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Jobs data, a potential tariff ruling, the latest on Venezuela and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. These introductions have been helpful in reminding me what day it is amid such a busy news week, but I’m still struggling to get the hang of writing that we’re in 2026. Stock futures are near flat this morning. The […]
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Iran’s leader accuses protestors of acting for Trump
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026. Kamran | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s supreme leader on Friday lashed out at anti-government protesters, saying they were “vandals” acting on behalf of U.S. President Donald Trump by destroying public properties. In a broadcast on national television, reported […]
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Trump says he’s cancelled second wave of attacks on Venezuela
US President Donald Trump speaks during the House Republican Party (GOP) member retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has said he has canceled a fresh military attack on Venezuela, saying the two countries “are working well together,” on […]
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European markets in positive territory; Greenland remains in focus
LONDON — European markets opened in positive territory on Friday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.37% at 8:30 a.m. in London (3:30 a.m. ET), with major regional bourses and most sectors in the green. It was confirmed Friday morning that British mining firm Rio Tinto was in preliminary talks to acquire Swiss firm Glencore, […]
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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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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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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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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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Houses passes ACA subsidies; fate of bill murky in Senate
The House on Thursday advanced a three-year extension of Obamacare subsidies, sending the bill to the Senate where it faces an uphill climb. Seventeen Republicans joined all Democrats voting in favor of the legislation, which passed 230-196. The enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits were a key factor in the longest-ever government shutdown last fall. […]
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Patient advocacy groups urge U.S. court to halt overseas prescription drug operations
In a photo illustration, prescription drugs are seen next to a pill bottle on July 23, 2024 in New York. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images A coalition of patient advocacy groups is urging a federal court to halt the practices of third-party companies that buy drugs from countries outside the FDA-regulated […]
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