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Past energy shocks have plunged the country into economic turmoil. OPEC’s oil embargo in 1973 and the start of the Iran-Iraq War in 1980 triggered recessions. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 did not. Will this new price shock spiral into an economic crisis? The answer depends on two unknowns: how long the fighting lasts…

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. CNBC’s Brian Sullivan sat down with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this morning in Paris, where Bessent just met with his Chinese counterpart. The Cabinet secretary said that “logistics” could delay Trump’s planned trip to China later this month. Stock futures…

Market strategist Tom Lee believes the US stock market will enter bear territory this year, but not before ascending to a new record level. In a new CNBC interview, Lee predicts that the S&P 500 will continue to rally in the coming weeks after mostly trading in a narrow range so far this year. But…

Yahoo Finance’s Jake Conley takes a look at the pivotal events for markets this week: In the week ahead, all eyes will be on the Fed meeting — and what Chair Jerome Powell does or doesn’t say about the impact of the war in Iran on inflation in his second-to-last meeting as chair. … Three…

Yahoo Finance’s Jake Conley takes a look at the pivotal events for markets this week: In the week ahead, all eyes will be on the Fed meeting — and what Chair Jerome Powell does or doesn’t say about the impact of the war in Iran on inflation in his second-to-last meeting as chair. … Three…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 10, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures rose slightly as Wall Street tried to recover from another losing week, with investors monitoring oil prices and the latest developments from the U.S.-Iran war.…

The AI revolution has minted a new generation of scorching-hot tech stocks. You know them as the Magnificent 7. Investors also know them as the elite, market-cap-heavy group capable of moving the entire market. Loading audio narration… But which company stands above the rest? The answer can rotate on a given day, and that uncertainty…

Stock futures pointed higher Monday after the three major equities indexes all finished in the red for a third consecutive week. Meanwhile, U.S. oil futures hovered near $100 a barrel as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to weigh on crude prices.  Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were…

India’s trade deficit narrowed more than expected in February as a cooling import bill offset stagnant exports, but that was before the Iran war took hold in West Asia—the source of 85% of India’s imports. An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the Iran war, in…

Two women from the Iranian Red Crescent Society stand as a thick plume of smoke from a U.S.-Israeli strike on an oil storage facility late Saturday rises into the sky in Tehran. (AP Photo) US-Israel-Iran War News Live Updates: The US jets have reportedly struck military facilities near the Chabahar Free Trade Zone, Al Jazeera…