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Trump wants to squeeze Iran into peace talks with more troops — but it may backfire, analysts say
WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES – MARCH 20: United States President Donald Trump (R) speaks to the press before his departs the White House en route Miami, Florida on March 20, 2026, in Washington DC. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images Nearly a month into the Iran war, the United States is preparing to send […]
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Stock futures are little changed as traders monitor U.S.-Iran war developments: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed on Wednesday night as traders followed the latest developments out of the Middle East, hoping for progress toward ending the war in Iran. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures traded 0.1% lower. Futures tied to the […]
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U.S.-Iran talks, ICE in airports, gemstone investing and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. If you were watching CNBC earlier this morning, you might have caught the premier of “Morning Call” — CNBC’s new 5 a.m. ET show anchored by Morgan Brennan. Stock futures are surging this morning. The three major averages are coming […]
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Japan wanted inflation and Iran war could grant that wish. But it’s not the type Tokyo desires
TOKYO, JAPAN – FEBRUARY 05: Tourists and shoppers walk through the Tsukiji shopping area on February 5, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Bank of Japan has long stated that sustained levels of inflation will help it move ahead with policy normalization, after having ended the world’s […]
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Netanyahu says Iran is being ‘decimated’ but revolution requires ‘ground component’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said “Iran is being decimated” as the U.S. and Israel target its ballistic missile and nuclear programs from the air — but he added that meaningful regime change will require a “ground component.” “You don’t want to replace one ayatollah with another,” Netanyahu said at a press conference. […]
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Israel says it has killed Iran’s intelligence minister in third assassination in two days
Iran’s Minister of Intelligence Esmail Khatib (C) sits with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian (C-R) before a speech to members of parliament in the capital Tehran, on August 17, 2024, as he defends his cabinet selection. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Israel’s Defense Forces said Wednesday that Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib had been […]
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Global hedge funds suffer worst losses since ‘liberation day’ on Iran war turmoil
A monitor displays stock market information on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 4, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hedge funds are getting battered by the fallout from the escalating conflict with Iran, as a sharp spike in oil prices and a broad market selloff unravel crowded trades. […]
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Iran launches retaliatory strikes on Israel and U.S. assets after security chief Larijani is killed
A smoke plume rise from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 16, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Iran intensified attacks against U.S. assets in the Middle East and Israel on Wednesday in apparent retaliation against the killing of the country’s security chief Ali Larijani overnight, as the weeks-long […]
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U.S. counterterrorism director Joe Kent resigns over war: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat’
Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, testifies during the House Homeland Security Committee hearing titled “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” in Cannon building on Wednesday, December 11, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent on Tuesday announced he will resign in response to the […]
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Trump says he thinks he will have the ‘honor’ of ‘taking Cuba’
A tricycle is decorated with U.S. and Cuban flags in Havana on Feb. 26, 2026. Yamil Lage | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said he thinks he will have the “honor” of “taking Cuba,” speaking during an executive order signing at the White House. “Whether I free it, take it, I […]
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