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PoliticsTrump calms markets with belligerent call for peace that touts contested antiwar record, reiterates U.S. ‘great power’ status and demands Greenland
By Tristan BoveJanuary 21, 2026
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    EuropeTrump says he wants Greenland because he was rejected for a Nobel Peace Prize last year
    By Aamer Madhani, Geir Moulson, Jill Lawless and The Associated PressJanuary 19, 2026
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Politics‘How stupid were we’ to give Greenland back: Trump gives history lesson about why the U.S. needs to buy back the ‘big beautiful piece of ice’
By Lily Mae LazarusJanuary 21, 2026
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EconomyRay Dalio warns the global rules-based order is already ‘gone’ as Trump threatens Greenland: ‘Let’s not be naive’
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 21, 2026
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Economy7 ways Europe could hurt the U.S. economically if Trump doesn’t back down over Greenland
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 21, 2026
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EconomyJamie Dimon says he’d have no issue paying higher taxes if it actually went to people who need it. Right now it just goes to the Washington ‘swamp’
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 21, 2026
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SuccessNearly 400 millionaires and billionaires across 24 countries are demanding Davos leaders tax them more: ‘Tax us. Tax the super rich.’
By Emma BurleighJanuary 21, 2026
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    PoliticsThe U.S. Supreme Court could throw a wrench into Trump’s plan to take Greenland as soon as Tuesday
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PoliticsJamie Dimon tells Davos: ‘You didn’t do a particularly good job making the world a better place’
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 21, 2026
US President Donald Trump delivers a special address during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026.
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By Eva RoytburgJanuary 21, 2026
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CommentarySlipping on ICE: innocent retailers are the latest collateral damage from Trump’s perpetual noise machine
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianJanuary 21, 2026
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EconomyChina buys all 12 million tons of soybeans it promised, just in time for Trump to announce new tariffs
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressJanuary 21, 2026
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EuropeMacron urges EU to wield ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump’s tariffs
By Sam McNeil and The Associated PressJanuary 21, 2026
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    PoliticsPro-Greenland protesters mock Trump’s MAGA slogan with ‘Make America Go Away’ caps
    By James Brooks and The Associated PressJanuary 19, 2026
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EconomyWall Street is openly talking about whether Trump’s Greenland plan will end U.S. ‘primacy’
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 21, 2026
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the 56th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026.
EconomyScott Bessent insists he’s ‘not concerned at all’ about investors selling America—despite the fact it’s unraveled tariffs before
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 21, 2026
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PoliticsBillionaire Marc Benioff challenges the AI sector: ‘What’s more important to us, growth or our kids?’
By Jake AngeloJanuary 20, 2026
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PoliticsHistory says there’s a 90% chance that Trump’s party will lose seats in the midterm elections. It also says there’s a 100% chance
By Robert A. Strong and The ConversationJanuary 20, 2026
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InvestingSelling America is a ‘dangerous bet,’ UBS CEO warns as markets panic
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 20, 2026
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CryptoCrypto market reels in face of tariff turmoil, Bitcoin falls below $90,000 as key legislation stalls
By Carlos GarciaJanuary 20, 2026
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US President Donald Trump looks back as a question from the press is shouted after a press conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22, 2020.
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By Eva RoytburgJanuary 20, 2026
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EuropeRussia’s Lavrov argues that Trump has upended the ‘rule-based global order’ with his pursuit of Greenland
By Vladimir Isachenkov and The Associated PressJanuary 20, 2026
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EuropeEuropean leaders’ text messages to Trump reveal a very different tone than their Greenland saber-rattling
By John Leicester and The Associated PressJanuary 20, 2026
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PoliticsHow you, the American taxpayer, funded an army-scale supersizing of ICE: ‘Trump is militarizing immigration enforcement’
By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressJanuary 20, 2026
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EconomyAmericans aren’t paying for all of Trump’s tariffs—only 96% of them, study finds
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 20, 2026
Inside Davos’ pricey power club: Why executives spend up to $1 million a year for access
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By Sydney LakeJanuary 20, 2026
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PoliticsJerome Powell to attend Supreme Court oral argument on Lisa Cook’s attempted firing from Federal Reserve
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressJanuary 20, 2026
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EuropeEU chief von der Leyen on Trump: ‘A deal is a deal. And when friends shake hands, it must mean something’
By Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressJanuary 20, 2026
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By Eleanor PringleJanuary 20, 2026
NATO vs. ‘TACO’ trade: Dow futures tumble 400 points on Trump’s latest tariffs while Wall Street hopes for de-escalation at Davos
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PoliticsTrump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ extends invitations to Russia, Belarus and Thailand along with EU
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