Trump’s Greenland push ramps up security stakes

Iceland Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir participates at a listening session on a referendum in Reykjavik, Iceland, on August 24, 2026. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Icelanders on Saturday will vote in a knife-edge referendum on whether to resume negotiations to join the European Union, reopening a debate that has taken on deeper significance…

Read More

Why markets care about the election

“Vote Here” signage outside a polling location at Westchester Regional Library during a primary election in Miami, Florida, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Markets are starting to care about the 2026 midterm elections, which loom 10 weeks away and could rip full control of Congress from…

Read More

Trump Media CEO defends faster access to Truth Social posts

Trump Media interim CEO Kevin McGurn on Monday defended his company offering faster access to President Donald Trump‘s Truth Social posts, and said more customers have signed up for the pricey and controversial service. “We’re getting into the mid-teens now, and we’re climbing,” McGurn told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” when asked if more companies had started…

Read More