Trump’s Threats Over Greenland Send Stock Markets Diving

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🗓️ 20 January 2026

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P.M. Edition for Jan. 20. European leaders and U.S. markets were rattled by President Trump’s doubling down on his desire to take over Greenland. Plus, an AI tool called Claude Code, from Anthropic, is exciting developers and hobbyists alike as it speeds up their work. But as WSJ deputy tech editor Brad Olson tells us, it’s also got some of them worried. And Netflix reports higher revenue and profit in the fourth quarter. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.4	President Trump's threats around Greenland rattle European leaders and U.S. markets.
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0:46.1	And I think that has spooked a lot of investors.
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1:16.6	President Trump's threat of tariffs on European allies as part of his effort to get his way over Greenland is causing strong reactions from European leaders.
1:25.2	At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,
1:28.1	Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said today that Greenland's
1:32.2	sovereignty was, quote, non-negotiable. First principle, full solidarity with Greenland and the
1:38.5	kingdom of Denmark, the sovereignty and integrity of their territory is non-negotiable.
1:45.9	She warned of a, quote, dangerous downward spiral in the transatlantic partnership.
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