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CNBC Daily Open: Ternus turns the page at Apple
Tim Cook and John Ternus at Apple Park. Courtesy: Apple Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. Apple is turning a page as CEO Tim Cook hands over the reins to successor John Ternus, marking only the second leadership transition since Steve Jobs. Meanwhile, […]
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Asia markets open higher as hopes for Iran peace talks offset Trump threat of escalation
The Tokyo Stock Exchange in January 2022. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday amid hopes for a resolution to the Middle East conflict, even as tensions between Iran and the U.S. continue to simmer. “Trump, by imposing a siege and violating the ceasefire, seeks to turn this negotiating table— […]
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Jim Cramer warns against chasing ‘parabolic’ stocks and says there’s opportunity in overlooked names instead
Key Points CNBC’s Jim Cramer cautioned against chasing “parabolic” tech and AI stocks, warning those trades can quickly reverse. He emphasized the importance of finding opportunities in overlooked names and the need for diversification. CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday he’s wary of investors piling into the market’s hottest trades, arguing that chasing “parabolic” moves often […]
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Jim Cramer gives four reasons why the market keeps shrugging off the Iran war
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the stock market’s muted reaction to escalating tensions in the Middle East shows investors are focused on forces far bigger than geopolitics. “When you saw the news…you had to believe we were just going to get clobbered today,” the “Mad Money” host said, referring to headlines over the weekend that Iran […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Amazon, Apple, Steel Dynamics and more
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Zions — Shares slipped almost 3% after the regional bank reported net interest income in its first quarter of $662 million, coming in below the $674.5 million analysts polled by StreetAccount had anticipated. However, Zions’ earnings of $1.56 per share beat the consensus forecast of […]
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Strait of Hormuz ship traffic briefly rose and then slowed after weekend attacks
Commercial ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz briefly jumped over the weekend before slowing to a trickle again after several attacks on vessels. At least 20 ships transited the strait on Saturday ranging from oil tankers to dry bulk and container ships, according to data from LSEG. The big oil tanker FPMC C Lord […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Stanley Black & Decker, American Airlines, Dow, Marvell Technology & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Stanley Black & Decker — The power toolmaker jumped more than 4% after it said recent changes to Section 232 tariffs aren’t supposed to have a material impact on its full-year forecast . Section 232 tariffs set a general 50% rate on aluminum, steel […]
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Howard Marks says there are very few cheap stocks: ‘Bargains come when people panic’
Howard Marks warned that investors hunting for bargains may be disappointed, saying markets are still far from distressed levels despite bouts of volatility. The co-founder and co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, who famously foresaw the dot-com bubble, said the current environment reflects an ongoing “tug of war” between bullish and bearish forces, with optimism largely […]
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Investors are misreading news about the Iran war, analysts say as markets whipsaw
An Iranian flag flutters as a woman walks past damaged buildings amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, April 20, 2026. Marko Djurica | Reuters “Complacent” investors risk getting wrong-footed as they continue to misread developments in the Iran war, analysts said after markets reacted to the […]
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