World - CNBC

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

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

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

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

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

6. CNBC Daily Open: Powell probe rattles Washington, but Wall Street shrugs

7. Powell investigation: Drumbeat of Republican opposition grows on Capitol Hill

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. Paramount Skydance sues Warner Bros. Discovery in hostile takeover attempt

20. Gold smashes new record of $4,600 as Powell probe and global flashpoints ignite safe-haven rush