{"id":1076290,"date":"2026-07-08T13:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1076290\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T13:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:12:27","slug":"the-u-s-strikes-iran-samsungs-wall-street-letdown-using-ai-for-financial-planning-and-more-in-morning-squawk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1076290\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. strikes Iran, Samsung’s Wall Street letdown, using AI for financial planning and more in Morning Squawk"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter.\u00a0Subscribe here<\/a>\u00a0to receive future editions in your inbox.<\/p>\n

Happy Wednesday. This year’s FIFA World Cup isn’t over yet. But as CNBC’s Alex Sherman<\/a> reports, media companies are already thinking about how to get rights<\/a> to the next ones.<\/p>\n

Stock futures<\/a> fell sharply this morning after President Donald Trump said the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is “over,” reigniting fears of a broader Middle East conflict.<\/p>\n

The three major averages recorded losses yesterday.<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:<\/p>\n

1. Eye on oil<\/p>\n

A sailor observes the oil tanker HELGA, which is moored at one of Iraq’s southern offshore oil terminals near Basra, as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, April 24, 2026. <\/p>\n

Mohammed Aty | Reuters<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump told reporters at the NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday that the ceasefire with Iran is “over.”<\/a> <\/p>\n

Yesterday, U.S. Central Command said the country began a “series of powerful strikes”<\/a> in Iran, raising fears that conflict could reescalate in the region and that the Strait of Hormuz could be closed again. Iran’s foreign ministry called the U.S. strikes a “gross violation” of the memorandum of understanding<\/a> Washington and Tehran reached last month to end the war. <\/p>\n

Here’s what to know:<\/p>\n

2. Singing in the rain<\/p>\n

Close-up of logo for Samsung on research building in the Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California, October 28, 2018.<\/p>\n

Smith Collection\/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images<\/p>\n

Samsung<\/a> posted a stronger quarterly profit than Nvidia<\/a> and Apple<\/a> and said its operating profit can surge 1,800%. But that didn’t appease investors<\/a>, with the stock dropping 8% in yesterday’s session.<\/p>\n

As CNBC’s Samantha Subin<\/a> notes, it’s the latest example of a company posting big results that still don’t meet Wall Street’s high bar in the artificial intelligence era. It joins stocks such as Nvidia and CrowdStrike<\/a> that have fallen due to similar reasons.<\/p>\n

Fellow memory stocks, including Sandisk<\/a> and Micron<\/a>, tumbled in lockstep. The broader iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX)<\/a> dropped around 5% in the session.<\/p>\n

3. Stellantis Little<\/p>\n

Stellantis plans to offer the Fiat Topolino, an all-electric quadricycle vehicle, in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Stellantis<\/p>\n

Stellantis<\/a> officially opened U.S. orders<\/a> for its golf cart-like electric vehicle, the Fiat Topolino. Prices for the car \u2014 which means “little mouse” in Italian \u2014 start at $13,995.<\/p>\n

As CNBC’s Michael Wayland<\/a> reports, the Moroccan-made car can go 19 miles per hour, or up to 25 miles per hour with a vehicle conversion kit. While the kit won’t have an added charge, buyers will need to pay a mandatory destination fee that adds $990 to the entry price.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in autos: Rivian<\/a> announced it will sell 75 million shares<\/a> to raise capital. The electric vehicle maker’s stock tumbled 18% in yesterday’s session as a result, marking its worst day since 2024.<\/p>\n

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Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images<\/p>\n

Meta<\/a> released its first AI model<\/a> that can create images yesterday. As CNBC’s Jonathan Vanian<\/a> reports, the Facebook parent is looking to win attention from creators and advertisers.<\/p>\n

Dubbed Muse Image, the product will be available for free through Meta AI’s website and app, along with WhatsApp direct messages and Instagram Stories. It’s the second big release from Alexandr Wang’s Meta Superintelligence Labs, which unveiled Muse Spark in April.<\/p>\n

Meta is attempting to monetize outside of its core online advertising business and bring in revenue that can help offset its big AI infrastructure investments. However, OpenAI and Alphabet<\/a> have beaten Meta in rolling out this type of model focused on image generation.<\/p>\n

5. FinAncIal planning<\/p>\n

D3sign | Moment | Getty Images<\/p>\n

AI may not be<\/a> a go-to source for personal finance. As CNBC’s Greg Iacurci<\/a> reports, a new study found that the technology offers advice that’s inconsistent, inaccurate or contains bias around the subject.<\/p>\n

The Journal of Financial Planning study reviewed seven well-known generative AI platforms, including free versions of ChatGPT and Claude. While these platforms may dole out advice that sounds confident, researchers warned that it can be riddled with problems.<\/p>\n

In some cases, the authors said that its outputs were considered “suboptimal.” They said that can prompt concerns about the consistency or fairness of such advice, even as a majority of Americans who use generative AI have said they utilize it for help on the topic.<\/p>\n

The Daily Dividend<\/p>\n

Finnish President Alexander Stubb told CNBC yesterday that even though Ukraine needs more air support from NATO members, the country has appeared to win the war against Russia<\/a>, given its perseverance. Here’s what he said during the NATO Summit in Turkey:<\/p>\n

\"Finland<\/p>\n

\u2014 CNBC’s Garrett Downs, Megan Cassella, Spencer Kimball, Sean Conlon, Kevin Breuninger, Sam Meredith, Samantha Subin, Michael Wayland, Jonathan Vanian, Greg Iacurci and Elsa Ohlen contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

Luke Fountain assisted in the production of this newsletter. Melodie Warner edited this edition.<\/p>\n

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