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S&P 500 is about to wipe out Iran war losses. Why stocks are more optimistic than oil
U.S. stocks are on the verge of erasing losses sparked by the Iran war, with investors increasingly betting the geopolitical shock will prove short-lived. Oil markets remain far more cautious. A two-week ceasefire announced Tuesday night has helped fuel the recovery in stocks, triggering a relief rally that has helped push shares to recoup more […]
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Standstill in the Strait of Hormuz, new inflation data, Warsh’s Senate hearing and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. Have any letters you’ve been meaning to send? You might want to get them in the mail sooner rather than later: The U.S. Postal Service is looking to hike prices as it goes through what it calls a “severe financial […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Lumentum, ServiceNow, Sandisk & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Lumentum Holdings , Coherent — Lumentum shares jumped 5% after its CEO told Bloomberg that the optical and photonic producer’s products are booked through 2027, amid the artificial intelligence buildout. Shares of Coherent, another photonics company, were up 4%. Both companies have investments from Nvidia . […]
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Stock futures slip as traders monitor fragile ceasefire between U.S. and Iran: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 08, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures ticked lower on Thursday night as traders kept an eye on the fragile two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump touts “next conquest”
President Donald Trump delivers a speech to U.S. Navy personnel on board the US Navy’s USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the US naval base in Yokosuka on October 28, 2025. Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily […]
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Stock futures are little changed after Dow posts best day since April 2025 following ceasefire deal: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) before the closing bell in New York City on April 8, 2026. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were little changed on Wednesday night after a massive comeback following President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend attacks on Iran for […]
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Many on Wall Street saw this ‘TACO’ coming as Trump’s brinkmanship starts to lose grip on market
Key Points The “TACO” trade — TACO being shorthand for Trump Always Chickens Out — has increasingly shaped positioning. Each bout of geopolitical-driven selling has become progressively more muted since April 2025. The market’s growing confidence is also raising a new question: What happens if markets stop acting as a constraint on Trump? Wall Street […]
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Anthropic gives our cyber stocks and other big tech names an AI stamp of approval
Project Glasswing. Sounds like something out of a spy movie. But those two words from AI poster-child Anthropic, and the efforts behind it, have sent beaten-down cybersecurity stocks soaring, along with a host of other megacap names. Glasswing — named after a butterfly with see-through wings as a metaphor for finding bugs in plain sight […]
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Ray Dalio: Trump-Xi meeting to focus on trade, capital flows
Key Points Ray Dalio, founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, told CNBC he expects U.S. and Chinese leaders to find ways to work together. He was speaking after an event in Shanghai in support of bilateral exchanges. U.S. President Donald Trump is due to visit China next month, after postponing initial plans by several weeks […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets cheer as Trump and Tehran agree to 2-week ceasefire
WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES – APRIL 6: The United States President Donald Trump holds a Press Conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington DC, United States. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. […]
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