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Asia markets trade mixed as investors weigh Trump’s ceasefire warning
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Asia markets trade mixed as investors weigh Trump’s ceasefire warning

A pedestrian walks past monitors displaying a figure of the Nikkei 225 Stock Average outside a securities firm on May 07, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday as investors shrugged off fresh doubts over the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire after President Donald Trump warned […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Iran ceasefire on life support, but market volatility alive and kicking
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CNBC Daily Open: Iran ceasefire on life support, but market volatility alive and kicking

TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of […]

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Stock futures are little changed as traders await inflation reading, monitor Iran war developments: Live updates
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Stock futures are little changed as traders await inflation reading, monitor Iran war developments: Live updates

Traders work during the Hawkeye 360 Inc. initial public offering (IPO) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. stock futures hovered near the flatline on Monday night as traders looked ahead to the release of April’s consumer price […]

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Trump rejects Iran’s proposal, Alphabet’s rally, Target ‘baby boutiques’ and more in Morning Squawk
Technology

Trump rejects Iran’s proposal, Alphabet’s rally, Target ‘baby boutiques’ and more in Morning Squawk

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. Several pharmaceutical stocks are climbing this morning amid the recent hantavirus outbreak. Officials say the public health risk from the virus is low. Stock futures are little changed this morning following a winning week for all three major indexes. Here […]

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South Korea’s Kospi hits fresh record as Asia markets trade mixed amid oil surge, Iran risks
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South Korea’s Kospi hits fresh record as Asia markets trade mixed amid oil surge, Iran risks

South Korea’s Kospi opened at a fresh record Monday, leading gains in Asia-Pacific markets amid rising oil prices and escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. President Donald Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war, however, stoked worries over an elongated Middle East conflict. Iran submitted a new proposal to U.S. negotiators focused […]

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Stock futures slide as investors monitor the latest Iran war negotiations: Live updates
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Stock futures slide as investors monitor the latest Iran war negotiations: Live updates

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 7, 2026. NYSE Stock futures edged lower Sunday night, following a winning week on Wall Street, as oil prices jumped after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to end the war. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 143 points, or 0.3%. […]

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Global week ahead: Crude diplomacy casts shadow over Trump-Xi summit
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Global week ahead: Crude diplomacy casts shadow over Trump-Xi summit

Waitforlight | Moment | Getty Images China has quietly amassed the world’s largest stockpile of crude oil. This is no mean feat for a country that is also the globe’s biggest importer of energy. It brings a fresh dynamic to Beijing’s relations with the United States, as Premier Xi Jinping prepares to host President Donald […]

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Jim Cramer says ‘it’s not to late’ to own AI winners powering the market
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Jim Cramer says ‘it’s not to late’ to own AI winners powering the market

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the market continues to be driven overwhelmingly by enthusiasm around semiconductors and data center stocks, and next week will test whether investors keep rewarding nearly any positive AI-related development. “This market keeps going up and up on the same old stuff: news about semiconductors, even old news about semiconductors, retreaded news […]

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How much further does this Teflon market have to go? Here’s what traders say
Finance

How much further does this Teflon market have to go? Here’s what traders say

Key Points The S&P 500 crossed 7,400 for the first time on Friday, and traders on prediction markets platform Kalshi place 59% odds the index crosses 8,000 in 2026. That index crossed 7,000 for the first time in January. Source

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Jobs report, hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz, used car prices and more in Morning Squawk
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Jobs report, hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz, used car prices and more in Morning Squawk

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. There’s a warning for anyone rooting for France in this year’s FIFA World Cup: Artificial intelligence isn’t in your corner. Stock futures are higher this morning following a down day for all three major averages. Here are five key things […]

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