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Happy Wednesday. With all the volatility in the oil market, I discovered it useful to have a look at this timeline for a reminder of all that is occurred over the final eight weeks.
Stock futures are larger this morning. All three main indexes closed yesterday’s session decrease.
Here are 5 key things traders want to know to begin the buying and selling day:
1. Extension granted
US President Donald Trump speaks throughout the NCAA Collegiate National Champions Day occasion at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2026.
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President Donald Trump announced yesterday that he would extend the ceasefire with Iran, citing the nation’s “seriously fractured” authorities. The pause in hostilities was beforehand set to expire in the present day, however Trump mentioned Tuesday that the ceasefire would final “until such time as” Tehran offers a “unified proposal.”
Here’s what to know:
2. Turbulent instances
A United Airlines airplane taxis at Los Angeles International Airport on April 21, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
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Shares of Boeing rose greater than 3% this morning after the airplane maker reported a smaller-than-expected loss per share in the first quarter and topped income expectations. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg will be part of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” at 9 a.m. ET this morning to focus on the outcomes. Watch live on CNBC or CNBC+.
Meanwhile, United Airlines slashed its full-year earnings outlook yesterday as the air provider grapples with hovering gas prices. Still, it shares are larger before the bell this morning after United’s first-quarter earnings and income got here in above expectations.
3. Tough questions
Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve nominee for US President Donald Trump, throughout a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee affirmation listening to in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
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Kevin Warsh, Trump’s alternative to lead the Federal Reserve, was grilled by senators at his affirmation listening to yesterday, going through questions on his wealth, stance on synthetic intelligence and talent to be impartial from Trump.
Warsh mentioned he wouldn’t decrease rates of interest solely at Trump’s request — a request the president has by no means immediately made, he mentioned — and would not fireplace regional Fed presidents. The former Fed governor additionally had to go on protection about his funds and his time period at the central financial institution throughout the 2007-2008 monetary disaster.
But as CNBC’s Matt Peterson writes, one subject remained largely unmentioned: Warsh’s plans for a “regime change” at the central financial institution.
4. Best Buy’s new man
The Best Buy brand is displayed outdoors of an electronics retail retailer in West Hollywood, California, on March 27, 2026.
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Best Buy introduced this morning that insider Jason Bonfig will succeed CEO Corie Barry on Oct. 31.
Bonfig joined the firm in 1999, rising from a listing analyst to its buyer, product and achievement chief. As CNBC’s Melissa Repko stories, he shall be tasked with making an attempt to juice gross sales amid a lukewarm interval. The 49-year-old additionally takes the helm as the electronics retailer goals to be the go-to vacation spot for customers searching for merchandise enhanced by synthetic intelligence.
Barry, in the meantime, will keep on as a strategic advisor for six months after exiting the CEO position.
5. GLP-1 entry
Amazon GLP-1 therapy
Source: Amazon Inc.
Amazon is jumping further into the GLP-1 distribution market. The e-commerce big’s major care arm, Amazon One Medical, launched a program yesterday that goals to ease entry to blockbuster weight-loss medicine.
As CNBC’s Brandon Gomez stories, Amazon Pharmacy sufferers shall be in a position to entry drugs similar to Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and different oral GLP-1 options. Amazon mentioned it’ll supply on-demand prescription renewals and plans to develop its same-day supply community.
Amazon shares rose in yesterday’s session, whereas shares linked to the GLP-1 growth similar to Hims & Hers Health, Viking Therapeutics, Amgen and Septerna pulled again.
The Daily Dividend
Trump instructed CNBC yesterday that he would take note of which companies do not ask for tariff refunds, saying that corporations not asking have “got to know me very well.”
“If they don’t try this, I’ll bear in mind them.”
— CNBC’s Dan Mangan, Kevin Breuninger, Jeff Cox, Sean Conlon, Sam Meredith, Leslie Josephs, Matt Peterson, Melissa Repko and Brandon Gomez contributed to this report.
Davis Giangiulio assisted in the production of this newsletter. Josephine Rozzelle edited this edition.