Month: January 2026
Rio Tinto and Glencore restart talks over mega-merger that would create the world’s largest mining firm
The world’s longest robot: Autohaul, Rio Tinto’s autonomous heavy-haul train Rio Tinto Rio Tinto and Glencore have confirmed they are back in talks about a possible $260 billion megadeal that could form the world’s largest mining firm. Rio Tinto’s Australia-listed shares fell 6.3% on Friday. Shares of Glencore are expected to jump as much as […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s Greenland ambitions have global repercussions
Protesters attend a march to the US consulate during a demonstration, under the slogan ‘Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people’, in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 15, 2025. Christian Klindt Soelbeck | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitions around Greenland are rapidly gaining concrete form — that is, evolving from rhetoric into action. […]
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MiniMax surges in Hong Kong debut, marking yet another Chinese AI listing
The logo for MiniMax Group Inc. on a smartphone in Shanghai, China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images China-based AI startup MiniMax Group surged as much as 90% on its first day of trading in Hong Kong on Friday, becoming the second major Chinese developer of large language models to go public. The company raised HK$4.8 […]
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Hopes rise for Chinese property support ahead of key March meeting
Real Estate Projects in Yantai, Shandong, China on January 5, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese policymakers may be finally warming to the idea of tackling the country’s worsening real estate slump, raising expectations that stronger support measures could be coming later this year. The Communist Party’s official journal Qiushi, which means “seeking truth,” kicked […]
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Trump is desperate to take Greenland. Can NATO defend itself — and is it willing to?
The Flag of Greenland, known nationally as “Erfalasorput”, flies above homes on March 28, 2025 in Nuuk, Greenland. Leon Neal | Getty Images Europe spent much of 2025 scrambling to bolster its defenses against Russia — but just a week into the new year, it’s being forced to rethink security once again amid President Donald […]
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China inflation hits near three-year high in December as full-year CPI misses target
HAIKOU, CHINA – JANUARY 01: Customers shop at CDF Haikou International Duty Free City on January 1, 2026 in Haikou, Hainan Province of China. Luo Yunfei | China News Service | Getty Images China’s consumer inflation accelerated in December to the fastest pace in nearly three years as spending picked up ahead of the New […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: India wants five big airlines — but even two are barely staying afloat
‘This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Subscribe here. The big story Last month, Indian airports descended into chaos as hundreds of flights were cancelled by the country’s largest airline, Indigo, upending travel plans for thousands of passengers. Its closest […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. moves over Greenland are heating up quickly
A protester holds a sign reading ‘We are not for sale’ in front of the US consulate during a demonstration, under the slogan ‘Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people’, in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 15, 2025. Christian Klindt Soelbeck | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitions around Greenland are rapidly gaining concrete […]
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Federal agents in Portland involved in shooting of two people, police say
Federal agents clash with anti-I.C.E. protesters at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on October 12, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland | Getty Images Federal agents in Portland, Oregon, were involved in a shooting Thursday afternoon that sent a man and a woman to the hospital, Portland Police said. The shooting occurred a […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors await China inflation data
19 November 2025, China, Shanghai: Boats sail past downtown Shanghai on the Huangpu River. The tallest building on the skyline is the Shanghai Tower (rear). Bernd von Jutrczenka | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday as investors awaited China’s inflation data coming out later in the day. China’s consumer price […]
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