China’s Taiwan approach ‘has been counterproductive’

China’s Taiwan approach ‘has been counterproductive’

Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, speaks with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 16th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that China’s growing aggression toward Taiwan has undermined the country’s own interests. “I think the approach that they’ve shown in recent … Read more

Trump Truth Social SPAC partner stock soars after Iowa caucus victory

Trump Truth Social SPAC partner stock soars after Iowa caucus victory

Former US president and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a “commit to caucus rally” in Indianola, Iowa, on January 14, 2024.  Christian Monterrosa | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Digital World Acquisition soared about 15% Tuesday, following former President Donald Trump’s landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses. The blank check company is … Read more

Trump loses gag order appeal at top New York court

Trump loses gag order appeal at top New York court

Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak to the press after attending the civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization in New York State Supreme Court, in New York City on Jan. 11, 2024. John Lamparski | AFP | Getty Images The top court in New York State on Tuesday rejected an appeal by … Read more

JetBlue-Spirit merger block in win for Biden’s Justice Department

JetBlue-Spirit merger block in win for Biden’s Justice Department

LaGuardia International Airport Terminal A for JetBlue and Spirit Airlines in New York. Leslie Josephs | CNBC A federal judge blocked JetBlue Airways‘ purchase of budget rival Spirit Airlines, a major win for Biden’s Justice Department, which sued to stop the merger, alleging it would drive up fares for some of the most price-sensitive consumers. … Read more

Asa Hutchinson drops out of Republican primary

Asa Hutchinson drops out of Republican primary

Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson speaks during the Florida Freedom Summit held at the Gaylord Palms Resort on November 04, 2023 in Kissimmee, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday suspended his Republican presidential campaign, a day after finishing a distant sixth place in the GOP’s Iowa caucuses. Hutchinson’s … Read more

Haley refuses more presidential debates unless Trump participates

Haley refuses more presidential debates unless Trump participates

Former U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Nikki Haley, then-U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, in the Oval Office of the White House on in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 9, 2018. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Nikki Haley said she would not participate in any further primary debates unless front-runner Donald … Read more

Russia’s neighbors back Ukraine’s refusal to negotiate on peace talks

Russia’s neighbors back Ukraine’s refusal to negotiate on peace talks

President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Poland’s President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday described Ukraine’s refusal to cede ground to Russia in prospective peace talks as “perfectly understandable.” Speaking to CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Duda restated his support for his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy … Read more

Trump rape defamation trial day after Iowa win

Trump rape defamation trial day after Iowa win

Former President Donald Trump, center, departs Trump Tower in New York, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. David Dee Delgado | Bloomberg | Getty Images A day after scoring a landslide win in the Iowa Republican caucuses, former President Donald Trump is set to begin a civil trial in a sex assault defamation lawsuit by … Read more

24 companies sign open letter saying Big Tech isn’t respecting EU DMA

24 companies sign open letter saying Big Tech isn’t respecting EU DMA

The logos of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft displayed on a mobile phone with an EU flag shown in the background. Justin Tallis | AFP via Getty Images A raft of major technology and media companies have signed an open letter accusing tech giants of failing to bring their businesses into full compliance with … Read more

Amazon Microsoft, Meta accused of not respecting EU DMA laws

24 companies sign open letter saying Big Tech isn’t respecting EU DMA

The logos of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft displayed on a mobile phone with an EU flag shown in the background. Justin Tallis | AFP via Getty Images A raft of major technology and media companies have signed an open letter accusing tech giants of failing to bring their businesses into full compliance with … Read more