David Brancaccio

Cloud, Minnesota.

Thank you very much.

You're welcome, David.

Gold's hit a record high, over $5,100 an ounce now, up 2% today.

This means some investors are nervous.

Marketplace's Nova Sofo has that.

After a weekend where the weather forced many to skate and to slide, let's turn to the business of the Winter Olympics, which begin February the 6th in northern Italy.

Here's Marketplace's Kimberly Adams.

Curling.

That's an honor to be watching.

In Los Angeles, I'm David Brancaccio, Marketplace Morning Report.

From APM, American Public Media.

President Trump's 270-degree turn on Greenland was well-received by players in financial markets.

I'm David Brancaccio in Los Angeles.

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 fell more than 2% amid the president's threats of new tariffs on European countries that object to the U.S.

taking Greenland.

But then, a new day, Wednesday, when all the main stock market indicators, including the S&P, went up 1.2%.

After US forces seized the leader of Venezuela and his government moved to fall in line with US interests, the administration is now upping pressure on Communist Party-ruled Cuba.

The Cuban economy is a persistent mess and Venezuela had been a key source of its oil.

The BBC's Will Grant is just back to his base in Mexico from Cuba.