From French drug pricing to ‘loser’ windmills: A rundown of who Trump criticized at Davos

From French drug pricing to ‘loser’ windmills: A rundown of who Trump criticized at Davos

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 … Read more

What obesity drugmakers see next in the market: More pills, easier access and drug combinations

What obesity drugmakers see next in the market: More pills, easier access and drug combinations

A pharmacist displays a box of Wegovy pills at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, Jan. 15, 2026. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images The future of the booming obesity drug market won’t hinge on drugs that deliver greater weight loss alone.  Top executives from drugmakers big and small told CNBC that the next phase … Read more

Trump signed his Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ into being. Here’s who’s on it — and who isn’t

Trump signed his Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ into being. Here’s who’s on it — and who isn’t

U.S. President Donald Trump was surrounded by world leaders as he declared the war in Gaza was “really coming to an end” at a signing ceremony for his “Board of Peace” for the territory. But many countries are not represented, and Trump singled out Spain for criticism on its defense spending from the podium, saying … Read more

TikTok forms U.S. joint venture, names Adam Presser CEO

TikTok forms U.S. joint venture, names Adam Presser CEO

The TikTok USDS (U.S. Data Security) logo appears on a smartphone screen in this illustration photo in Reno, United States, on Dec. 19, 2025. Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images TikTok said Thursday that it formed a joint venture to keep the video-sharing app operating in the U.S. under the leadership of an American … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets rise ahead of Bank of Japan decision

Asia-Pacific markets rise ahead of Bank of Japan decision

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 rose 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 hold … Read more

Greenland PM: Don’t know details of Trump-NATO deal framework, but sovereignty is a ‘red line’

Greenland PM: Don’t know details of Trump-NATO deal framework, but sovereignty is a ‘red line’

Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen holds a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, Jan. 22, 2026. Marko Djurica | Reuters Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a press conference Thursday that he doesn’t know what’s in the “framework” deal that President Donald Trump announced after meeting with NATO’s leader a day earlier. But Nielsen emphasized … Read more

Trump sues Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase over debanking the suit calls ‘political’

Trump sues Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase over debanking the suit calls ‘political’

President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, on Thursday for closing accounts belonging to Trump and related entities in early 2021, in what the lawsuit calls political actions. The closures came on the heels of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot by Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol, and Trump exiting the … Read more

Rieder odds rising for Fed chair after Trump calls BlackRock executive ‘very impressive’

Rieder odds rising for Fed chair after Trump calls BlackRock executive ‘very impressive’

Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s senior managing director, speaking at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York City on Sept. 28, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBC BlackRock fixed income chief Rick Rieder’s star is rising as a potential Federal Reserve chair following flattering remarks Wednesday from President Donald Trump. In a CNBC interview, Trump called Rieder “very … Read more

GM to move production of China-built Buick SUV to U.S. plant

GM to move production of China-built Buick SUV to U.S. plant

Employees work on Buick Envision SUVs at General Motors’ Dong Yue assembly plant, officially known as SAIC-GM Dong Yue Motors Co., Ltd., in Yantai, Shandong Province, China, Nov. 17, 2022. Tang Ke | Visual China Group | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors plans to move production of a Buick compact SUV from China to … Read more

Jamie Dimon issues rare CEO criticism of Trump’s immigration policy: ‘I don’t like what I’m seeing’

Jamie Dimon issues rare CEO criticism of Trump’s immigration policy: ‘I don’t like what I’m seeing’

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., during the 2025 IIF annual membership meeting in Washington, Oct. 16, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday that he disagreed with President Donald Trump’s approach to immigration, offering a rare public rebuke by a U.S. corporate … Read more