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This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.good morning. If you’re planning to fly soon, consider this a public service announcement and give yourself plenty of time to get in line for security.Stock futures are plummeting this morning following a losing week on Wall Street.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. Premium priceA tanker is seen off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026, amid a standoff between the US, Israel and Iran, with Iran vowing to close the Strait of Hormuz. Amr…
Coventry back on track for promotion Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of Bristol City vs. Coventry City in the Sky Bet Championship Bristol City 0-2 Coventry And just like that, Coventry City looks inevitable once again. A few weeks ago, they lost a lead and tied a game they should have won. No more. Bristol City got a goal, but Joel Latibaudiere’s red card suddenly left them down to 10 men.A month ago, in uncertain circumstances, this would not have been three points for Coventry City. But a few minutes later Haji Wright ran through…
A drone photograph of the Evergreen container ship moored at Umm Qasr port during night operations in Basra, Iraq, on March 5, 2026. Mohamed Ati | ReutersBEIJING — The post-Iran war surge in oil prices is expected to have less of an impact on China than in past years, as the country accumulates large oil reserves and diversifies its energy sources, including renewables.With oil prices above $100 a barrel for the first time in four years, OCBC analysts said China may be “less sensitive than many of its Asian peers to a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.””China has…
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Member J. Todd Inman speaks with journalists in the aftermath of the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter into the Potomac River at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 31, 2025. Eduardo Muñoz | ReutersThe National Transportation Safety Board member who was the public face of the investigation into last year’s deadly crash involving a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital announced Sunday that he has been fired by the Trump administration without explanation.Todd Inman said in a statement Friday that he…
“I don’t mind a little bit of heartbreak,” New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said on the eve of the T20 World Cup final against India on home soil.But in the end, it was only the New Zealanders’ hearts that were broken. Also. The Black Caps have reached the World Cup final four times, losing four times. Two in the 50-over arena and two in T20. They are almost men in cricket. The 96-run defeat against all-conquering India in Ahmedabad may not be as frustrating as the “narrow” loss to England in the 2019 one-day international disaster at Lord’s. Use Chrome…
Traders at work at the New York Stock Exchange on March 2, 2026. new york stock exchange What you need to know todayOil prices finally did what analysts had been warning about last week, as Iran continues to blockade the vital Strait of Hormuz. On Sunday, oil prices exceeded $100 per barrel. This is the first time oil prices have crossed the $100 mark since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. By early Monday, West Texas Intermediate had come off its highs but was still up 12% to $102 a barrel. Brent, the global benchmark, was trading about 15% higher at…
It was built to ferry horse-drawn carriages across a notoriously wild stretch of water, and was a crucial connection between two island nations during Europe’s industrial revolution. When it was constructed in 1826, the bridge across the Menai Strait, between the north Wales mainland and the island of Anglesey, was a vision of the future. Suspended between the 1,368-foot gap at a height of 102 feet, this was the world’s first road suspension bridge to start construction. By the time it opened, it was the longest in the world, and remained so until the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in…
Luke Littler says he is drawing inspiration from history as he aims to hold all major PDC titles at the same time after successfully defending the British Open.The world No. 1 player defeated James Wade in the final for the second year in a row to become the first consecutive British Open champion since Michael van Gerwen in 2016. Littler hasn’t lost a Premier League match since losing to Wade at the European Championships in Dortmund last October. The teenager has won the last two World Championships and is also the reigning World Match Play, World Grand Prix, Grand Slam,…
On March 23, 2018, a support vessel sails near the crude oil tanker Devon, which is sailing through the Persian Gulf to the Khalk Island oil terminal to transport crude oil to the export market in Bandar Abbas, Iran.Ali Mohammadi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Iran’s Kharg Island, a small but strategically important piece of land in the northern Persian Gulf, has not been attacked by US or Israeli forces, even as the Middle East conflict enters its second week.This coral island, located about 24 miles off the coast of mainland Iran, serves as the center of Iran’s oil industry.…
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) speaks at a “People’s State of the Union” event prior to U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2026. Elizabeth Franz | ReutersCongressional Democrats are calling on the Trump administration to immediately rescind sanctions waivers that allow Indian refiners to buy Russian crude oil as the Iran war wreaks havoc on global energy markets. “The recent decision to grant a 30-day waiver is dangerous, self-defeating, and indefensible,” Rep. Sam Licciardo, D-Calif., and Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., said in a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, which was shared…