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Economist Nouriel Roubini: Trump is likely to escalate the Iran war — risking ‘1970s stagflation’
U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to escalate the war with Iran, risking “1970s stagflation” if it does not go as planned, renowned economist and investor Nouriel Roubini told CNBC. Speaking to CNBC’s Carolin Roth at the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio, Italy on Friday, Roubini — best known for predicting the 2008 Global Financial Crisis […]
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Trump’s Iran extension, DHS funding deal, Anthropic’s injunction and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. If you’re as fascinated by the retail sector as I am, you’ll want to read this exclusive from CNBC’s Melissa Repko. I don’t want to spoil it, so just I’ll say that Target isn’t over its boycott woes. Stock futures […]
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Senate advances DHS funding bill, tees up House vote to end shutdown as TSA lines stretch
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a rally against the SAVE America Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, United States, on March 18, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images The Senate early Friday morning advanced a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, in a move […]
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European stocks fall as Trump extends Iran strike hiatus and G7 ministers meet
Lightning occurs when META 4, an Oil Products Tanker, sails into Muscat Anchorage on March 21, 2026 at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman. Elke Scholiers | Getty Images European stocks fell on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump extended the ongoing hiatus of attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure. Shortly after the opening bell, the […]
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Huawei’s new AI chip finds favor with ByteDance, Alibaba which plan to place orders, Reuters reports
SHENZHEN, CHINA – MARCH 24: Pedestrians walk past a Huawei retail store inside a shopping mall on March 24, 2026 in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. Huawei continues to expand its offline retail presence as competition in China’s consumer electronics and smart device market remains intense. (Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Cheng Xin | Getty Images […]
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Zelenskyy courts Saudi support as U.S. reportedly weighs redirecting Ukraine aid to Middle East
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Munich, Germany on Feb. 15, 2025. Sean Gallup | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday kicked off a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia, seeking support for Kyiv as the U.S. reportedly weighs shifting military resources to the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran. Zelenskyy met with Saudi […]
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Oil prices falls as Trump says Iran let 10 tankers through Hormuz as a ‘present’
Dwayne Schnell | 500px Plus | Getty Images Oil prices fell on Friday after President Donald Trump said Iran had allowed 10 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz this week as a “present” to the United States, signaling a tentative easing of tensions in the critical shipping chokepoint. International benchmark Brent crude […]
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China industrial profits surge 15% to start year, but oil price shock threatens outlook
An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province on March 11, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Chinese industrial firms saw their profits surge in the first two months of this year as officials pressed ahead with efforts to contain the fallout from […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Could the Strait of Hormuz be close to reopening? Markets cast doubt
Illustration of the Strait of Hormuz on a globe under a magnifying glass. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. Speaking on the economic fallout from the Iran war in a Cabinet meeting Thursday, President Donald Trump […]
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Asia markets fall, tracking losses on Wall Street as Trump extends Iran strike deadline
Pedestrians walk past the Exchange Square complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg via Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Friday following a volatile session on Wall Street overnight, as investors continued to parse the contradictory messaging on the Middle East from […]
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