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CNBC Daily Open: Funny how the S&P 500 is teasing a new high amid uncertainties
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 25, 2025. NYSE Have we gone back in time? It certainly seems on the markets front. Just look at the S&P 500 and you will think that it’s back in February — before U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs, before the White House’s “One Big […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Despite all the uncertainty, the S&P 500 is flirting with record highs — strange times
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 23, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Have we gone back in time? It certainly seems on the markets front. Just look at the S&P 500 and you will think that it’s back in February — before U.S. […]
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Stock futures are little changed as S&P 500 nears new record high: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 25, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Stock futures were relatively unchanged on Wednesday as the S&P 500 remains within striking distance of its all-time high. S&P 500 futures traded around the flatline, as did Nasdaq 100 futures. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A truce is to be celebrated — but it doesn’t promise peace
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One en route to the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters The ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding. In yesterday’s newsletter, we talked about how a blitzkrieg of missile-led diplomacy seemed to help de-escalate tensions. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Investors bet the fragile ceasefire would hold
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about the Israel-Iran conflict, aboard Air Force One on June 24, 2025, while traveling to attend the NATO’s Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague in the Netherlands. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images The ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding. In […]
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Tim Seymour reveals global ‘Mag 7’ for U.S. investors as international markets outperform
With international markets starting to catch up to U.S. stocks, it’s time now for investors to take a look at a global version of the popular “Magnificent 7” portfolio, according to Tim Seymour of Seymour Asset Management, who has been investing internationally for nearly three decades. “Big thematic, secular trends that have been exciting … […]
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Stock futures rise after Trump says Iran-Israel ceasefire is in effect: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 23, 2025. NYSE Stock futures rose early Tuesday after President Donald Trump said that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran had come into effect, marking the latest sign of easing tensions in the Middle East. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 350 […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The strange times of missiles-led ‘peace’
US President Donald Trump (L) greets Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as he arrives to address troops at the Al-Udeid air base southwest of Doha on May 15, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images It’s a strange thought that launching attacks on other countries could lead to peace, but that seems to be […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Have Trump’s strikes on Iran bolstered or eroded his credibility?
U.S. and Israeli flags projected on the historic walls of the Old City near Hebron Gate in Jerusalem, Israel, on June 22, 2025. Gazi Samad | Anadolu | Getty Images United States on Saturday conducted air strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear sites, entering Israel’s war against Tehran. The timing was unexpected. On Thursday, U.S. […]
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Dow futures slide as oil rises following U.S. bombing of Iran: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on June 18, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images Stock futures fell ahead of Monday’s session after the United States entered Israel’s war against Iran over the weekend by striking three nuclear sites, a move by […]
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