Breaking News: Politics
- Bessent says Trump's pick for the next Fed chair could happen next week - The president has whittled down the field to four candidates, Bessent told CNBC during an interview at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
- 'You'll find out,' Trump says on Greenland takeover strategy - Trump will be meeting with world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later this week.
- Salesforce's Benioff calls for AI regulation, says models have become 'suicide coaches' - Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff described AI models as "suicide coaches" at the World Economic Forum's flagship conference Tuesday.
- Watch: Trump speaks at White House press briefing - President Donald Trump is set to appear at a White House press briefing marking the first anniversary of his second term in office.
- Trump's Greenland tariff threats could be upended by Supreme Court decision - The Supreme Court Trump tariff decision could decide the fate of President Trump's threat to tariff NATO nations over control of Greenland.
- Greenlanders 'bewildered' by Trump’s 'devastating' takeover threats, business minister tells CNBC - Greenland has been thrust into the geopolitical spotlight by U.S. President Donald Trump's takeover threats, and European nations' response.
- 'This is sell America' — U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets - The "Sell America" trade is in full swing Tuesday morning.
- Tech stocks lead Wall Street sell-off as tensions over Greenland escalate - Tech stocks led declines on Tuesday as renewed trade rhetoric tied to Greenland fueled a risk-off move across U.S. markets.
- Greenland's freshwater reserves seen as ‘frozen capital’ as water becomes a national security issue - "Water is increasingly treated like a strategic asset," one analyst told CNBC.
- 'Act of great stupidity': Trump launches another tirade against a NATO ally. This time it's the UK - The White House voiced its support for the deal last year, but on Tuesday, Trump said it was "an act of great stupidity."