GoKawiilThis is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. If you were watching CNBC earlier this morning, you might have caught the premier of "Morning Call" — CNBC's new 5 a.m. ET show anchored by Morgan Brennan. Stock futures are surging this morning. The three major averages are coming off another losing week. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:
1. At the table
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before departing the White House for Miami on March 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images
Stock futures are soaring this morning after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would postpone any strikes against Iran's energy infrastructure for five days following "good and productive conversations" between the two countries. Here's what to know: Dow Jones Industrial Average futures oil prices tumbled.
oil prices tumbled. Stock futures pared back some of their gains, though, after Iranian state media denied that the two countries were in direct talks.
In a phone call with CNBC's Joe Kernen shortly after the announcement, Trump said that "we are very intent on making a deal with Iran."
The president had said on Saturday that the U.S. would attack Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz wasn't reopened in 48 hours.
Stocks are coming off a rough patch: The Dow notched its fourth straight losing week for the first time since 2023, while the small cap-focused Russell 2000
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2. Lined up and ready to go
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