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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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‘You’ll find out,’ Trump says on Greenland takeover strategy
President Donald Trump points during a press briefing at the White House on the one-year mark into his second term in office, Jan. 20, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday declined to detail what lengths he will go to in order to achieve his aim of making Greenland part of the […]
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Watch: Trump to speak at White House press briefing
[The stream is slated to start at 1 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump on Tuesday is set to appear at a White House press briefing marking the first anniversary of his second term in office. White House press secretary Karoline […]
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Trump’s Greenland tariff threats could be upended by Supreme Court decision
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 22, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Trade attorneys tell CNBC that the looming U.S. Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump’s tariffs could impact Trump’s threats to […]
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India signs $3 billion LNG agreement with UAE, vows to double trade, as U.S. deal remains elusive
NEW DELHI, INDIA – JANUARY 19: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT – âPRESS INFORMATION BUREAU/ HANDOUT’ – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in New Delhi, India on January 19, 2026. (Photo […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The EU has a nuclear option to deal with Trump’s Greenland tariffs — and is mulling over it
Flags of the European Union fly outside the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on December 19, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen stood firm on the island’s self-governance, saying on Monday that the “latest statements from the US, including threats of tariffs, do […]
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Trump ties his stance on Greenland to not getting Nobel Peace Prize, European officials say
U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” two European officials said Monday. Trump’s message to Jonas Gahr Støre appears to ratchet up a standoff […]
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Here are the European exporters most exposed if Trump’s Greenland tariffs kick in
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Tom Brenner | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened a rising wave of tariffs on several European allies, raising the alarm for industries and […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The EU prepares to respond to Trump’s Greenland tariffs
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One at the White House on Jan. 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Tom Brenner | Getty Images If economic sanctions are designed to apply pressure without firing a shot, then U.S. President Donald Trump has aimed directly at America’s closest military allies. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s Greenland tariffs draw the EU into the fray
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 22, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters If economic sanctions are designed to apply pressure without firing a shot, then U.S. President Donald Trump has aimed directly at […]
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