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Trump’s Iran ultimatum and signals of a possible deal keep investors on tenterhooks
US President Donald Trump during a prime-time address to the nation in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors are caught between positioning for a swift deal that ends the war and a significant escalation that could send […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump posts expletive-filled Iran threats on Easter Sunday
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak in the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Brandon-Pool | Getty Images News Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. We’re now entering the sixth week of the Iran […]
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Warsh nomination moves ahead, putting Trump’s competing Fed plans on a collision course
Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, April 25, 2025. Tierney L. Cross | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Senate Banking Committee will hold a nomination hearing on April 16 for Kevin […]
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U.S. payrolls rose by 178,000 in March, more than expected; unemployment at 4.3%
The U.S. labor market bounced back in March, with job creation much stronger than expected though the broader picture of a slow-growth labor market held intact. Nonfarm payrolls rose a seasonally adjusted 178,000 during the month, a reversal from the 133,000 decline in February and better than the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 59,000, the […]
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Trump is calling for a major increase in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic spending
President Donald Trump is asking Congress to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest such request in decades and the latest signal of the president’s emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs. The 2027 plans for the Pentagon were confirmed in a White House outline of Trump’s 2027 budget proposal released Friday. The White […]
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United unveils basic Polaris business fare in premium cabin overhaul
United Airlines new Polaris seat on one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners Leslie Josephs/CNBC Does it matter where you sit if you’re sipping Champagne in first class? United Airlines is betting that for some travelers looking for luxury at a discount, it doesn’t. The carrier is launching new, cheaper tiers for its top-end Polaris and […]
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United Airlines hikes checked bag fee by $10 as fuel prices continue to climb
United Airlines Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images United Airlines hiked its checked bag fee by $10 on Thursday, becoming the second U.S. carrier in less than a week to raise the fee as the industry grapples with this year’s surge in fuel costs, airlines’ biggest expense after labor. United’s new fee will be $45 […]
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Grocery shock on the horizon for approaching U.S. elections as Iran war drags on
A customer shops in a grocery store on March 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Rising grocery prices in the U.S. as the result of the Iran war could be among the most politically damaging outcomes of the conflict just months before a critical U.S. election. Two years earlier, President Donald […]
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Trump’s Iran speech ignores the risks of a return to the 1970s: Analysis
Demonstrators hold posters of Ayatollah Khomeini outside the American Embassy which is occupied by ‘students following the Imam Khomeini’s line on November 16, 1979 in Tehran, Iran. Kaveh Kazemi | Hulton Archive | Getty Images “The hard part is done,” President Donald Trump said in his address to the nation Wednesday night about the Iran […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump threatens to put Iran in ‘stone ages,’ dampening ceasefire hopes
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges those in attendance after speaking from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Brandon | Getty Images Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. U.S. President Donald Trump gave his highly […]
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