United States
- Jamie Dimon says U.S. should impose Trump's credit card rate cap in Vermont and Massachusetts - JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday advocated for a test of President Donald Trump's proposed credit card rate cap in Vermont and Massachusetts.
- Widespread Winter Storm Is Forecast to Bring Heavy Snow to Central and Eastern US - People across a large section of the central and eastern United States are facing predictions for heavy snow and ice starting Friday.
- Trump tells world leaders: ‘Europe is not heading in the right direction’ - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said some areas of Europe are no longer recognizable — and "not in a positive way."
- Carney Speech on U.S. ‘Rupture’ and Canada’s Survival Draws Standing Ovation at Davos - Prime Minister Mark Carney got a standing ovation in Davos for starkly describing the end of Pax Americana. He is looking for new allies to help his country survive it.
- Taiwan’s $40 Billion Military Spending Plan Stalled by Political Impasse - Taiwan’s domestic gridlock is revealing a deep-seated fracture over how the island should defend itself and how much it can depend on the United States.
- Putin meeting set for Thursday, Witkoff says, with Ukraine 'land deals' on the table - A meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to take place on Thursday with "land deals" over Ukraine on the table, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said.
- Canada’s Leader Warns of a ‘Rupture’ in the Global Order, and ICE Is Accused of Killing Detainee - Plus, what’s the point of learning cursive?
- U.S. still 'the closest of allies' with the UK despite rift, Finance Minister Reeves says - The U.S. remains the "closest of allies" with the U.K. despite a growing rift between the U.S. and Europe over the future of Greenland, Rachel Reeves told CNBC.
- Scott Bessent says U.S. is unconcerned by Treasury sell-off over Greenland, calls Denmark ‘irrelevant’ - U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessant addressed reporters at a press conference at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday.
- CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter: A diplomacy tightrope for Britain’s Starmer after Trump’s tirades - U.K. PM Keir Starmer is treading a fine line in diplomacy — and appears to be banking on Britain’s “special relationship” with the U.S. to deliver a compromise.