Why most Greenlanders favor a future without Trump — or Denmark

“Greenland never has been for sale and never will be for sale,” Aaja Chemnitz, one of two MPs in the Danish parliament representing Greenland, told CNBC.
What Trump’s Venezuela intervention means for Guyana’s vast oil wealth

Venezuela’s Maduro had adopted an increasingly aggressive stance toward the disputed Essequibo region in recent years.
Where stock analysts predict China’s consumers will spend in 2026

Beneath China’s flat consumer prices, trends are emerging in the experiences economy.
World’s most vital oil chokepoint back in focus amid possible U.S. intervention in Iran

Oil markets are fixated on the Strait of Hormuz as investors assess the risk that a possible U.S. intervention could disrupt the critical energy chokepoints.
What a U.S. intervention in Iran could look like as Trump weighs options

President Donald Trump could seek to replicate the Venezuela shock tactic in Iran, but analysts are skeptical of effectiveness of such intervention.
China’s AI and robotics push isn’t enough to kickstart its economy, leaving growth more exposed to trade risks

New tech sectors still account for a far smaller portion of China’s economy than the gap left by the real estate slump.
Malaysia and Indonesia block Elon Musk’s Grok due to obscene, non-consensual content

Malaysia and Indonesia blocked access to Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over the weekend due to concerns that the tool was being used to generate sexually explicit and obscene content.
Japan plans to dissolve parliament with possible snap election in February: NHK

The snap election, if called in Feburary, would be just about five months into Takaichi’s term as prime minister.
Fed Chair Powell says he’s under criminal investigation, won’t bow to Trump intimidation

President Donald Trump has criticized Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates as much and as quickly as the president wants.
Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher, tracking Wall Street gains on U.S. jobs data

Investors will be keeping an eye on oil prices as protests continue in Iran and U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly is weighing options to intervene.