Month: January 2026
Global week ahead: Hopes that cooler heads can prevail in Davos
World Economic Forum security badges Leonie Kidd | CNBC Davos Season I have been going to the World Economic Forum since 2009, when I was a young news assistant on “Squawk Box Europe” and had no idea what I was getting into. Back then, and still now, it is CNBC International’s biggest outside broadcast of […]
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Who will be next to implement an Australia-style under-16s social media ban?
Recently the Australian Senate passed a law to ban children under 16 from having social media accounts including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australia’s social media ban for under-16s has grabbed global attention, and governments worldwide are considering implementing similar policies, with the U.K. seen as […]
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Justice Department asks a federal judge to deny special master for Epstein files
Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell at a party at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, 1995. Davidoff Studios Photography | Archive Photos | Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department has asked a New York federal judge to deny a request by two lawmakers seeking an appointment of a special master to monitor the public release of […]
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EU and South American bloc Mercosur sign trade deal after 25 years of negotiations
European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena and Argentina’s President Javier Milei during the signing ceremony of a free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur, ending more than 25 years of negotiations, in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Jan. 17, 2026. Cesar […]
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Trump threatens to sue JPMorgan Chase for ‘debanking’ him
Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, JPMorganChase, speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, U.S. December 6, 2025. Jonathan Alcorn | Reuters President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to sue JPMorgan Chase over allegedly “debanking” him following the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. […]
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Musk seeks up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft in ‘wrongful gains’
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, saying he deserves the “wrongful gains” that they received from his […]
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Trump: NATO members to face tariffs increasing to 25% until a Greenland purchase deal is struck
U.S.President Donald Trump arrives at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, in Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Eight NATO members’ goods sent to the U.S. will face escalating tariffs “until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland,” President Donald Trump announced Saturday. The tariffs […]
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Led by Texas, New Hampshire, U.S. states race to prove they can put bitcoin on public balance sheet
Led by Texas and New Hampshire, U.S. states across the national map, both red and blue in political stripes, are developing bitcoin strategic reserves and bringing cryptocurrencies onto their books through additional state finance and budgeting measures. Texas recently became the first state to purchase bitcoin after a legislative effort that began in 2024, but […]
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Smaller companies are rising quickly to challenge Big Tech as AI ‘s best trade
ETF Edge Smaller companies are rising quickly to challenge Big Tech as AI ‘s best trade Published Sat, Jan 17 202610:28 AM EST Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Activist Irenic takes a stake in Integer. Here’s what could be next for the company
Timon Schneider | SOPA Images | AP Company: Integer Holdings Corp (ITGR) Business: Integer Holdings Corporation is a medical device contract development and manufacturing company. Its brands include Greatbatch Medical and Lake Region Medical. The company’s Cardio & Vascular product line offers a range of components, subassemblies, and finished devices used in interventional cardiology, structural […]
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