CNBC Daily Open: Rising tensions — from North America to the Middle East

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House on September 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesHello, this is Justina Lee writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.U.S.-Canada trade relations continue to be under strain, with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday saying that Canadian airplane maker Bombardier must build its products locally in order to keep selling to the American market.The European Union, meanwhile, is strengthening its ties with Greenland with a fresh boost in the form of a 200-million-euro funding package, amid Trump's annexation drive for the self-governing Danish territory. What you need to know todayThe hostile trade war between Washington and Ottawa continues to bubble and brew, after Trump said that Canada's Bombardier must manufacture in the U.S. to retain access to the American market."NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "If they want our Market, they must build here, and stop treating America like a 'piggybank.'"U.S. relations with its traditional allies in Europe aren't doin...

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