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Brent crude slipped below $80 a barrel Monday after mediators said the U.S. and Iran had agreed on a roadmap to a deal within 60 days

The benchmark US stock measures were pointing lower before the opening bell Monday as investors moni

Wall Street futures pointed largely sideways pre-bell Monday as traders digested mixed media reports

U. S. stock index futures recovered part of their earlier losses on Monday after signs of progress emerged from diplomatic discussions between Iran and the United States, easing concerns about renewed tensions in the Middle East.

Micron earnings and PCE data headline a busy week for investors.

US equity investors will focus this week on quarterly earnings from Micron Technology (MU) and infla

SpaceX's $2 trillion-plus valuation is a short-lived mirage.

June 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures started the week on a subdued note, after Friday's public holiday, with investors monitoring developments in U.S.-Iran talks following a tense start.

Iran and the U.S. agreed to the creation of a mechanism to ensure the termination of military operations in Lebanon, The Wall Street Journal reported mediators as saying. This came after Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz again over the weekend, accusing the U.S. and Israel of breaking cease-fire conditions. Qatar and Pakistan–the two mediators in the peace talks in Switzerland–said a line of communication between Iran and the U.S. had been formed to avoid incidents and enable safe passage for commercial vessels through the waterway, which is a crucial shipping route for oil.

Warsh made his intentions clear -- and it's not the best news for an expensive stock market.

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures recover some early losses on Monday, after Iran signals progress in peace talks with Washington, helping ease fears of a renewed escalation in the Middle East. Investors were also keeping a close eye on the artificial intelligence sector after President Donald Trump softened his stance on Anthropic following a week of turmoil over export restrictions.

He also said the U.S. may take over the strait, adding "I'll blow the s--t out of them. If they don't make a deal, we'll collect tolls."

US stocks traded mixed on Monday as investors assessed signs of progress in US-Iran peace talks, while shares of Elon Musk's SpaceX (SPCX) fell for the third day in a row.

US stocks traded mixed on Monday as investors assessed signs of progress in US-Iran peace talks, while shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX (SPCX) fell for the third day in a row.

US stock futures slipped against a backdrop of uncertainty ahead of a key inflation reading.

Even as they were meeting in Switzerland to hammer out a permanent peace deal, the U.S. and Iran had renewed tensions.

Inflation remains elevated, and the new Fed chair aims to change that.

Wall Street tried to decode Kevin Warsh's Fed debut and its potential impact on stocks.

Stock market valuations are nearing uncharted territory.

Concentration risk at one of these funds may cause some investors to hesitate.

Bull markets aren't indefinite -- and the stock market rally under President Trump appears to be running on borrowed time.

Franklin Resources has outperformed the Dow Jones index over the past year. However, analysts are tepid about its prospects.

As Conagra Brands has lagged behind the Dow over the past year, analysts remain cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Amcor has lagged behind the Dow Jones over the past year, yet analysts remain somewhat bullish about the stock’s outlook.

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Futures Ease While Investors Question Strength of U. S.

Historical trends suggest inflation will be far stickier than anticipated.

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures edge lower after a strong rally on Wall Street driven by hopes that a U.S.-Iran peace deal could hold. Oil prices continue to retreat as traders bet the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will help restore global crude supplies, although the abrupt cancellation of planned U.S.-Iran nuclear talks is raising questions about the durability of the agreement.

Progress toward a peace deal with Iran outweighed hawkish undertones from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. Plus, the Knicks’ market impact.

<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes closed higher on Thursday, with the Dow ticking up more than a tenth of a percent, the S&P 500 adding more than 1% and the Nasdaq gaining nearly 2%.</p><p>The session began with oil prices sliding to their lowest levels since early March after the U.S. and Iran signed an interim agreement that extends the April ceasefire by another 60 days.</p><p>But Alexander Morris, CEO and chief investment officer at F/m Investments, warns that lower oil prices won't immediately ease other inflationary pressures.</p><p>"Certainly energy prices are set to come down and meaningfully so in the short run. But energy prices have been elevated for a while, and that influences way more than just the cost at the pump. That's the cost of fertilizer for the Northern Hemisphere. All of the plants that needed to be planted and immediately fertilized, they've been in the ground for weeks. So that is now baked into the price of our future soft commodities, grains, corn, soybeans, et cetera. So we're going to see this reverberate."</p><p>Investors on Thursday were still assessing Kevin Warsh's first press conference as Federal Reserve Chair a day earlier, in which he stressed the central bank would keep its focus on price stability but provide less guidance on the path of interest rates.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>:: Intel</p><p>Among individual stock moves, semiconductor companies outperformed the rest of the market, with Intel's shares jumping more than 10.5% to a record high. President Donald Trump said Apple had agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture its chips in the U.S.&nbsp;</p><p>Shares of Elon Musk's SpaceX shed 3.5%, falling for a second straight day. The stock had rallied sharply earlier in the week following last Friday's blockbuster market debut.</p><p>And shares of Kroger tumbled almost 8.5% after the grocer reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit and kept its annual forecasts unchanged.</p><p>The U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed on Friday for the Juneteenth holiday.</p></body>