Asia-Pacific stocks trade mixed as geopolitical worries keep investors on edge

Asia-Pacific stocks trade mixed as geopolitical worries keep investors on edge

People crossing the street in Shibuya, Tokyo. Maydays | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Monday as investors assessed ongoing geopolitical concerns. On Sunday stateside, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade agreement with China, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose … Read more

S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise led by tech, Dow struggles as Street wraps up wild week: Live updates

S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise led by tech, Dow struggles as Street wraps up wild week: Live updates

Starbucks could see positive catalyst next week, says Deutsche Bank It’s a big week next week for Starbucks, which is set to report earnings on Wednesday and host an investor day on Thursday. Deutsche Bank anticipates the possibility of some downside risk to the coffee chain’s full-year 2026 guidance, but thinks long-term targets could surprise … 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

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

European markets advance at the open after Trump’s Greenland ‘deal,’ tariffs retreat

European markets advance at the open after Trump’s Greenland ‘deal,’ tariffs retreat

LONDON — European stocks advanced on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said a “framework” agreement had been reached over Greenland, and called off imposing escalating tariffs on a group of European countries. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 1.13% higher shortly after the opening bell in London. Global markets are rebounding after Trump announced Wednesday that he … Read more

France rejects Trump’s comment on drug prices, calls it ‘fake news’

France rejects Trump’s comment on drug prices, calls it ‘fake news’

France’s President Emmanuel Macron attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters France ⁠rejected as “fake news” on Wednesday President Donald Trump’s assertion that he had pressured President Emmanuel Macron into hiking domestic drug prices ‍after the U.S. leader threatened ‍sweeping tariffs on French … Read more

Top five takeaways from Trump’s interview with CNBC

Top five takeaways from Trump’s interview with CNBC

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he leaves the congress centre during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 21, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday gave an interview to CNBC’s Joe Kernen on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. … Read more

Trump says he reached Greenland deal ‘framework’ with NATO, backs off Europe tariffs

Trump says he reached Greenland deal ‘framework’ with NATO, backs off Europe tariffs

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have “formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland.” Trump said that as a result of that negotiation, he would no longer impose punitive tariffs on a slew of European countries that were set to begin Feb. 1. In … Read more

Trump to speak at Davos as his Greenland push, tariff threats take center stage

Trump to speak at Davos as his Greenland push, tariff threats take center stage

President Donald Trump is set Wednesday to speak at the World Economic Forum, directly addressing an audience that has been put on edge by his intensifying aggression toward the allied territory of Greenland. Trump’s speech is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET. The address will be bookended by meetings with other world leaders attending … Read more

Scott Bessent says U.S. is unconcerned by Treasury sell-off over Greenland, calls Denmark ‘irrelevant’

Scott Bessent says U.S. is unconcerned by Treasury sell-off over Greenland, calls Denmark ‘irrelevant’

“Denmark’s investment in U.S. Treasury bonds, like Denmark itself, is irrelevant,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at Davos on Wednesday. The “sell America” trade was in full swing Tuesday after President Donald Trump and European leaders escalated tensions over Greenland. U.S. stocks and bond prices tumbled, sending yields spiking. It comes as Trump’s threats to impose 10% tariffs on eight European countries as … Read more