U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked tanker ahead of Trump-Machado meeting

U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked tanker ahead of Trump-Machado meeting

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 laureate Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gets out of a car in front of the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, after an audience at the Royal Palace. Ole Berg-rusten | Afp | Getty Images The United States has seized another Venezuela-linked tanker, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, ahead of … Read more

Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis

Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis

Federal agents stand, following an incident where a civilian’s car was hit by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 12, 2026. Tim Evans | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to … Read more

20 Cool Bedroom Ideas for Big Kids [No Unicorns, No Dinosaurs]

20 Cool Bedroom Ideas for Big Kids [No Unicorns, No Dinosaurs]

At some point, a child’s bedroom ceases to be just a place to crash and begins to become his space. The posters increase, the collections extend and suddenly the room feels more like a reflection of who they are that anything you choose years ago. That change is exciting, and also a bit overwhelming, because … Read more

One Glacier Is Actually Growing–and Perplexed Scientists Hope to Discover its Secrets

One Glacier Is Actually Growing–and Perplexed Scientists Hope to Discover its Secrets

The Vanch-Yakh Glacier in 1992 – credit CC 4.0. BY-SA Jaan Kunnap Over the decades, a glacier in Central Asia appears to have been growing when almost every other glacier on Earth has been shrinking. Now, a scientific expedition has recovered ice cores containing 30,000 years of frozen water in the hopes that somewhere inside … Read more

Amazon’s European sovereign cloud launch is a ‘big bet,’ AWS CEO Garman tells CNBC

Amazon’s European sovereign cloud launch is a ‘big bet,’ AWS CEO Garman tells CNBC

People walk past the logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at its exhibitor stall at the India Mobile Congress 2025 at Yashobhoomi, a convention and expo center in New Delhi, India, October 8, 2025. Anushree Fadnavis | Reuters Amazon‘s “sovereign cloud” offering in Europe is a “big bet” for the company, AWS CEO Matt Garman … Read more

Commercial real estate deal-making slows again in November

Commercial real estate deal-making slows again in November

A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. For the second … Read more

Morgan Stanley tops estimates driven by wealth management

Morgan Stanley tops estimates driven by wealth management

People walk past Morgan Stanley global headquarters in Manhattan on March 20, 2025 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images Morgan Stanley on Thursday reported fourth-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations on the back of strong revenues from wealth management. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street analysts surveyed … Read more

First Solar Power Plant in Kyrgyzstan Will Save 120,000 Tons of Carbon Emissions Every Year

First Solar Power Plant in Kyrgyzstan Will Save 120,000 Tons of Carbon Emissions Every Year

– credit, President.kg On Christmas Eve, the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan inaugurated its first solar power plant, one that will power a small city and cut 120,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually. The 100-megawatt installation will generate 210 million kWh of clean electricity annually, and represents one of the largest foreign investments into the … Read more

Five takeaways from the White House talks on Greenland

Five takeaways from the White House talks on Greenland

Greenlandic flags are fixed on a building in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 14, 2026. Alessandro Rampazzo | AFP | Getty Images A high-stakes meeting between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland over the Arctic island’s future ended without a major breakthrough, amplifying concerns about the prospect of a near-term solution. The White House meeting on Wednesday … Read more

NATO nations deploy to Greenland after tense White House talks

NATO nations deploy to Greenland after tense White House talks

Greenland residents and political leaders have publicly rejected suggestions by U.S. President Donald Trump that the Arctic island could become part of the United States. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Several NATO members are deploying small numbers of troops to Greenland for a joint military exercise, in the wake of tense talks with the … Read more