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Maduro pleads not guilty, Nvidia’s robotaxi play, JPMorgan’s ‘secret sauce’ and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday. We’re not even a week into the new year and I’ve already started telling myself that my resolution to read more can include reviewing drafts of this newsletter. Stock futures are little changed this morning. The market is coming off […]
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‘Greenland belongs to its people’: European leaders unite over Trump’s threats to annex territory
This aerial view shows icebergs floating in the waters beaten down by the sun with buildings in the background off Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, on the day of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, legislative elections. Odd Andersen | Afp | Getty Images European leaders on Tuesday issued a joint statement to push back […]
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Europeans try to revive Ukraine war endgame as global focus shifts to Venezuela
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw, Mazovian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 19, 2025. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images European leaders are gathering in Paris on Tuesday as they attempt to revive interest in a peaceful settlement to the war in Ukraine, just as Washington and […]
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Greenland PM brushes off U.S. takeover fears after Trump’s Venezuela intervention
Greenland’s Head of Government Jens-Frederik Nielsen addresses a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 5, 2026. Any US attack on a NATO ally would be the end of “everything”, Denmark’s prime minister warned on January 5, 2026, after US President Donald Trump repeated his desire to annex Greenland. Oscar Scott Carl | Afp | […]
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European stocks set to open higher as global sentiment rises
London at dawn. Dukas | Universal Images Group | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Tuesday as investors track geopolitical developments following the U.S.’ ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 0.4% higher, Germany’s DAX up 3%, France’s CAC 40 0.2% higher, and […]
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DeepSeek blew up markets year ago. Why hasn’t it done so since?
Nearly a year ago, DeepSeek shook the AI world. Stocks of some of the leading Western tech companies plunged as the markets hit panic mode at the prospect of a new model from a relatively unheard of Chinese AI lab that challenged the premise of U.S. dominance in the space. Nvidia plummeted 17%, losing close […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open mixed after record global stock rally amid Venezuela tensions
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 opened mixed Tuesday, building on a record-breaking rally in global stocks as investors continued to assess ongoing geopolitical tensions […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Another year of geopolitical uncertainties
A traders works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Jan. 2, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters It’s barely a week into 2026 and already, the year is making its intentions clear. After the U.S. military strike on Venezuela and capture of its leader Nicolás Maduro and his […]
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The market has anointed Chevron the big Venezuela winner. But oil majors face a long road before any payoff
A Chevron gas station in San Francisco, Oct. 28, 2025. Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s call for U.S. oil companies to rebuild Venezuela’s energy sector after the overthrow of President Nicolás Maduro is easier said than done. Chevron holds the advantage as the only major U.S. oil company currently operating […]
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Nvidia plans to test a robotaxi service in 2027 in self-driving push
Nvidia is building out an automotive tech business. Pictured here are its autonomous vehicle test cars at the company’s auto garage in Santa Clara, California, on June 5, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia on Monday unveiled plans to test a robotaxi service with a partner as soon as 2027, highlighting the chipmaker’s […]
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