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Jobs report, Gap’s weather problem, a new tariff lawsuit and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. As if this week wasn’t newsy enough, we’re minutes away from February’s jobs report. Stock futures are down this morning after a losing day. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Ups […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Oil stocks, Gap, Marvell Technology, Samsara and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Gap — The apparel maker’s stock slid about 8% after Gap reported fourth-quarter earnings of 45 cents per share, just shy of analysts’ forecast of 46 cents a share, per LSEG. Gap’s revenue came in line with expectations at $4.24 billion. Marvell Technology — The company, […]
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Trump wants U.S. Navy to escort tankers through the Gulf. Why that plan may not work
President Donald Trump is ready to use the U.S. Navy to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as the war against Iran rages, but providing safe passage to the volume of traffic that typically passes through the waterway will prove challenging. U.S. oil prices have surged 28% to above $86 a barrel this […]
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Oil rally resumes after brief dip in prices as Brent tops $86 a barrel
Oil prices jumped to their highest levels in months on Monday as Iran and Israel escalated attacks in the Middle East, disrupting shipments from the region. Bloomberg Creative Photos | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images Oil prices rose on Friday morning, wiping out an earlier dip that had boosted sentiment in international equity markets. […]
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U.S. offers India a 30-day waiver for buying Russian oil as Iran war deepens energy supply worries
This photograph shows a page on the Marinetraffic website thats shows commercial ship traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian coast on March 4, 2026. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images After slapping 25% “penalty” tariffs on India for buying Russian crude — revoked last month — the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Oil surges as Iran war enters seventh day
Storage tanks are seen at Marathon Petroleum’s Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic and imported crude oil, in Carson, California, on March 11, 2022. Bing Guan | Reuters What you need to know today Crude oil crossed $80 per barrel Thursday, as the Iran war enters its seventh day and continues disrupting global fuel supplies. […]
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Asia markets open lower, tracking Wall Street losses, as Iran conflict sends oil prices soaring
Smoke rises from an Israeli strike targeting the southern suburbs on March 5, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon. Daniel Carde | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were lower Friday, tracking Wall Street losses overnight, as the Iran conflict sends energy prices higher. Overnight, oil prices broke through the $80 per barrel mark, with Brent futures up 3.54% […]
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U.S. crude oil tops $79 per barrel after Iran says it attacked a tanker
U.S. crude oil prices on Thursday broke above $79 per barrel after Iran claimed to have attacked a tanker. The price of West Texas Intermediate oil was last up 6.86%, or $5.12, at $79.78 per barrel, while global benchmark Brent rose 4.31%, or $3.51, to $84.91 per barrel at 11:30 a.m. ET. Oil prices have […]
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Broadcom earnings, AI’s PR problem, Musk takes the stand and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. If you’re concerned about automation impacting your job, I’m sorry to say this story Xiaomi’s humanoid robot “interns” probably won’t ease those worries. Stock futures are lower this morning. The three major indexes are coming off a winning day. Here […]
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Is Cuba next? What the fallout from the Iran war means for Havana
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel (C) takes part in the “Anti-Imperialist” protest in front of the US Embassy against the US incursion in Venezuela, where 32 Cuban soldiers lost their lives, in Havana on January 16, 2026. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images “Cuba’s next,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican and ally of U.S. […]
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