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Should you invest 20% of your salary in mutual funds? Or is 30% the ideal number? It’s a question many first-time investors ask while setting up their first systematic investment plan (SIP). The internet is full of rules of thumb and opinions, that says you should invest a fixed share of every pay cheque. But…

When Warren Buffett handed the reins to Greg Abel at the end of 2025, the big question was what Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB 1.70%)(BRKA 1.02%) would do with its enormous pile of cash. We’re starting to get an answer, and it has a name: Alphabet (GOOGL 1.32%)(GOOG 1.25%). Berkshire has rapidly built a position in the…

By Humeyra Pamuk and David Latona ANKARA/MADRID, July 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an immediate halt to all trade with NATO ally Spain, escalating tensions over defence spending and the Iran war, despite European Union rules requiring trade negotiations to be conducted as a single bloc. During a NATO summit in…

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday. It’s also slated to be SpaceX’s first day in the Nasdaq-100. Stock futures are mixed after a winning day for Wall Street. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Let freedom ring…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on July 08, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images U.S. equity futures fell slightly Wednesday evening after the market sold off on renewed U.S.-Iran tensions and a jump in oil prices. Futures tied to the Dow…

The S&P 500 has been on fire in recent years, rocketing higher amid enthusiasm about artificial intelligence (AI) companies — investors have seen this technology as the next big revolution, likening it to the printing press, the telephone, and the internet. The idea is that AI may transform the way many things are done across…

Dow closed above 53,000 for the first time as chipmakers and AI stocks powered Monday’s rally, with AMD, Broadcom and Qualcomm leading gains. Futures traded mixed overnight, while retail sentiment for SPY, QQQ, and DIA remained ‘extremely bullish’ despite a pullback in Nasdaq-100 futures. Rivian slid on a stock offering, SpaceX prepared for its Nasdaq-100…

The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran ruptured this week after the U.S. launched more than 80 strikes on Iran midweek in response to Iranian attacks on ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz. At a NATO summit in Turkey, President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire to be “over” and promised additional strikes on Iran.…

US stocks ended the session mixed on Wednesday, while oil continued to surge after President Trump declared that the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran was “over.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell roughly 1%, or more than 500 points, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped 0.2%. The tech-weighted Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) trimmed losses…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped sharply on July 8, 2026, after President Trump made remarks casting doubt on the durability of the existing US-Iran ceasefire. The Nasdaq Composite, meanwhile, managed a modest gain, a split-screen moment that tells you a lot about where investor anxiety is actually sitting right now. The broader concern is…