Timef 01/12/2026

The Justice Department’s decision to open up a criminal investigation of Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, is a major escalation in the pressure campaign against the central bank to cut interest rates.

The Justice Department’s decision to open up a criminal investigation of Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, is a major escalation in the pressure campaign against the central bank to cut interest rates.

The geopolitical firestorm raging over the Arctic island has brought commercial opportunities to the fore.

The lawsuit comes shortly after the WBD board once again told shareholders to reject Paramount's offer.

The broad shift out of U.S. financial assets revived last year’s trend called the “sell America” trade.

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A criminal investigation into Jay Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, may be the most consequential attack yet on the central bank’s political independence.

A British regulator said it had started a formal investigation into Mr. Musk’s chatbot over the spread of illegal images.

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Meta highlighted that many Australian teens are circumventing its new social media ban by using alternative platforms such as Yope and Lemon8.

The European Commission allowed carmakers to volunteer limits on their imports from China instead of paying tariffs, an arrangement that could help Volkswagen.

India's inflation accelerated in December, but still rose less than expected.

Posting on Truth Social, Trump said said he would "no longer let the American Public be 'ripped off' by Credit Card Companies."

His comments come shortly after Exxon CEO Darren Woods said the Venezuelan market is "uninvestable" in its current state.

Spot gold advanced higher to hit over $4,600 an ounce for the first time.

White House officials have shown Trump plans on how he can carry through with his threat to intervene in Iran, according to media reports.

"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.

Venezuela's Maduro had adopted an increasingly aggressive stance toward the disputed Essequibo region in recent years.

European stocks are expected to start the new week in negative territory as investors weigh geopolitical developments and pressure on Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

President Donald Trump could seek to replicate the Venezuela shock tactic in Iran, but analysts are skeptical of effectiveness of such intervention.

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.

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 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.

The snap election, if called in Feburary, would be just about five months into Takaichi's term as prime minister.

White House officials have shown Trump plans on how he can carry through with his threat to intervene in Iran, according to media reports.

President Donald Trump has criticized Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates as much and as quickly as the president wants.

The combination of the two small, budget airlines comes as low-cost carriers have struggled with high costs and competition.

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.

Iran has said it will retaliate if the U.S. intervenes amid political unrest in the Middle East country.

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More large donations from wealthy Silicon Valley figures are expected as they try to marshal opposition to a proposed ballot measure that would impose a new tax on billionaires.