iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
Gecko Robotics brings its AI to U.S. Navy ship repair in latest next-gen defense tech deal
Gecko Robotics founders Jake Loosararian and Orion Correa. Courtesy: Gecko Gecko Robotics, a Pittsburgh-based robotics startup, on Tuesday announced a $71 million deal with the U.S. Navy to cut down ship repair time as the government races to reindustrialize America’s aging defense systems. The company said its robots — capable of flying, swimming, and climbing […]
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Why the United Arab Emirates is a target for Iran’s aggression
A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026. Fadel Senna | Afp | Getty Images At least 11 countries have come under attack from Iran in retaliation for ongoing U.S. and Israeli strikes, but no country, other than Israel, has been […]
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Here are the 5 big things we’re watching in the stock market in the week ahead
The Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision, a batch of economic data, and several notable earnings reports are all on the docket this week. However, the biggest event for Wall Street will arguably be out in California, as Nvidia holds its influential AI technology conference. Well, that is what we would usually say heading into […]
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Iran vows to kill Israel’s Netanyahu as impact of war on Gulf region widens
AT SEA – MARCH 02: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, EA-18G Growler, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln […]
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North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles during U.S.-South Korea military drills
People sit in front of a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on January 27, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images) Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images North Korea fired more than 10 ballistic missiles […]
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Trump says U.S. ‘obliterated’ military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island but didn’t ‘wipe out’ oil infrastructure
A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs Pbc | Via Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he directed the U.S. Central Command to carry out a bombing raid, hitting military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island. “Moments ago, at my direction, the United […]
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Trump says he thinks Putin is helping Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the presidential council for civil society and human rights via a video link in Moscow, Russia, December 9, 2025. Gavriil Grigorov | Via Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday said he believed that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is helping Iran in its war against the United States […]
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$100 oil, PCE data, MLB valuations and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. The U.S. launched 60 more trade investigations last night, as the Trump administration continues to look for ways to replace the president’s now-overturned duties. The new probes focus on forced labor trade practices. Stock futures are higher this morning after […]
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U.S. launches rescue efforts after military refueling plane crashes over Iraq
A US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aerial-refuelling aircraft flies over Tel Aviv on March 4, 2026. Jack Guez | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. military said Thursday that a KC-135 military refueling plane was lost while flying over Iraq in an incident that was “not due to hostile or enemy fire.” The U.S. […]
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Palantir’s technology gives the West a critical edge in Middle East, CEO Alex Karp says
Palantir CEO Alex Karp told CNBC on Thursday that artificial intelligence is giving the U.S. and its allies an edge in the escalating conflict in Iran and across the Middle East. “What makes America special right now is our lethal capacities, our ability to fight war,” Karp said at Palantir’s AIPcon 9 in Maryland. He added that […]
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