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Dow futures tumble 700 points after Trump threatens new tariffs over Greenland: Live updates​

Stock futures pointed to big losses on Wall Street on Tuesday after President Donald Trump intensified his rhetoric on Greenland, threatening to impose new tariffs on countries opposing the sale of the Danish territory to the United States.

Treasury yields spiked and the U.S. dollar declined as Trump’s threat caused a flight from U.S. assets.

Futures data last pointed to a drop of 716 points, or 1.5%, for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The S&P 500 is poised to shed 1.5%, while the implied open for the Nasdaq was last pointing to a loss of 1.8%. The S&P 500′s projected loss would be the biggest drop for the benchmark in two months.

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‘This is sell America’ — U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets​

  • The “Sell America” trade is in full swing Tuesday morning.
  • President Donald Trump’s latest threats around Greenland pushed global investors to shift exposure away from U.S.-centric investments.
  • The U.S. dollar index headed for its biggest decline since last April. The prices for 10-year Treasuries and 30-year Treasuries tumbled, sending yields spiking.
The “Sell America” trade is in full swing Tuesday morning after President Donald Trump and European leaders escalated tensions over Greenland.

U.S. bond prices tumbled, sending yields spiking. The U.S. dollar index, which weighs the greenback against a basket of foreign currencies, fell nearly 1% on Tuesday. The euro, on the other hand, jumped 0.7% compared with the dollar.

“This is ‘sell America’ again within a much broader global risk off,” Krishna Guha, head of global policy and central banking strategy at Evercore ISI, wrote in a note to clients.

 

Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 and Dow notch worst day since October: Live updates​

Stock futures were little changed , signaling a tentative recovery from Wall Street’s worst day in three months.

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 21 points. S&P 500 futures added about 0.1%, and Nasdaq 100 futures were 0.1% lower.

U.S. equities posted sharp losses in Tuesday’s session as President Donald Trump escalated his Greenland tariff threats ahead of his scheduled appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday. The 30-stock Dow slipped more than 870 points, or about 1.8%, while the S&P 500 lost roughly 2.1%. A drawdown in technology stocks led the selloff, with the Nasdaq Composite sliding 2.4% on the day. All three benchmark indices logged their worst daily performances since Oct. 10. The selloff also dragged the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq into negative territory for 2026.

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Iconic Coney Island hot dog hawker Nathan's Famous is sold for $450 million​

Nathan’s Famous, which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has been sold to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods in an all-cash $450 million deal, the companies announced Wednesday.

Smithfield, which has held rights to produce and sell Nathan’s products in the U.S. and Canada and at Sam's Clubs in Mexico since 2014, will acquire all of Nathan's outstanding shares for $102 each.

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S&P 500 pops 1%, Dow surges nearly 600 points as Trump calls off Europe tariffs tied to Greenland​

Stocks leaped after Wednesday after President Donald Trump called off new Europe tariffs, saying a deal framework has been reached over Greenland.

Stocks were already rising after the president earlier said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that he would not use force to acquire Greenland.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 588 points, or 1.21%. The S&P 500 gained 1.16%, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.18%. Even with the day’s gains, the three leading indexes are still in the red for the week. The Dow is pacing for a 0.6% decline, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are each on track to post a weekly fall of around 1%.

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Stock futures rise after major averages rebound on easing tariff fears: Live updates​

Stock futures rose Thursday after easing geopolitical fears sparked a broad-based market rally. Traders also looked ahead to a key inflation reading due in the morning.

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 197 points, or 0.4%. S&P 500 futures added 0.6%, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.7%.

Big Tech names such as Nvidia and Meta Platforms, along with Microsoft, were up around 1% in the premarket. Micron Technology advanced more than 2%.

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Nvidia's Huang says AI boom will create 'six-figure salaries' for those building chip factories​

  • Nvidia's Jensen Huang and other leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos highlighted the importance of skilled trade work as AI eliminates white-collar jobs.
  • "We're talking about six-figure salaries for people who are building chip factories or computer factories or AI factories," Huang said.
  • Microsoft research shows that the jobs least likely to be automated by AI involve physical work with humans or machines.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has said the AI boom will create "six-figure salaries" for those building the factories supporting it — becoming the latest leader to recommend skilled trades as AI hits office jobs.

Huang, one of the foremost voices on artificial intelligence, struck an optimistic tone on its impact on the labor market in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos Wednesday.

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Dow climbs 300 points, rebounds from Greenland tariff turmoil in two-day rally: Live updates​

tocks rose on Thursday, extending their gains from the previous session after easing geopolitical fears sparked a broad-based market rally.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 306.78 points, or 0.63%, and closed at 49,384.01. The 30-stock index recovered from the losses seen earlier this week following President Donald Trump’s new Europe tariffs announcement. The S&P 500 climbed 0.55% and ended at 6,913.35. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.91% and settled at 23,436.02, supported by gains in Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta Platforms.

The major averages ended the day off their session highs. At one point, the Dow was up 530 points, or 1.1%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained 0.9% and 1.2%, respectively.

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Dow climbs 300 points, rebounds from Greenland tariff turmoil in two-day rally: Live updates

Stocks rose on Thursday, extending their gains from the previous session after easing geopolitical fears sparked a broad-based market rally.
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World Container Index - 29 Jan

29 Jan 2026: Drewry’s World Container Index decreased 5% to $2,107 per 40ft container this week.
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Baltic Exchange Dry Index - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News

Baltic Dry fell to 2,002 Index Points on January 29, 2026, down 0.69% from the previous day. Over the past month, Baltic Dry's price has risen 6.38%, and is up 180.00% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market...
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I was secretly hoping that Davos would end with a Christopher Walken machine gun scene.
 

S&P 500 ends Friday little changed, but posts second straight losing week amid wild trading​

U.S. equities were mixed on Friday, as the Nasdaq Composite extended its gains amid easing geopolitical fears and the Dow Jones Industrial Average underperformed.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced 0.28% and settled at 23,501.24, while the blue-chip Dow lost 285.30 points, or 0.58%, closing at 49,098.71. A nearly 4% slide in Goldman Sachs weighed on the 30-stock index. The broad market S&P 500 eked out a marginal gain of 0.03% to end at 6,915.61.

Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices were among those supporting the Nasdaq and the S&P 500, climbing 1.5% and more than 2%, respectively. The moves come as people familiar with the matter told CNBC that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is planning to visit China in the coming days. Other tech names like Microsoft saw a boost as well.

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S&P 500 ends Friday little changed, but posts second straight losing week amid wild trading

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite ended Friday slightly higher, but both still posted back-to-back losing weeks.
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Take five: A safe Greenlanding zone?​

Jan 23 (Reuters) - Gulp down a motion sickness tablet because the whirlwind is set to continue next week. There's a spicy first Fed meeting of the year, teetering U.S. and European relations, jitters in Japan, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Tesla and Samsung all report earnings and there's a deluge of emerging market interest rate decisions.

Here's all you need to know about what will be moving markets by Marc Jones and Amanda Cooper in London, Lewis Krauskopf in New York and Gregor Stuart Hunter in Singapore.

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Why CEO Pay Has Exploded In The U.S. In Recent Decades​

Jan 25, 2026 #CNBC
Since the late 20th century CEO pay has exploded, widening the divide between the ultra wealthy and working class Americans. Now, Tesla CEO Elon Musk could set a new standard in CEO pay packages, becoming the first trillionaire CEO after his record breaking pay package was approved in November 2025. Tesla is not alone in this, U.S. mega-cap CEOs like Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai, and Amazon's Andy Jassy are also seeing their net worth skyrocket, as massive pay packages become the standard across S&P 500 companies. So what is behind these huge pay outs, how do these companies afford them, and is there a payoff or is it just luck?


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Borderlands Mexico: DSV plans $14.5M Arizona regional HQ amid cross-border boom

This week in Borderlands Mexico : DSV plans $14.5M Arizona regional HQ amid cross-border boom; Realty Income enters Mexican industrial real estate market through GIC partnership; and EOS expands Texas manufacturing and logistics footprint with $3M investment.
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Southeast power outages: Winter Storm Fern's impact

Winter Storm Fern has battered the Southeast and Lower Midwest and is set to finish its sweep through the Northeast by the end of the day. According to Winter Storm Fern logistics impact: Disruptions from I-95 snowfall to Southeast power outages affect freight movement.
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