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Jan 20, 2026 • 4 min read

'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.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 3 min read

Ray Dalio fears 'capital wars' could follow Trump's actions with countries dumping U.S. assets

Dalio said history offers multiple examples of similar episodes in which economic conflict escalated beyond trade into capital flows and currency disputes.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 4 min read

Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday

The stock market is down early this morning after President Trump threatened to slap tariffs on countries opposing the sale of Greenland to the United States.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 2 min read

Amazon CEO Jassy says Trump's tariffs have started to 'creep' into prices

Sellers tried to absorb the tariff shock by buying stock ahead of time, but much of that inventory has run out, forcing some businesses to raise prices.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 2 min read

Netflix amends Warner Bros. Discovery offer to all cash

Netflix has agreed to pay $27.75 per WBD share to acquire the company's studio and streaming assets.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 5 min read

AI impacting labor market ‘like a tsunami’ as layoff fears mount

"Anxiety about AI will go from a low hum to a loud roar this year," Deutsche Bank said as AI layoffs dominate conversations at the World Economic Forum.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 3 min read

Bessent says Trump's pick for the next Fed chair could happen next week

The president has whittled down the field to four candidates, Bessent told CNBC during an interview at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 1 min read

BoE governor warns of market spillovers from Trump’s actions

Attack on Fed independence and threat to seize Greenland create ‘substantial risks’, says Andrew Bailey

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Jan 20, 2026 • 3 min read

'Stay calm' and 'this is the new normal': What banking CEOs are saying about the global market sell-off

Investors are reeling from President Trump's new tariffs threat, with markets in the U.S., Europe and Asia facing hefty losses.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 3 min read

Tech stocks lead Wall Street sell-off as tensions over Greenland escalate

Tech stocks led declines on Tuesday as renewed trade rhetoric tied to Greenland fueled a risk-off move across U.S. markets.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 1 min read

Why Bulgaria joined the Eurozone

Though the Bulgarian lev was already pegged to the euro, the country had much to gain by joining the currency union

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Jan 20, 2026 • 2 min read

Bessent says Powell attending Supreme Court arguments on Lisa Cook is a mistake

CNBC reported that Powell plans to be present for oral arguments in a case that challenges Trump's power to remove governor Lisa Cook.

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