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Stocks saw brief pullback after Trump posted about U.S.-Iran negotiations. The Dow was up 54 points or 0.1%, while the S&P 500 hovered near the flatline. “The muted stock market reaction to the re-escalation of Iran tensions this week is prime evidence that the market is looking past geopolitical tensions,” Clark Bellin, CIO of Bellwether Wealth said, adding, “From a stock market point of view, the stock market already reacted to the Iran situation in March and similar to last year's tariff tantrums, once the market reacts to something, it tends to move on in due time.”

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FINANCE U.S. stocks rose as fears about a return to full-blown war in Iran subsided, bringing down oil prices and quelling inflation expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 139.02, or 0.27%, to 52487.

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Markets tumbled after President Trump said the ceasefire with Iran may be over. Speaking in Turkey at the NATO summit, the president said the U.S. was likely to continue strikes. The Nasdaq Composite, however, managed a 0.2% gain.

Stocks were little-changed after the Fed released minutes from its latest meeting. The Federal Open Market Committee held rates steady in June, and the meeting was the first under the leadership of Chairman Kevin Warsh. The Dow was down 600 points, or 1.6%, the S&P 500 was down 0.4%, and the Nasdaq was down 0.1%.

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U.S. futures and European equities extended losses in late morning European trading, as market fear further conflict in the Middle East.

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The major gauges wavered after strikes in Iran resumed to end a brief period of stability.

US stock index futures traded cautiously on Tuesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high in the previous session, while investors weighed another strong earnings update from Samsung Electronics (USOTC:SSNHZ) alongside fresh comments from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller. Futures pause after Wall Street recordsBy 03:02 ET (07:02 GMT), futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were little changed.

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AI-driven momentum is keeping bulls in high spirits after the Dow’s record close, though investors are a bit cautious ahead of the Fed minutes and fresh corporate catalysts.

Semiconductor and AI-linked stocks led the advance, while earnings, Treasury yields, and inflation data will test whether the rally can move beyond a narrow group of technology leaders.

The benchmark US stock measures were mostly pointing higher before the opening bell Monday as trader

S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures also rose Monday, with traders eyeing Fed minutes due Wednesday from Chair Kevin Warsh's first meeting

US equity investors will focus this week on the Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes, while keep

U.S. stock futures looked set to open in the green early Monday, with the technology sector driving the gains. Corporate news is set to dominate the headlines in a light week for economic data, with the exception of Wednesday’s release of the Federal Reserve's minutes from its June monetary-policy meeting. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 45 points, or 0.1%.

The central bank’s June minutes will be the economic highlight. And Wall Street is looking to build on the past week’s nice gains.

A quiet calendar ahead gives the market plenty of space to go off the beaten path this week as investors gear up for the beginning of earnings season.

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<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks closed mixed on Thursday, with the Dow adding more than 1.1% and posting a record closing high, the S&P 500 ending flat and the tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbling eight-tenths of a percent.</p><p>The Labor Department's nonfarm payrolls report showed the economy added 57,000 jobs in June, far below economists' estimates.</p><p>That lowered investors' expectations for a rate hike from the Federal Reserve in September to just over 50%, according to CME FedWatch.&nbsp;</p><p>But Anna Rathbun, founder and CEO of Grenadilla Advisory, said she believes a rate increase may still be on the way due to persistent inflation.</p><p>"I think the Fed interest rate expectations, to expect a hike sometime down the line, I think is a safer bet than expecting a cut." // "I mean, if the Fed is really sticking to that 2% target, we're not going to see that, in my opinion, anytime soon. And that is partly because even if oil prices go down, and it has, and that will be reflected definitely in the headline inflation number. The core inflation [number] - minus fuel, minus food - has consistently been above 2%. So that means, this is my opinion, I think that the equilibrium inflation is probably settling above the Fed's target. That means higher for longer."</p><p>Among Thursday's stock moves, technology was among the biggest sector decliners in the S&P 500.</p><p>Chip stocks were especially hard hit, with the Philadelphia semiconductor index down sharply for a second day, shedding about five and a half percent.&nbsp;</p><p>Shares of Tesla dropped seven and a half percent, even though the electric carmaker posted second-quarter deliveries above estimates. Tesla shares had risen sharply this week ahead of the report.</p><p>Among other decliners, shares of Bending Spoons tumbled more than 11% a day after the Vimeo owner gained 40% in its Nasdaq debut.</p><p>Markets will be closed Friday ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.</p></body>

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U.S. stocks ended mixed after June hiring data came in well below expectations and prompted investors to dial back bets on a Federal Reserve interest-rate increase this month.

US benchmark equity indexes were mixed intraday as traders assessed the latest jobs report. The N

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