Dan Schwartzman

Besson spoke on NBC's Meet the Press.

That's Treasury Secretary Scott Besson.

Cryptos fell sharply as risk assets slipped and haven demand strengthened after President Trump proposed new levies on eight European countries for their support of Greenland.

Bitcoin slid by as much as 3.6% to below $92,000, while other tokens posted steeper losses, with the sell-off knocking about $100 billion off the crypto market's total value.

Bitcoin had risen back up to just shy of $98,000 on January 14th before the latest drop.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takeuchi plans to campaign on a two-year cut to the sales tax on food in a snap election that will take place with early polling beginning on February 8th.

Economists warn the move will cost around 5 trillion yen, equivalent to $31.6 billion per year.

Takahichi said she was still considering how to fund the move.

The Los Angeles Rams will face the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game next weekend after beating the Bears in Chicago 20-17 on a 42-yard field goal in overtime.

In the AFC, the Patriots and the Broncos will battle for the right to go to the Super Bowl.

College football's national championship game is tonight at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami as the Indiana Hoosiers face the Miami Hurricanes.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7.30 Eastern time.

That's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now.

I'm Dan Schwartzman and this is Bloomberg.

News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now, I'm Dan Schwartzman.

According to Spain's transport minister, at least 39 people are dead after a high-speed train carrying around 300 passengers traveling between Madrid and Malaga derailed and hit another coming in the opposite direction.

The accident took place around 7.45 p.m.

local time.

Spain has one of the world's largest high-speed train networks, which consists of private and state-owned players.

President Trump has linked his claims on Greenland to not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in a letter to Norway's prime minister.