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Asia-Pacific markets set for lower open as Trump rattles defense firms and oil prices slide
SHENZHEN, CHINA – AUGUST 26: An aerial view of the Shenzhen skyline on August 26, 2020 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by He Shaoping/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower Thursday after Wall Street closed in the red on growing geopolitical […]
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Trump’s Greenland considerations, Nvidia’s China demand, xAI’s latest funding round and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Wednesday. Guests at my home will be pleased to know that I, despite personal fascination, live outside the delivery radius of this shower water beer. Stock futures are little changed this morning. The market is coming off another winning session. Here […]
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Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500, Dow rally to fresh highs: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Jan. 6, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures traded near the flatline overnight after the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched fresh records. Futures tied to the 30-stock Dow added 24 points, or 0.07%. S&P […]
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Week in review: We initiated a position — plus, top gainers and laggards of 2025
Friday marked the end of a lackluster week for stocks and the first trading session of 2026. The market was mixed for the holiday-shortened week: The Dow and Nasdaq shed 0.1% and 1.5%, respectively, while the S & P 500 edged roughly 1% lower, its third back-to-back loss since Monday. It’s unclear what caused the […]
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S&P 500 is little changed as first-day gain sputters, chip stocks remain strong: Live updates
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after the opening bell in New York on Jan. 2, 2026. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images The S&P 500 was relatively unchanged on Friday, the first trading day of 2026, as gains in semiconductor names kept losses in check. The […]
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5 themes that defined business and markets in 2025: Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Wednesday and New Year’s Eve. I’ve decided that there are three main groups of holiday observers this year: Those going to parties or watching the Times Square ball drop at home; those doing late-night workout classes or races; and those going […]
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Global stock markets’ winners and losers of 2025 — and where they’re headed
Global stocks have seen a stellar run in 2025, yet widening performance gaps and rising expectations suggest the new year may separate durable winners from fleeting momentum trades. The MSCI All Country World Index , which measures the performance of over 2,500 large and mid-cap equities from developed and emerging markets, has climbed over 21% […]
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