Donald J. Trump
Oil prices extend gains as Trump reaffirms Tuesday deadline for bombarding Iran’s power plants, bridges
A drone view of oil storage containers and facilities of the TotalEnergies refinery in the Leuna Chemical Complex, in Leuna, Germany, March 17, 2026. Annegret Hilse | Reuters Oil prices extended gains after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his threats to attack Iran’s civil infrastructure, warning that the nation will be “taken out in one […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets hold breath as Trump’s Iran deadline nears
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. Suspense is building ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher as investors assess Trump’s mixed messaging on Iran war
A pedestrian walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 23, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains, as traders continued to assess Iran war-related developments. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to target […]
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S&P 500 futures are little changed as Trump’s deadline to reopen Strait of Hormuz nears: Live updates
A television station broadcasts a news conference with US President Donald Trump on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, April 6, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images S&P 500 futures were little changed on Monday night as President Donald Trump’s Tuesday deadline for Iran […]
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Epstein files: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick set for May 6 interview by House Oversight
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appears at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing to examine a review of broadband deployment funding at the Department of Commerce, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 10, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is scheduled to appear May 6 before the […]
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Yardeni says next two trading days will test his call that the market bottom is in
Ed Yardeni expects that the volatile stock market has put in a bottom as geopolitical tumult often leads to buying opportunities. However, he concedes that nothing is certain as investors continue to watch the war-induced gyrations on Wall Street. The head of Yardeni Research last week said the S & P 500 ‘s 9.1% retreat […]
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U.S. and Iran haven’t backed ceasefire idea as Trump’s Hormuz Strait deadline nears
US President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, March 23, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump has not backed an idea for a 45-day ceasefire that would take effect before his upcoming deadline for Iran to either reopen the Strait of […]
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S&P 500 rises as investors await possible Iran and U.S. ceasefire: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York on April 2, 2026. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images The S&P 500 rose on Monday following a winning week as oil prices pulled back, with traders weighing the odds that the U.S.-Iran war could […]
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Hope for a U.S.-Iran deal, Apple’s anniversary, OpenAI’s podcast deal and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. My alma mater is in tonight’s March Madness championship game. While I’m not a big sports person, I have too many friends whose brackets depend on this game to not mention the Wolverines. S&P 500 futures are higher this morning […]
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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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