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CNBC Daily Open: As Gulf fatigue sets in, earnings take center stage
A Cargo boat navigates the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Asghar Besharati | Getty Images Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. The weekend brought plenty of headlines out of the Middle East — a […]
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World Cup prize pool nears $900 million as FIFA boosts payouts. Here’s who gets what
CNBC Sport World Cup prize pool nears $900 million as FIFA boosts payouts. Here’s who gets what Published Mon, May 4 20262:05 AM EDTUpdated 59 Min Ago Matthew Chin@in/matthewchinyuenhao WATCH LIVE Source
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Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor and Trump lawyer, hospitalized in critical condition
Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to the press on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Alex Wong | Getty Images Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was in “critical but stable condition” in […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s Hormuz gambit lands with a whimper
U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit board M/V Blue Star III, a commercial ship suspected of attempting to transit to Iran in violation of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, April 28, 2026. U.S. forces released the vessel after conducting a search and confirming the ship’s voyage would not include an Iranian port […]
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Oil prices fall in choppy trade as Trump plans to ‘free’ ships stranded due to Mideast conflict
The Ateela 2 Oil Tanker boat navigates the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Asghar Besharati | Getty Images Oil prices fell in choppy trade Monday, as market participants assess U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement to “free” ships that have been trapped due to the closure of […]
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Asia markets set to open mixed after Trump unveils plan to free ships in Hormuz
A screen displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average figure on the trading floor at the Nomura Securities Co. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 11, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Monday as investors assess President Donald Trump’s plan to “free” ships stranded in the Strait of […]
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Stock futures tick higher as investors monitor latest in U.S.-Iran developments: Live updates
Traders works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York on April 30, 2026. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images U.S. stock futures inched higher Sunday night as investors closely eyed the latest developments in the Middle East. S&P 500 futures added 0.1%, and […]
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Trump says U.S. will ‘free’ ships trapped in Persian Gulf by Strait of Hormuz closure
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House on May 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will attempt to “free” stranded cargo ships that have been trapped by the Strait of Hormuz closure since the war with Iran […]
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Pirro appears to drop plans to appeal criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell
Jeanine Pirro is sworn in as the new interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia during a ceremony hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 28, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Sunday appeared to abandon a […]
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Pirro reveals new Trump attack evidence; Cole Allen challenges ‘suicide precautions’
From left, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., and FBI Director Kash Patel conduct a news conference at the Department of Justice about Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting, on Monday, April 27, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | […]
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