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Trump’s Iran speech ignores the risks of a return to the 1970s: Analysis
Demonstrators hold posters of Ayatollah Khomeini outside the American Embassy which is occupied by ‘students following the Imam Khomeini’s line on November 16, 1979 in Tehran, Iran. Kaveh Kazemi | Hulton Archive | Getty Images “The hard part is done,” President Donald Trump said in his address to the nation Wednesday night about the Iran […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Exxon Mobil, Carnival, Delta, General Motors and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Oil stocks — Shares of energy companies jumped alongside the move higher in oil prices , which surged more than 7% after President Donald Trump’s speech Wednesday night indicated the war in Iran would continue. APA gained 4.3%, while Diamondback Energy , ConocoPhillips , […]
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Iran’s war propaganda homes in on Trump with Lego memes
Young Iranian women walk past a state building covered with a giant anti-U.S. billboard depicting a symbolic image of the destroyed USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 26, 2026, the final day of Iran-U.S. talks that take place in Geneva. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Wartime propaganda has […]
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Trump’s Iran timeline may not be short enough to avoid oil demand destruction
Vehicles have their gasoline tanks filled at a Costco Wholesale store on March 21, 2026, in Bayonne, New Jersey. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll end the war within weeks, but fears for oil supply and demand destruction are set to linger. In an address on Wednesday […]
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European stocks plunge after Trump vows to hit Iran ‘extremely hard’
City workers in the La Defense business district of Paris, France, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images Europe-listed shares opened sharply lower on Thursday, as concerns about the trajectory of the U.S.-Iran war gripped global markets once again. Shortly after the opening bell, the pan-European Stoxx 600 was 1.2% […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump threatens to put Iran in ‘stone ages,’ dampening ceasefire hopes
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges those in attendance after speaking from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Brandon | Getty Images Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. U.S. President Donald Trump gave his highly […]
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Trump’s threat to hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ jolts Asian stocks, U.S. futures and oil
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges those in attendance after speaking from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Brandon | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. will hit Iran “extremely hard” over the next two or three weeks in a national address on Wednesday. “We’re going […]
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EV demand is getting a boost from the Iran war — just as auto giants pivot back to combustion engines
An electric vehicle (EV) is left to charge at a charging station in Tehran on February 23, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images The sprawling Middle East crisis is expected to spur drivers to abandon traditional internal combustion engine vehicles in favor of EVs, analysts told CNBC, although early evidence suggests this will […]
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Iran sets up ‘toll booth’ in Strait of Hormuz, as oil tankers detour via Larak Island for safe passage
While choking off most traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has quietly established a de facto safe-shipping corridor north of Larak Island, as Tehran seeks to monetize its grip on the world’s most important oil shipping artery. Traffic through the strait has fallen by 90% since the war began on Feb 28, with Iran […]
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CNBC Daily Open: All eyes on Trump address as markets rise on ceasefire hopes
U.S. President Donald Trump attends to sign an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. U.S. markets opened the second quarter in the green […]
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