Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 12, 2026. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images The first two weeks of 2026 have seen U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration capture Venezuela’s president, threaten to respond to Iran’s violent crackdown on protests, and talk up the possibility of using force…
A U.S. move to seize Greenland could damage trade ties with the European Union, France’s finance minister has warned, as one analyst told CNBC that tariffs or economic sanctions could lead to a “trade war.” U.S. President Donald Trump has ramped up talk of annexing Greenland this month — and has not ruled out taking it…
Saba Capital, the activist hedge fund led by Boaz Weinstein, has a new target: Workspace Group , a U.K. real estate investment trust (REIT). The New York-based fund manager is calling for a managed wind-down of the trust, which operates office buildings in London and the south-east of England. In a letter to the Workspace…
LONDON — European stocks are expected to open lower on Friday as investors digest ongoing geopolitical tensions. Futures tied to the U.K.’s FTSE 100 were last seen 0.13% lower, Germany’s DAX 0.4% lower, and France CAC 0.3% in the red, according to data from IG Group. The pan-European Stoxx 600 finished the previous session 0.6% higher, with…
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – APRIL 21: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his criminal trial on insurrection charges at a courtroom of the Seoul Central District Court on April 21, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. The second trial regarding former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s charge of leading a rebellion hold at the Seoul…
Signage outside the Mitsubishi Corp. head office in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Mitsubishi agreed to buy Aethon Energy Management LLC’s US gas and pipeline assets for $5.2 billion, the biggest purchase by a Japanese company in the American shale sector. Photographer: Takaaki Iwabu/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mitsubishi Corporation said…
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 Some Bank of Japan policymakers see scope to raise interest rates sooner than markets expect, with April a distinct possibility, as a sliding yen risks adding to already broadening…
Aerial view of cargo ship and cargo container in harbor. Adoff 01 / 500px | 500px | Getty Images India’s exports to China soared in December while shipments to the U.S. declined as President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs prompt New Delhi to focus on alternative markets. Exports to China surged 67% in December to $2…
The Nave Photon, carrying crude oil from Venezuela, is docked at Port Freeport in Freeport, Texas, U.S., January 15, 2026. Antranik Tavitian | Reuters The U.S. is securing about 30% higher prices for Venezuelan crude, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday, as the country has started selling oil from the Latin American nation after capturing…
A man walks past a TSMC logo at Hsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan April 15, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Thursday offered markets a rare respite from nonstop geopolitical upheaval. Yet the week’s headlines still reflected larger global dynamics. Case in point: Taiwan’s $250 billion investment in chip production in the U.S. is not…
