President Donald Trump‘s push for mineral rights in Greenland may be the latest play in long-standing U.S. efforts to block China from accessing rare earths on the world’s largest island. Trump has disclosed few details about the Greenland framework deal that he announced after meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday. But he told…
Oil prices rose Friday as President Donald Trump‘s renewed threats against Iran raise concerns about supply disruptions. Iran is not a major oil producer. The country pumps about 3.4 million barrels per day, according to Kpler. That number pales in comparison with the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, which pump about 13.5 million barrels per day…
The World Economic Forum, each year, becomes the center of the universe for one week in January in Davos, Switzerland. This year, six CEOs of portfolio companies were interviewed on CNBC throughout the week. They discussed topics ranging from artificial intelligence to America’s housing affordability crisis. Here is what they had to say. 1. Amazon…
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought. Kevin Mohatt | Kevin Lamarque | | Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday accused the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of undermining President Donald Trump’s stated push to make credit cards more affordable, according…
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said his business relationship with President Donald Trump‘s family has been “misconstrued” in the wake of his pardon. “There’s no business relationships whatsoever,” Zhao told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin on Thursday in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The former Binance CEO served four months in…
US President Donald Trump gestures as he delivers a special address during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. The World Economic Forum takes place in Davos from January 19 to January 23, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump backed away from tariffs…
LONDON — European markets are expected to open slightly lower on Friday as investors digest events at Davos, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s excoriating speech about the continent. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 and Germany’s DAX are expected to open flat, while France’s CAC 40 index was last seen 0.15% lower, according to data from IG…
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed Friday, tracking Wall Street gains as geopolitical concerns eased and investors looked ahead to the Bank of Japan’s decision. The central bank is expected to…
President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, on Thursday for closing his and related entities’ accounts in early 2021 after decades of being customers of the bank, allegedly for political reasons. The closures came on the heels of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot by Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol, and…
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s president, during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Bloomberg |Getty Images Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Europe of being “lost” and trying to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to help them, rather than uniting to defend itself. “Instead of taking the lead in defending…
