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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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French drinks giants sell off after Trump threatens 200% tariffs; European stocks fall
GREENBRAE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 13: Bottles of French wine are displayed on a shelf at a BevMo store on March 13, 2025 in Greenbrae, California. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening a 200 percent tariff on alcohol from European Union countries. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks sold […]
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No fear of ‘cockroaches’? Private credit funds raise billions as investors look past warnings
Wall Street, Manhattan, New York. Andrey Denisyuk | Moment | Getty Images Investor appetite for private credit remains undeterred even as warnings mount over looser loan approval and risk-assessment practices, as well as rising pockets of borrower stress. The troubles at First Brands Group last September became a flashpoint for critics of private credit after […]
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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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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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European markets set to slump at the open after Trump’s Greenland tariffs threat
Young people with placards reading “Greenland is not for sale!” take part in a demonstration that gathered almost a third of the city population to protest against the US President’s plans to take Greenland, on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland, near the US Consulate to Greenland. Alessandro Rampazzo | Afp | Getty Images LONDON […]
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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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Asia-Pacific markets mostly slip as investors assess Greenland developments, await key China data
People celebrate the New Year at a ceremony at the Juyongguan Great Wall section, also known as Juyong Pass, in Beijing, China, January 1, 2026. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Asia-Pacific markets mostly slipped Monday, as investors assessed threats from the Trump administration toward Greenland over the weekend and looked toward key economic data from China. […]
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‘Markets are callous’: Why stocks aren’t fazed by Iran, Greenland or Venezuela
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 12, 2026. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images The first two weeks of 2026 have seen U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration capture Venezuela’s president, threaten to respond to Iran’s violent crackdown on protests, and talk up the possibility of using force […]
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CNBC Daily Open: AI trade reignited by TSMC earnings blowout
A view of the TSMC Global R&D center in Hsinchu, Taiwan April 15, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Thursday offered markets a rare respite from nonstop geopolitical upheaval. Yet the week’s headlines still reflected larger global dynamics. Case in point: Taiwan’s $250 billion investment in chip production in the U.S., which is as much a […]
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