GoKawiilThis is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. National park enthusiasts, take note: The White House is considering a land swap in Yosemite with a private developer. Stock futures are lower this morning following a positive week for all three major indexes. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:
1. Tar Heel talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh enroute for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings in Asheville, North Carolina on Aug. 30th, 2026.
2. August rush
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 25, 2026. NYSE
3. More strikes
The tanker LNG ENTERPRISE unloads liquefied natural gas from the Lake Freeport LNG terminal in the United States at the Revithoussa terminal near Athens, Greece, on May 2, 2026. With the conflict in Iran causing disruptions to global gas supplies, US LNG deliveries to Europe have become significant. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images
Iran reportedly targeted two U.S. bases in Jordan today after American forces struck a pair of rocket launchers on Tehran's Larak Island, marking the first time the U.S. and Iran have exchanged strikes in more than a month. The U.S. strikes on Sunday, confirmed to MS NOW by U.S. Central Command, came as the U.S. military was concerned that Iranian forces were readying to launch rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices are more than 3% higher this morning following the strikes. Trump on Friday also announced a deal with Venezuela for control of more than 65 billion barrels of oil reserves. Trump said the deal would come "at no cost to" U.S. taxpayers.
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