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Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street eyes latest developments in Middle East and oil prices: Live updates

Cnbc · · 338 words · By Lisa Kailai Han
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“S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were trading around the flatline, as were futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are generic landing pages for Reddit and Stack Overflow and do not contain any financial data or information regarding futures trading.
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web search NEUTRAL — Today's top content from hundreds of thousands of Reddit communities.
https://www.reddit.com/r/all/
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web search NEUTRAL — Reddit is a network of communities where people can dive into their interests, hobbies and passions. There's a community for whatever you're interested in on Reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 22 hours ago · A collective for developers utilizing OpenAI's foundational models and APIs to build, integrate, and innovate. The OpenAI Collective is organized and managed by the Stack Overflow commu…
https://stackoverflow.com/
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“Stocks fell across the board on Monday, with the blue-chip Dow falling 557.37 points, or 1.13%.”
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The evidence provided consists of general Wikipedia and Investing.com pages about the Dow Jones Industrial Average, but none of the sources provide the specific point drop (557.37) or percentage (1.13%) for the Monday in question.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dow Jones today: Live dow jones data including live quotes and data, charts, news and analysis covering the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).
https://www.investing.com/indices/us-30
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web search NEUTRAL — View live Dow Jones Industrial Average Index chart to track latest index dynamics. DJ:DJI ideas, forecasts and market news are at your disposal as well.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/DJ-DJI/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average daily closing value plotted on a log-10 scale.On January 22, 2024, the Dow Jones crossed 38,000 points for the first time; a month later it surpassed 39,000; and in Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average
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“The S&P 500 lost 0.41%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.19%.”
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The search results discuss different dates (Tuesday, July 2nd) or general index ranges, but do not confirm the specific 0.41% and 0.19% losses for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite on the Monday mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — But only the Nasdaq Composite managed to end higher for the day. • The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 74.37 points, or almost 0.2%, to close at 47,632, based on preliminary data. • The S&P 500 ende…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michaellsanford_on-tuesday-th…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Nasdaq 100 stock price has ranged from 19,011.98 to 27,314.21 over the past 52 weeks. From a Technical Analysis Perspective, Is Nasdaq 100 a Buy or Sell? Based on technical indicators and moving a…
https://www.investing.com/indices/nq-100
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web search NEUTRAL — On Tuesday, July 2nd, Nasdaq and S&P 500 rebounded while Dow Jones remained in a downward trend. The Nasdaq, which is dominated by technology stocks, opened lower by 71 points. After less than half an…
https://www.moomoo.com/news/post/40257925/the-nasdaq-and-s-p…
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“the United Arab Emirates said on Monday that Iran launched drones and missiles against it”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the UAE reported Iranian drone and missile attacks on Monday. The Guardian reports the UAE defense ministry engaged 15 missiles and 4 drones, and another source confirms the first missile/drone attack since the April 8 ceasefire.
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web search NEUTRAL — As of 9 April 2026, the UAE has intercepted and destroyed 537 ballistic missiles, 2,256 drone attacks and 26 cruise missiles fired from Iran using their THAAD and Patriot missile defence systems acqui…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_Un…
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web search NEUTRAL — The United Arab Emirates defence ministry has said that on Monday its air defences engaged 15 Iranian missiles and four drones. That includes 12 ballistic missiles and three cruise missiles, injuring …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/04/iran-war-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran launched its first missile and drone attack on the United Arab Emirates since a ceasefire with the U.S. took effect on April 8, and it fired two drones at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, UAE auth…
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-strait-o…
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“The U.S. reportedly said that it had sunk Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Multiple sources report the U.S. claims of sinking Iranian boats. BBC News reports Trump said the US struck seven 'small boats', and another source mentions the US claims it sunk six small boats.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran-US war latest: US claims it has sunk six Iranian small boats as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz.Iran and United States trade denials amid escalating claims over the Strait of Hormuz.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fast boats sunk: Trump has said the US struck seven Iranian "small boats" in the Strait of Hormuz - Iran is yet to respond.Earlier, Iranian state media reported that the military had hit a US destroye…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c1wz2ld4535t
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“Adm. Brad Cooper, who leads U.S. Central Command, said on Monday afternoon that American forces had eliminated six small Iranian that were attempting to interfere with commercial shipping.”
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The search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, discussing medical ADM (Acellular Dermal Matrix) and dealer markups, providing no information about Adm. Brad Cooper or U.S. Central Command.
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https://www.zhihu.com/pin/1862482821366566913
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 18, 2022 · Everyone knows that ADM just combines the vendor and scalper role into one. Imagine how much people would complain if Walmart started selling PS5s for $800 instead of $500 MSRP. ADM exi…
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“Iranian state media denied that the boats had been sunk.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that Iranian state media denied the reports that the U.S. had sunk Iranian vessels.
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web search NEUTRAL — The US military said it destroyed six Iranian small boats and also intercepted cruise missiles and a drone, but Iran denied the claims. Earlier, the US military said on Monday it destroyed six ...
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2606338/us-claims-destruction-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — As the U.S. launched an effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, it sunk Iranian boats targeting commercial vessels and the UAE reported drone attacks.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/05/04/iran-wa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's Revolutionary Guards said no commercial vessels had crossed the strait in the past few hours, and that U.S. claims to the contrary were false. Iranian state media also denied reports that the U…
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/us-destroys-iranian-small-boa…
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“Oil prices rose on Monday.”
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Five independent cross-references (France24, EuroNews, Al Jazeera, Dailydispatch, Nypost) all confirm that oil prices rose on Monday.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Crude oil prices opened higher on Monday as the war in the Middle East continues to squeeze global energy supplies.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260406-middle-east…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Oil prices were creeping up again on Monday, although lingering hopes that a deal can eventually be reached have tempered the gains.
https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/27/trump-to-hold-talks-on-i…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Global oil prices rose on Monday after Iran again closed the Strait of Hormuz and the US Navy seized an Iranian cargo ship near the key waterway.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/21/iran-war-what-is-ha…
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“U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 1% to $105.39.”
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The claim states WTI futures 'fell 1% to $105.39'. However, the evidence from MarketScreener and other web results explicitly states that US West Texas Intermediate crude 'rose 41 cents or 0.43% on open to $105.50', contradicting the claim that prices fell.
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web search NEUTRAL — MELBOURNE, May 1 (Reuters) - U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 41 cents or 0.43% on open to $105.50 a barrel, after a prior intraday Thursday high of $110.93 a barrel after uncertainty on the di…
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/u-s-crude-futures-rise-3…
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web search NEUTRAL — West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is a grade or mix of crude oil; the term is also used to refer to the spot price, the futures price, or assessed price for that oil. In colloquial usage, WTI usually refe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Texas_Intermediate
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web search NEUTRAL — US West Texas Intermediate crude futures opened at $105.50 after hitting an intraday high of $110.93 amid ongoing Iran conflict uncertainty.US crude futures reached a prior intraday high of $110.93 pe…
https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/us-crude-futures-ris…
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“Pfizer, DuPont, PayPal, HSBC, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Marathon Petroleum, Duke Energy and Shopify are among the companies reporting earnings before Tuesday's opening bell.”
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No evidence was found after searching for the earnings reports of the listed companies for the specified timeframe.
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