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Watch live: Trump holds press conference as Iran war fallout roils oil market
[The stream is slated to start at 5:30 p.m. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump is set to hold a press conference at his Miami-area golf club. The president’s comments at Trump National Doral are coming within hours of him telling CBS News […]
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Oil tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz ‘must be very careful,’ Iran foreign ministry warns
MarineTraffic map showing current ships traffic on Strait of Hormuz dislplayed on a laptop screen and MarineTraffic logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on March 5, 2026. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz “must be very […]
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Seventh U.S. service member killed in Iran war ID’ed as Sgt. Benjamin Pennington
Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Ky. Source: U.S. Army The Pentagon on Monday identified the seventh U.S. service member to have died in the Iran war as 26-year-old Army Sgt. Benjamin Pennington. Pennington, a resident of Glendale, Ky., was seriously wounded March 1 during an Iranian strike at Prince Sultan Air Base […]
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The Iran war has put the brakes on the next Bank of England rate cut
A road closure sign leans against a wall outside Royal Exchange in the heart of the City of London, on 13th June 2022, in London, England. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images Before the war in Iran erupted, the Bank of England was widely predicted to be on course to cut interest rates […]
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Oil shock prompts South Korea to impose fuel price cap for the first time in 30 years
Riders refuel their motorbikes at a gas station in Hongdae district in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea is set to impose a price cap on fuel products for the first time in 30 years, as oil prices skyrocketed on Monday due to the war […]
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Prediction markets face questions on bets on the Iran war, from nuclear detonation to regime change
TKO Group Holdings Inc. and Polymarket signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Thursday, Nov. 13,2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Iran war has shone a light on what prediction markets regard as unacceptable subjects for betting, as they faced backlash when users […]
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Turkey says second Iranian ballistic missile shot down by NATO defences in airspace
Kids walk around an Iranian missile after it fell near Qamishli International Airport, near the Turkish border in the Qamishli district of Hasakah, Syria, on March 4, 2026, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. Amjad Kurdo | Afp | Getty Images Kids walk around an Iranian missile after it fell near Qamishli International Airport, near […]
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The U.S.-Iran war is the biggest oil supply disruption in history
The U.S. war against Iran has triggered the largest oil supply disruption in history, more than double the previous record set during the Middle East crisis of the 1950s, according to an analysis by consulting firm Rapidan Energy. About 20% of the world’s oil supply has been disrupted for nine days now as tanker traffic […]
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GOP Whip Tom Emmer predicts oil prices will drop after Iran war
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer urged calm on Monday as oil prices surged amid fallout from the Iran war, calling the conflict a “short-term experience” during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “Yes, there are going to be some temporary effects on our domestic economy, but as soon as this is taken care of, those […]
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Oil prices top $100, FDA leadership change, the wellness boom and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. If you’re getting on a plane soon, consider this a public service announcement that you may want to give yourself extra time for security lines. Stock futures are tanking this morning following a losing week on Wall Street. Here are […]
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