President Donald Trump is still optimistic the US can reach an interim peace deal with Iran soon, after the Islamic Republic threatened to suspend talks because of Israel’s escalating attacks in Lebanon.
A rally in US stocks is pausing after the artificial-intelligence trade fueled the S&P 500’s longest winning streak in more than a year, with investors gauging the prospects of an end to the war in the Middle East.
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00:07:39 – Oil Holds Gain on Standoff
00:09:44 – Daybook / Need To Know
00:17:10 – State Street’s Elliot Hentov
00:25:35 – Iran Suspends US Talks over Lebanon
00:30:12 – Capital Group’s Flavio Carpenzano
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00:50:49 – 7IM’s Shanti Kelemen
00:58:36 – Core 6 & Early Morning Movers
01:03:06 – Alphabet’s AI Ambitions
01:16:45 – Lebanon Tensions
01:22:46 – Russian Missile Attack on Ukraine
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01:32:23 – Euro-Area May CPI Preview
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