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The Fed is expected to hold rates steady, while SpaceX stock continues its post-IPO climb and chip stocks also advance

Wall Street futures pointed moderately higher pre-bell Wednesday, as oil prices steadied well under

WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) and Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) plan to introduce commercial robotaxi services in the Greater Zurich Region later this year, extending their autonomous mobility partnership in Europe following a recent deployment announcement in Madrid. The service is expected to launch during 2026, pending approval from Switzerland’s Federal Roads Office (FEDRO).

U.S. stock futures rose as further details on a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran lifted sentiment.

FEATURE Artificial-intelligence stocks were mounting a comeback on Wednesday, having slumped the previous session, as hopes of a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran led investors to pile back into some of the market’s best-loved names.

Investing.com -- President Donald Trump expressed approval of Canada's agreement with China that limits Chinese electric vehicle imports through a quota system with reduced tariffs, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday at the Group of Seven leaders summit in Evian, France.

June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are up +0.54% this morning, signaling a rebound from yesterday’s selloff, while investors await the first Federal Reserve rate decision under Kevin Warsh.

Stocks were on track to rise Wednesday after more details about the U.S.-Iran peace deal leaked, bolstering hopes that the two countries are on the brink of reaching an agreement to end the war in the Middle East. Futures tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 gained 0.5%, while S&P 500 futures added 0.1%. The market looked set for a broader rally on Wednesday after The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. would allow Iran to immediately begin selling oil and fuel under the deal to end the war, citing people familiar with the agreement.

June 17 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures edged higher on Wednesday, as chip stocks rebounded ahead of the first interest rate decision under new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh.

And the odds were pretty slim to begin with, leaving investors unsure of what to do next.

Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment has improved to ‘bullish’ on SPY and ‘neutral’ on QQQ from ‘bearish’ earlier in the week.

The new Fed chair is likely to home in on elevated inflation and its primary causes.

Oil fell below $80 on the Iran deal, the Dow hit a record, and Bitcoin touched $67K. Then the Fed wiped out rate cuts.

Asian shares were mixed and oil was trading below $80 a barrel on Wednesday as markets watched for details on the interim agreement between the U.S. and Iran to end the war. U.S. futures edged higher ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision announcement and after Wall Street closed mixed near their record highs.

(Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank officials are signaling that a US-Iran peace accord won’t necessarily stop them lifting interest rates further, even if it prevents a more pronounced overshoot in inflation.Most Read from BloombergRead the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and IranIran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Confirms Deal Reached With USNetanyahu Pays a Political Price for Trump’s Iran DealUS Set to Offer Iran Broad Financial Gains in Peace DealStudios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division B

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The Dow surged to a fresh intraday record on Tuesday before finishing at an all-time closing high, marking its second straight record close.

The Dow rose 332 points, or 0.6%, to finish at a record high. Despite the downward slide of oil prices, trading ahead of Wednesday’s Fed interest rate decision was relatively “light and featureless,” writes Joe Mazzola, head trading and derivatives strategist at Charles Schwab. Kevin Warsh’s first press conference as Fed chairman is the big event tomorrow (more on that below), but the U.S. Census is also set to release a significant economic barometer on Wednesday morning: May retail sales.

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Investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision, the first to be delivered under Chair Kevin Warsh.

US stock futures rose modestly as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision, the first to be delivered under Chair Kevin Warsh.

US stock futures rose modestly as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision, the first to be delivered under Chair Kevin Warsh.

Inflation continues to hit new highs, potentially with far-reaching effects on the market.

The FTC has drafted a potential complaint against Amazon as part of an ongoing investigation, Bloomberg reported, with multiple state attorneys general also involved alongside the federal regulator. The agency may resolve the matter, either through a formal lawsuit or a negotiated settlement, as soon as this summer. Any final action would require a vote from the FTC's two Republican commissioners, Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Commissioner Mark Meador.

The Dow Jones hit a new high and SpaceX kept rising. But chips and most AI stocks fell. Fed chief Kevin Warsh's comments will be in focus Wednesday.

Amazon.com may face a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit ‌that could result in civil ‌penalties, following allegations that the e-commerce giant misled ​advertisers, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The FTC has a possible complaint against Amazon as part of an ongoing probe, ‌Bloomberg reported, ⁠citing people familiar with the matter. The agency has been investigating whether Amazon and Alphabet's Google ​misled advertisers ​that place ads ​on their websites, ‌Reuters reported last year.

It could go both ways, actually.

Jerome Powell just issued a stark warning about the future of the Federal Reserve -- and the implications for your portfolio could be enormous.

(Updates with latest market prices and developments.) US benchmark equity indexes were mixed intr

(Updates prices.) Gold was steady midafternoon Tuesday as inflation fears ebbed while oil prices