Oil Hits 5-Month High, iPhone Duo Launch, Weekend Sports Slate 10/23/26

The markets are falling to end the trading week as defensive stocks within consumer staples, utilities, and healthcare sectors are all lower. Brian Sullivand and Kelly Evans speak with RBC Capital Markets’ Helima Croft as oil prices touch $115 a barrel for the first time since May amid fears of renewed escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. Polygon Co-Founder, Russ Frushtick, joins the anchors on set with the new iPhone Duo which hit store shelves earlier today as he breaks down all the pros and cons of Apple’s latest device. Later, CNBC’s Alex Sherman reports on the biggest stories in sports as Game 1 of the MLB World Series is slated for later tonight and the NFL weighs postponing its international game in France as protests rage on across the country.