Morning News: January 23, 2026

Business Activity Picks Up In Parts Of Europe and Asia

Why Trump’s Reversal on Greenland Still Leaves Europe on Edge

Lutnick Suggests Canada-China Deal Threatens CUSMA Renegotiation

Bank of Japan Keeps Rates at 30-Year High as It Gauges Impact of Last Hike

Fed Not Seen Cutting Rates Again Until June in Latest Survey

Bitcoin Price Not Following ‘Digital Gold’ Narrative Amid Greenland Tensions

Competition Begets Better Banking Data Than Regulation

FDIC Clears Way for Ford, General Motors to Set Up Industrial Banks

Consumer Prices Rose 2.8% Through November, a Sign of Sticky Inflation

One Easy Way to Address the Affordability Issue

Falling Prices Enable the Savings That Drive Progress

Excessive Litigation Is Hurting the Retirement Plans of Americans

Wall Street Pushes Solo 401(k)s as More Americans Work for Themselves

The Historian Who Says Finance Is Wasting a Generation of Talent

Trump Sues JPMorgan, CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 Billion Over Alleged Debanking

Can Newsom Stop California’s Billionaire Tax?

‘Quiet-Quitting’ of US Assets Fuels Boom in Bets From EM to Gold

Betting on Prediction Markets Is Their Job. They Make Millions.

Minneapolis ICE Standoff Has Become the Political Issue CEOs Can’t Ignore

The US Is Losing Top Tech Talent to India in the Wake of Trump’s H-1B Chaos

The Problem With That ‘Great Healthcare Plan’

Big Insurers Try to Shift Blame for High Health Costs to Hospitals and Drug Makers

America’s Energy Revolution Continues

America’s Ice Storm Battery Test Begins This Weekend

EPA Shouldn’t Try to Hide the Benefits of Clean Air

New U.S. Rule Aims to Speed Up Mining of the Seafloor

China Tells Alibaba, Tech Firms to Prep Nvidia H200 Orders

Can Old Lime Bikes and Hard Disks Counter China’s Rare-Earth Chokehold?

Intel Shares Fall on Swing to Loss

A Guide to the Circular Deals Underpinning the AI Boom

There’s a New American TikTok. What Does That Mean for You?

After TikTok Deal, Chinese Companies Search for a New Global Path

Dana White’s Empire of Testosterone Now Stretches to the White House

Macron’s Davos Shades Crash Italian Maker’s Site, Boost Shares

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Posted by on January 23rd, 2026 at 7:03 am


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