World - CNBC

1. Global central bankers unite in defense of Fed Chair Jerome Powell

2. Iran’s regime in its ‘final days and weeks' after mass protests, Germany’s Merz says

3. Trump’s tariff gambit over Iran risks derailing U.S.–China trade deal

4. Apple picks Google's Gemini to run AI-powered Siri coming this year

5. European shares mixed as geopolitics remains in focus

6. Trump says any country doing business with Iran will face 25% U.S. tariff

7. Venezuela stocks soar 130% to record highs as Maduro's ouster spurs economic turnaround hopes

8. Meta urges Australia to rethink under-16 social media ban after blocking over 500,000 accounts

9. What Trump’s Venezuela intervention means for Guyana’s vast oil wealth

10. What a U.S. intervention in Iran could look like as Trump weighs options

11. Japan's Nikkei 225 jumps over 3% as expectations that ruling party will opt for a snap vote rise

12. Trump says Microsoft will make changes to ensure consumers don't pay for power used in AI buildout

13. Trump's credit card rate cap plan has unclear path, 'devastating' risks, bank insiders say

14. SK Hynix to invest $13 billion in new plant amid memory chip shortage

15. China's AI and robotics push isn't enough to kickstart its economy, leaving growth more exposed to trade risks

16. World's most vital oil chokepoint back in focus amid possible U.S. action against Iran

17. Trump threatens to sideline Exxon from Venezuela's oil: 'They're playing too cute’

18. India inflation accelerates to 1.33% in December, driven by higher food prices

19. Tech investors assess minerals mining as U.S. takeover talk on Greenland grows, CEO tells CNBC

20. Why 'slow travel' is about to be 2026's biggest vacation trend