Exxon Mobil Corp
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
CNBC Daily Open: Trump posts expletive-filled Iran threats on Easter Sunday
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. We’re now entering the sixth week of the Iran […]
Read More
Japan’s Nikkei 225 set to fall as Trump’s Iran deadline pushes oil higher in holiday-thinned Asia
A small boat with fishermen passes as a vessel sits at anchor, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, off Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman, March 25, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Japanese markets were set to open lower open on Monday, while most markets in Asia were closed for holidays, as investors parsed the latest […]
Read More
Oil prices rise as Trump warns Iran to open Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday or face ‘hell’
Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global energy supply, connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. Gallo Images | Getty Images Oil prices rose on Sunday with U.S. crude topping $114 per barrel, after President Donald Trump gave Iran until Tuesday to open the Strait of Hormuz or […]
Read More
Avoid these stocks in the second quarter, says Piper Sandler
With the second quarter in full swing, Piper Sandler compiled a list of stocks to avoid during the period. Many of the factors that shaped stock performance during the first quarter persist into the second. The war with Iran has caused oil prices to rise and energy stocks to swell. The State Street Energy Select […]
Read More
OPEC+ debates making oil output hike amid Iran war paralysis, sources say
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images OPEC+ may approve an oil output increase on Sunday, four sources from the group said, a rise that will largely exist on paper as its key members are unable to raise production due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The war has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz […]
Read More
The cost to fly private is up as much as 20% with fuel prices soaring
A Gulfstream G-IV private jet on approach to Washington’s Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, June 12, 2024. J. David Ake | Getty Images As the Iran war pushes jet fuel prices higher, well-heeled travelers are facing hefty surcharges to fly private, sometimes on flights booked months prior, charter brokers and aviation insiders told CNBC. […]
Read More
Asia-Pacific markets rise in Easter trade on hopes for Hormuz reopening
Asia-Pacific markets traded higher Friday, after news that Iran and Oman were drafting a protocol to “monitor transit” through the Strait of Hormuz raised hopes that the crucial waterway could partially reopen. Tanker traffic through the key oil-shipping route “should be supervised and coordinated” with the two countries, said Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister of […]
Read More