
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India’s largest company is caught in geopolitical tensions. But it faces the biggest challenge at home
There could be 20% upside for Reliance Industries’ shares, according to Shrikant Chouhan of Kotak Securities. Sheldon Cooper | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images India’s largest business group, Reliance Industries, has been battling geopolitical headwinds in its oil refining and, reportedly, in one of its new energy ventures. But those are not the […]
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EU plan to phase-out high-risk tech draws fire from China’s Huawei
The EU plans to phase out components and equipment from high-risk suppliers in critical sectors, according to a draft proposal released by Brussels on Tuesday – a move criticized by China’s Huawei, which is set to be among the companies affected. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The EU plans to phase out components and equipment from high-risk suppliers in critical sectors, according to a draft […]
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Greenland should be prepared for ‘everything,’ prime minister says, not ruling out U.S. military action
A demonstration under the slogans ‘hands off Greenland’ and ‘Greenland for Greenlanders’ takes place in front of the US embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Jan. 17, 2026. Kristian Tuxen Ladegaard Berg | Nurphoto | Getty Images Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said late Tuesday the island and its people should be prepared for “everything,” not […]
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Trump signs order to restrict Wall Street firms from buying single-family homes
United States President Donald Trump speaks at the White House Press Briefing room in Washington DC., United States on Jan. 20, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday aiming to stop Wall Street investors from competing with individual homebuyers, the White House said. “To preserve the supply of […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s intensifying pressure on Greenland prompts investors to ‘sell America’
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the media during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Jan. 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images Markets on Tuesday flashed the classic signs of a “sell America” trade, as investors recoiled from escalating risks […]
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Asia markets fall after Trump’s Greenland rhetoric spark Wall Street rout
Mount Fuji and the Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell on Wednesday, mirroring overnight losses on Wall Street after President Donald Trump escalated rhetoric over Greenland, threatening fresh tariffs on countries resisting the transfer of the […]
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Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 and Dow notch worst day since October: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, Jan. 20, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures traded near the flatline Tuesday night after major averages saw their worst day in three months. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 25 points, or less than 0.1%. S&P […]
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