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CNBC Daily Open: Can Starmer ‘keep calm and carry on?’
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CNBC Daily Open: Can Starmer ‘keep calm and carry on?’

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, issues a statement regarding the Manchester Synagogue attack, at Downing Street on October 2, 2025 in London, England. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hello, this is Katie Foley writing to you from London, where Downing Street is dominating the agenda. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a […]

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European stocks to open lower as hopes for U.S.-Iran peace deal fade
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European stocks to open lower as hopes for U.S.-Iran peace deal fade

An employee of Basra Oil Company, works at the Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field on the outskirts of the southern Iraqi city of Basra on April 29, 2026. Hussein Faleh | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in negative territory as prospects for a speedy resolution to […]

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European stocks to open lower as hopes for U.S.-Iran peace deal fade
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Behind Big Oil’s first-quarter beat: The quiet rise of trading desks

An employee of Basra Oil Company, works at the Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field on the outskirts of the southern Iraqi city of Basra on April 29, 2026. Hussein Faleh | Afp | Getty Images Oil and gas giants benefited significantly from their trading desks through the first quarter, shining a light on […]

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Five things to watch in Asia as Trump prepares to meet China’s Xi this week
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Five things to watch in Asia as Trump prepares to meet China’s Xi this week

Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — The U.S. and China are rallying their East Asia ties ahead of a highly anticipated presidential summit in Beijing later this week. Trade negotiators from […]

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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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Trump puts Taiwan arms sales, Hong Kong jailed activist Lai on agenda ahead of meeting with Xi
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Trump puts Taiwan arms sales, Hong Kong jailed activist Lai on agenda ahead of meeting with Xi

US President Donald Trump speaks during a maternal healthcare event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, May 11, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and the imprisonment of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai […]

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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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Oil prices extend gains as Trump comments diminish hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace deal
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Oil prices extend gains as Trump comments diminish hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace deal

Satellite view of the Salalah oil storage fire in Oman. An Iranian drone strike on March 11 ignited the blaze, sending a plume over the Gulf of Oman’s strategic port amid the wider conflict with Iran. Imaged March 13, 2026. Gallo Images | Orbital Horizon | Copernicus Sentinel Data 2026 | Getty Images Oil prices […]

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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Trump and Xi face a test over AI control
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Trump and Xi face a test over AI control

Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a succinct snapshot of what I’m seeing and hearing from local businesses. Students and businesses alike are embracing AI in China, while the U.S. worries more about the negative impact. Will that encourage cooperation on AI […]

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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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