• Trump Threatens Europe Tariffs Unless Greenland Deal
  
  President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States will impose 10% tariffs on goods from Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, France and other European countries starting Feb. 1 unless a deal is reached for the U.S. to purchase Greenland.
• Musk, Ryanair CEO Trade 'Idiot' Barbs in Growing Starlink Tiff
  
  Tech billionaire Elon Musk and Michael O'Leary, the CEO of Ryanair, are trading barbs in a growing public spat over Ryanair's refusal to install Musk's Starlink Wi-Fi on its fleet of more than 600 jets.
• Banks Seek Clarity as Trump Credit Card Rate Cap Nears
  
  President Donald Trump a week ago told the credit card industry it had until Jan. 20 to comply with his demand for a 10% cap on interest rates.
• Trump to Sue JPMorgan Over Alleged 'Debanking'
  
  President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would be suing JPMorgan Chase & Co. "for incorrectly and inappropriately DEBANKING me after the January 6th Protest."
• South Korea Says US Chip Tariff to Have Limited Immediate Impact
  
  South Korea's trade minister said on Saturday that a U.S. proclamation imposing a 25% tariff on certain advanced computing chips would have a limited impact on South Korean companies.
• Musk Seeks Up to $134 Billion From OpenAI, Microsoft in 'Wrongful Gains'
  
  Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, arguing he deserves the "wrongful gains" that they received from his early support of the artificial-intelligence startup, according to a court filing on Friday.
• Trump Jabs CNN as Mortgage Rates Hit 3-Year Low
  
  President Trump said Friday that "Even Fake News CNN is praising the DROP in Mortgage Interest Rates!" as new Freddie Mac data showed the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to its lowest level since September 2022.
• Anti-Trump Delegation Backing 'Kingdom of Denmark'
  
  An anti-President Donald Trump delegation Saturday sought to reassure Denmark and Greenland of their support following Trump's threat to punish countries with tariffs if they do not back the U.S. taking over the strategic Arctic island.
• Banks May Offer 'Trump Cards' Under 10% Rate Push
  
  The Trump administration is pressing a new voluntary credit-card concept dubbed "Trump Cards" as President Donald Trump pushes a one-year 10% interest-rate cap.
• 'Senior' Deduction Starts as Tax Filing Season Opens
  
  As the IRS opens the 2026 filing season on Jan. 26, a new Trump-signed tax break is taking effect for millions of seniors, adding a temporary $6,000 deduction for taxpayers age 65 and older.
• Trump Delays Withholding Wages for Student Loan Borrowers in Default
  
  The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans.The Education Department announced Friday involuntary...
• Google Nixes Policy Urging Teens to Override Parents
  
  Google says it's ending its practice of emailing 13-year-old children detailed instructions on how to remove parental controls following backlash from outraged parents and parental rights advocates.
• Supreme Court to Hear Bayer's Bid to Curb Roundup Cases
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear Bayer's bid to sharply limit lawsuits claiming that the company's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer and potentially avert billions of dollars in damages.
• Why the Right Tires Matter More Than You Think
  
  Most drivers don't give their tires much thought until something goes wrong. Yet tires are the only part of a vehicle that actually touches the road, and the difference between an average tire and the right tire can dramatically affect ride quality, safety, noise levels...
• Kevin Hassett: Trump Has Backup Plan If Tariffs Dashed
  
  Kevin Hassett says President Donald Trump has a plan B should the Supreme Court strike down his tariffs. "We can put a 10% tariff on right away to make up most of the room," the National Economic Council director said Friday on Fox News.
• Wall Street Ends Flat Ahead of Long Weekend
  
  U.S. stocks ended nearly flat Friday in a choppy session ahead of the long weekend, although all three major indexes posted losses for the week as fourth-quarter earnings season kicked off.
• Ozempic Could Save Airlines Hundreds of Millions
  
  Weight-loss drugs weren't built for aviation , but airlines may be among their biggest surprise winners.
• Trump Casts Doubt on Hassett Fed Bid, Prefers White House Role
  
  President Donald Trump on Friday said he would like to keep his top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, at the White House rather than potentially nominate him to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve.
• US: Canada Will Regret Decision to Import Chinese EVs
  
  Trump administration officials said Friday Canada would regret its decision to allow China to import up to 49,000 Chinese EVs, and that those cars would not be allowed to enter the United States.
• US May Use Venezuelan Oil for Emergency Reserves
  
  The U.S. Department of Energy is exploring a plan to exchange heavy Venezuelan oil for U.S. medium, sour crude to fill up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, two sources said Friday.
• New Map Reveals Landscape Under Antarctica's Ice Sheet
  
  Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, uncovering an exuberant, hidden landscape of mountains, canyons, valleys and plains while discerning for the first time tens of thousands of hills...
• OpenAI to Begin Testing Ads on ChatGPT in the US
  
  OpenAI will begin testing advertisements inside its popular ChatGPT chatbot in the coming weeks, marking a major shift for the artificial intelligence company as it looks to expand revenue, CNBC reports.
• Melania Trump: Use AI, But Keep Thinking for Yourself
  
  First lady Melania Trump delivered a message of encouragement and caution to young Americans on Friday, calling artificial intelligence a powerful tool for creativity while warning against relying on it as a substitute for independent thought.
• 2026 Earnings Outlook: Another Year of Optimism
  
  The Wall Street consensus forecast for 2026 earnings growth is strong by historical standards. Analysts are giddy and projecting another year of double-digit growth in S&P 500 earnings per share (EPS).
• Trump: Countries Not Supporting US Control of Greenland May Face Tariffs
  
  President Donald Trump said Friday he may punish countries with tariffs "if they don't go along with" his push for the U.S. to control Greenland.

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