Jan 20, 2026 • 5 min read

Most of Instagram's ads ran on Reels in 2025, data shows

More than half of all ads on Meta's Instagram ran in the service's short-form video Reels product in 2025, up from 35% in 2024, according to Sensor Tower.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 3 min read

Energy costs will decide which countries win the AI race, Microsoft’s Nadella says

The Big Tech boss also said Europe needs to have more of a global outlook to be successful.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 2 min read

Trump is showing the world the U.S. is 'back,' Scott Bessent tells CNBC as Greenland tensions ratchet up

President Donald Trump's bid to acquire Greenland is 'not something new,' said U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaking to CNBC.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 4 min read

IMF boss has a blunt message for Europe: 'Get your act together'

European leaders are reportedly weighing up potential responses to fresh tariff threats from the White House.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 2 min read

Novartis could have a U.S. deal that shields it from tariffs, CEO tells CNBC

The continent's pharma sector could be one of its worst hit by Trump's latest tariffs on some European countries.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 3 min read

Trump says EU won't 'push back too much' as Denmark sends extra troops to Greenland

U.S. President Donald Trump dimissed the idea of the European Union firmly opposing his plans to annex Greenland.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 3 min read

India signs $3 billion LNG agreement with UAE, vows to double trade, as U.S. deal remains elusive

With this deal, "India is now UAE's largest customer for LNG" and will account for 20% of sales by 2029, ADNOC said in a release.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 6 min read

Greenland's freshwater reserves seen as ‘frozen capital’ as water becomes a national security issue

"Water is increasingly treated like a strategic asset," one analyst told CNBC.

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Jan 20, 2026 • 4 min read

'Act of great stupidity': Trump launches another tirade against a NATO ally. This time it's the UK

The White House voiced its support for the deal last year, but on Tuesday, Trump said it was "an act of great stupidity."

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Jan 20, 2026 • 5 min read

CNBC Daily Open: A trade 'bazooka' against Trump's Greenland tariffs is in the cards for the EU

At an emergency meeting in Brussels on Sunday afternoon local time, France pushed for the European Union to use the "Anti-Coercion Instrument."

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Jan 20, 2026 • 1 min read

UK wage growth cools to 3.6% as employers cut headcount

Latest data will help to reassure Bank of England that inflationary pressures are easing

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Jan 20, 2026 • 2 min read

European markets set to open in negative territory as tariff uncertainty lingers

European stocks are expected to open in negative territory on Tuesday as the specter of fresh trade tariffs lingers, hurting market sentiment.

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