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CNBC Daily Open: Markets recover as Trump hints Iran war is nearing its end

U.S. key benchmarks closed in the green after Trump signaled a near end to the Iran war.

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U.S. Treasury yields fall as oil tumbles after Trump warns Iran over Hormuz flows

Treasury yields fell as oil prices tumbled after Donald Trump warned that Iran would be hit harder if it attempted to halt Strait of Hormuz shipments.

CNBCScience & Tech

Nvidia plans open-source AI agent platform ‘NemoClaw’ for enterprises: Wired

Nvidia is planning to lean into the agentic AI craze and launch an open-source platform for AI agents called 'NemoClaw,' according to a report.

CNBCBusiness

European markets head for positive open as oil prices slide

European stocks are set to rebound as traders continue to watch developments in the Middle East.

BBC NewsBusiness

Business owners 'heartbroken' after retail units destroyed in Glasgow fire

Union Corner was home to many independent businesses that have been left with nowhere to work after the building next to Glasgow Central Station collapsed.

South Korea opposed to U.S. moving air defense systems in the country to Middle East: President Lee

Lee maintained that even if the assets were moved out of the country, its deterrence capability against North Korea will not be affected.

BBC NewsWar & Conflict

Five Iranian footballers granted Australian visas after anthem protest

Concern has grown for team after one critic called them "wartime traitors" for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.

Saudi Aramco beats estimates on fourth-quarter profit, keeps dividends flowing as Iran war threatens oil exports

Saudi Aramco beats profit estimates and keeps $85 billion payouts as oil prices surge again

Oil extends slide as investors assess Trump comments on Iran war, Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices plunged after Trump warned that Tehran would be hit "twenty times harder" if it attempted to halt oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

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CNBCBusiness

Looming copper shortage as tariff fears and mine disruptions fuel tightness

"It's like an artificial tightness right now in the markets because you have all this material in the U.S., but not enough outside," a strategist told CNBC.

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Opinion & Analysis

Sam Altman Testified Before Congress About AI Safety Then Sold Autonomous Weapons to the Pentagon — And Nobody Blinked

The AI safety movement's only measurable output is a LinkedIn content pipeline for ex-researchers who resigned 'on principle' and changed absolutely nothing. The Pentagon thanks them for their service.

Raj Patel · Digital Assets Correspondent

Your Pension Fund Is Sleepwalking Into a War Zone and Nobody Cares

The S&P 500 is near all-time highs while American jets flatten Iranian oil infrastructure. Algorithms can't price 'World War III' because it wasn't in the training data. Sleep well.

Daniel Kofi Asante · Consumer Finance Reporter

Britain Is America's Emotional Support Ally and Everyone Knows It

The 'special relationship' is what happens when a country pawns its strategic autonomy in 1956, never goes back for it, and spends seventy years pretending this was a choice. Starmer's Iran humiliation is just the latest episode.

Marcus Webb · Technology & Recruitment Editor

Iran Just Became a Monarchy Again and Every Think-Tank in Washington Is Pretending Not to Notice

A supreme leader installed his own son as successor and the foreign policy establishment's response was four op-eds about 'cautious engagement.' These people cannot be helped. They can only be replaced.

Priya Sharma · Senior Fintech Reporter