2026-01-14 13:00:30
President Donald Trump has stepped up his pressure campaign to make Greenland a part of the US. Arguing the national-security importance of fully controlling the vast island — an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark — the administration has talked of buying it or even taking it by force. His latest slap is that Greenland’s defense is “two dog sleds” and its populace “does not want to see Russia or China take over.”
2026-01-14 12:30:30
John D. Rockefeller, the godfather of the modern oil industry, called his tactic of purposely crashing oil prices and sending the stocks of his rivals into a tailspin “a good sweating.” Soon after, he’d conveniently buy shares cheaply. For the following century, one of the few certainties of petroleum investing was that low crude prices are bad for Big Oil.
2026-01-14 12:00:31
The year starts with a positive surprise, but markets refrain from glee.
2026-01-14 06:40:48
Whether it’s invading Greenland or running Venezuela, the president’s remarks should be taken at face value.
2026-01-14 05:00:30
Taiwan’s unification with China sits at the heart of President Xi Jinping’s ambitions. But the costs to Beijing of a conflict would be staggering — in lives lost, economic damage, military credibility and domestic stability. Still, none of this guarantees Xi won’t act.
2026-01-14 04:30:30
K-pop’s biggest-ever comeback tour, the return of the super boyband BTS, has been hijacked by a dating scandal. How the $9 billion industry handles the excesses of superfan culture will have an impact on the way the genre extends its footprint globally.
