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    A Danish soldier stands at a checkpoint in the harbor of Nuuk, Greenland's capital.

    Trump’s Greenland play comes with Russia and China running circles around the US in the Arctic as expert sees ‘big game of catch-up’

    A prescient new book outlines the future of warfare in the far north, and just how far behind its rivals the US still is.

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    January 30, 2026

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    United States Secretary of Commerce Howard William Lutnick answers questions at the end of an EU Trade Ministers meeting in the Europa building the EU Council headquarters.
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    Trump administration buys stake in USA Rare Earth as wave of government deals in critical minerals continues

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    January 26, 2026
    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Menlo Park, California on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
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    Why Meta is positioning itself as an AI infrastructure giant—and doubling down on a costly new path

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    January 24, 2026
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    Trump cancels Puerto Rico solar project designed to help 30,000 low-income families in rural areas

    By Danica Coto and The Associated Press
    January 23, 2026
    U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One on January 11, 2026. Trump said Sunday his administration was working well with Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez and that he would be open to meeting with her.
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    American oil company CEOs feel increasingly ‘slighted’ by Trump’s focus on Venezuela: ‘That’s bad for U.S. producers’

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    January 23, 2026
    Elon Musk, in front of a blue "World Economic Forum" background, puts his hand to his mouth.
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    Elon Musk warns the U.S. could soon be producing more chips than we can turn on. And China doesn’t have the same issue

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    January 22, 2026
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    Cybersecurity

    America hacked Venezuela’s grid to literally turn off the lights on Jan. 3. It could happen here, too

    By Saman Zonouz and The Conversation
    January 22, 2026
    Thailand’s oldest cement firm turns to 3D printing to revolutionize its business
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    Thailand’s oldest cement firm turns to 3D printing to revolutionize its business

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    January 21, 2026
    Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin: Inside the newest arm of the Trump crypto empire
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    Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin: Inside the newest arm of the Trump crypto empire

    By Ben Weiss and Joyce Koh
    January 21, 2026
    US President Donald Trump delivers a special address during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026.
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    Trump’s AI deal for Silicon Valley: Build your own nuclear, skip years of regulation

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    January 21, 2026
    A drill is prepped to test ore deposits for rare earths at Critical Metals' planned Tanbreez mining site in southern Greenland.
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    Greenland rare earths mining company stock spikes nearly 150% on Trump ‘trepidation’

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    January 21, 2026
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    Energy

    ‘We are no strangers to competition and we are no strangers to change’: Ted Sarandos says Paramount is just another Blockbuster

    By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
    January 21, 2026
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    Environment

    Electricity as the new eggs: Affordability concerns will swing the midterms just like the 2024 election, Bill McKibben says

    By Seth Borenstein, Amanda Swinhart and The Associated Press
    January 18, 2026
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    Commentary

    Building corporate resilience in a fragmenting world

    By Sunny Mann and Anahita Thoms
    January 18, 2026
    Trump says he’ll make tech firms pay for power. They’d love to
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    Trump says he’ll make tech firms pay for power. They’d love to

    By Michelle Ma, Alicia Tang and Bloomberg
    January 16, 2026
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    Energy

    Congress’ solution for rare earths crisis: a brand-new $2.5 billion federal agency

    By Didi Tang, Josh Funk and The Associated Press
    January 15, 2026
    Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods, seated to the right, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks during a meeting with oil company executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Jan. 9, 2026. President Trump is aiming to convince oil executives to support his plans in Venezuela, a country whose energy resources he says he expects to control for years to come. U.S. forces seized Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in a sweeping military operation on Jan. 3, with Trump making no secret that control of Venezuela's oil was at the heart of his actions.
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    Trump threatens to keep ‘too cute’ Exxon out of Venezuela after CEO provides reality check on ‘uninvestable’ industry

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    January 12, 2026
    Oil prices rise as bloody crackdown on Iran protests suggests Tehran fears a ‘dire security threat to the regime’ with loyalty of forces in doubt
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    Oil prices rise as bloody crackdown on Iran protests suggests Tehran fears a ‘dire security threat to the regime’ with loyalty of forces in doubt

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    January 12, 2026
    Trump vows to protect Venezuela and warns Maduro ally Cuba ‘I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE’
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    Trump vows to protect Venezuela and warns Maduro ally Cuba ‘I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE’

    By Seung Min Kim and The Associated Press
    January 11, 2026
    Fortune Archives: A dispatch from the oil crisis in Caracas
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    Fortune Archives: A dispatch from the oil crisis in Caracas

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    January 11, 2026
    Trump order says Venezuelan oil revenue is being held by the U.S. for ‘governmental and diplomatic purposes’ and not subject to private claims
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    Trump order says Venezuelan oil revenue is being held by the U.S. for ‘governmental and diplomatic purposes’ and not subject to private claims

    By Seung Min Kim and The Associated Press
    January 10, 2026
    Facing a 682% inflation rate, Venezuelans work three or more jobs and still can barely afford any food. ‘Everything is so expensive’
    Economy

    Facing a 682% inflation rate, Venezuelans work three or more jobs and still can barely afford any food. ‘Everything is so expensive’

    By Regina Garcia Cano, Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press
    January 10, 2026
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.
    Energy

    Trump pushes for $100 billion in oil investments in Venezuela while Exxon and others say it’s currently ‘uninvestable’ without major reforms

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    January 10, 2026
    Donald Trump speaks behind a podium with Marco Rubio frowning in the background.
    Energy

    ‘What we call corruption’: Harvard economist and former Venezuelan minister says Trump’s oil profit motives have no place in Venezuela’s future

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    January 9, 2026
    The future depends on copper, but a coming shortage makes it a ‘systemic risk’ to the economy and a strategic flashpoint, S&P Global warns
    Economy

    The future depends on copper, but a coming shortage makes it a ‘systemic risk’ to the economy and a strategic flashpoint, S&P Global warns

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    January 9, 2026
    A refinery owned by Citgo, a subsidiary of PDVSA, the Venezuelan state owned oil company, sits along the I&M Canal on May 15, 2019 in Lemont, Illinois.
    Energy

    Paul Singer’s Elliott Management is one of the big winners in Venezuela’s forced sale of Citgo and the toppling of Maduro

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    January 9, 2026
    US President Donald Trump, alongside Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026. President Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country.
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    The U.S. naval blockade of Venezuela has cost $700 million already—and is rising by $9 million daily

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    January 8, 2026
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    Politics

    Trump chose not to restore democracy in Venezuela, with the opposition’s Nobel winner in hiding and much of the opposition in prison

    By Regina Garcia Cano and The Associated Press
    January 7, 2026
    A visual illustration of the digital twin of Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ fusion demonstration machine SPARC. In collaboration with Siemens and Nvidia, the digital twin of SPARC was unveiled at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.
    Innovation

    Fusion power nearly ready for prime time as Commonwealth builds first pilot for limitless, clean energy with AI help from Siemens, Nvidia

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    January 7, 2026
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    Economy

    Trump’s Venezuela plan just got a whole lot more expensive, as he says the U.S. could give ‘tremendous’ sums to oil companies building there

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    January 7, 2026
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    Politics

    Venezuela’s new president steered $500,000 to Trump’s inauguration—in 2017

    By Joshua Goodman and The Associated Press
    January 7, 2026

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