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CNBC Daily Open: May Day dawns
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CNBC Daily Open: May Day dawns

A stock trader looks at his monitors in the trading room of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Worries about a new coronavirus mutation in southern Africa have dealt a major blow to the German stock market.  Arne Dedert | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Hello, this is Katie Foley, writing to you from London. That eerie […]

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Oil rises as Trump faces crucial 60-day deadline for Iran war
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Oil rises as Trump faces crucial 60-day deadline for Iran war

United States Marine Corps soldiers seen staged outside of the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles during the ‘No War On Iran’ protest after conflicts arise with Iran and Israel on June 19, 2025 in Los Angeles, United States. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil prices climbed Friday, a day after a volatile session […]

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Australia and Japan markets climb, looking past Iran war escalation fears
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Australia and Japan markets climb, looking past Iran war escalation fears

Pedestrians at Pitt Street Mall in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images Markets in Australia and Japan mostly rose Friday, mirroring gains on Wall Street that saw both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reach new highs. This comes as investors took in strong earnings from Apple […]

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Video shows Trump attack suspect Cole Allen casing Hilton, storming checkpoint: Pirro
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Video shows Trump attack suspect Cole Allen casing Hilton, storming checkpoint: Pirro

Pirro said investigators have found no evidence to indicate that a Secret Service agent who was struck by gunfire during the incident was shot by another member of law enforcement, but did not elaborate on that claim. The agent was not seriously injured because the shot was stopped by protective gear, authorities have said. Read […]

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Trump says ‘I don’t think about’ another assassination attempt
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Trump says ‘I don’t think about’ another assassination attempt

U.S. President Donald Trump holds an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House on April 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday said he does not worry about another attempt on his life on the heels of what prosecutors say was a third […]

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DHS shutdown set to end after House passes bill to fund most of agency, including TSA
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DHS shutdown set to end after House passes bill to fund most of agency, including TSA

The House on Thursday passed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, effectively ending the partial government shutdown that began in February. The funding bill’s passage comes after more than a month of House Republican opposition to the plan, which advanced unanimously out of the Senate in late March. The White […]

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Trump to get briefed on potential Iran strikes before war hits key 60-day deadline: Reports
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Trump to get briefed on potential Iran strikes before war hits key 60-day deadline: Reports

U.S. President Donald Trump exits Air Force One as he arrives at Miami International Airport in Florida, U.S., April 11, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday is set to receive a briefing from U.S. Central Commander Adm. Brad Cooper and other military leaders on potential strikes in Iran, Axios and Reuters […]

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House strips MAHA-hated pesticide provisions from farm bill
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House strips MAHA-hated pesticide provisions from farm bill

The House of Representatives on Thursday stripped a set of controversial provisions aimed at protecting pesticide manufacturers from the farm bill, following a Make America Healthy Again uprising that could have sunk the broader package. The amendment led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla, to strip the language was passed by a vote of 280-142, […]

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Cole Allen agrees to stay in jail before Trump assassination attempt trial
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Cole Allen agrees to stay in jail before Trump assassination attempt trial

Courtroom sketches of Cole Tomas Allen. Courtesy: Dana Verkouteren Cole Tomas Allen on Thursday waived his right to challenge his detention in jail — for now — on charges of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last Saturday night. Allen’s waiver was a reversal of the defense team’s […]

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Republicans could still win the House in the 2026 midterm election: Scalise
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Republicans could still win the House in the 2026 midterm election: Scalise

Representative Steve Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Thursday that Republicans could still win a majority in the 2026 midterm elections despite the party’s intense headwinds […]

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