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Stock futures tick higher as investors monitor latest in U.S.-Iran developments: Live updates

Cnbc · · 509 words · By Lisa Kailai Han
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“S&P 500 futures added about 0.2%, and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.1%, respectively.”
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Different sources report conflicting numbers for the same period. One source says S&P 500 futures edged up 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 futures made 0.3% gains, while another says S&P 500 futures fell 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 were 0.3% lower, and another says S&P 500 futures recovered to rise 0.3% and Nasdaq futures up 0.5%.
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web search NEUTRAL — Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 95 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures fell 0.1% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 were 0.3% lower.
https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today…
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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500 futures recover losses to rise 0.3%, Nasdaq futures up 0.5% aided by jump in Alphabet stock.100% Free Registration. Already a customer? Log In.
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/s-p-500-futures-dip-0-2-…
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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500 futures (ES=F) edged up 0.2%, while Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ=F) made 0.3% gains. US equities finished Tuesday modestly higher but well off intraday peaks.
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-today-dow-sp-…
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“Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 100 points, or 0.2%.”
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One web search result mentions Dow futures rose 95 points or 0.2%, which is very close to the claim of 100 points/0.2%, but other results are generic index descriptions and do not provide specific Sunday night data to corroborate.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average daily closing value plotted on a log-10 scale.^ "Dow Jones – DJIA – 100 Year Historical Chart". MacroTrends.net.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones futures index is a price-weighted average of blue-chip stocks that are generally the leaders in their industry. Dow Jones Futures are tradable in pre-market, view dow jones premarket dat…
https://www.investing.com/indices/us-30-futures
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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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“On Friday, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose to new all-time intraday and closing highs.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reached new all-time intraday and closing highs on Friday.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQ: COMP) closed at a new all-time high of 21,450.02, marking its second consecutive day of record closing highs and setting a new intraday record peak of 21,464.53.
https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/marketmi…
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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500, Nasdaq Close Slightly Higher to Set Another New Closing Highs as Nvidia Leaps 4%.Nasdaq, S&P 500 Hit Highs As Big Tech Earnings Wave, Fed Meeting Approach Market's Shoreline.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 hits fresh highs above 7,255. The Nasdaq Composite crosses 25,000.The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both posted intraday and closing records. Investors processed a flurry of earnings reports with rem…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/u…
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“The broad market index rose 0.29%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 0.89%.”
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While sources confirm the indexes rose to records on Friday, the specific percentages (0.29% for S&P 500 and 0.89% for Nasdaq) are not found in the provided evidence; one source mentions a 1.06% gain for the S&P 500.
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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500 jumps to record, Nasdaq closes above 25,000 for the first time. US stocks rose on Friday amid a fresh wave of earnings, following a powerful rally that pushed major indexes to record highs.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/live/stock-market-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 posted a solid session gain, rising 75.41 points, or 1.06%, to 7,211.36 — building steadily from its previous close of 7,135.95 as buyers maintained a firm grip through the afternoon, push…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/us-stocks/news/…
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web search NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 has gained an average of 0.4% during prior shutdowns and is up 4.8% during the current shutdown which is the longest in history at 70 days and counting. $SPX pic.x.com/zrFBbspSbR.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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“The Dow bucked the trend, however, slipping 152.87 points, or 0.31%.”
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The provided evidence does not contain the specific point drop of 152.87 or the percentage of 0.31% for the Dow on Friday. One source mentions a drop of over 700 points (1.6%), which contradicts the claim but refers to a different scenario or date.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average daily closing value plotted on a log-10 scale.A study between the correlation of components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average compared with the movement of the index…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average
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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 — Dow Jones Industrial Average falls over 700 points on FridayThe Dow Jones fell 1.6% to 43,4500 on Friday.US PMIs came in mixed, consumer sentiment fell, inflation expectations accelerated.The Dow Jone…
https://www.fxstreet.com/news/dow-jones-industrial-average-f…
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“In a Sunday Truth Social post, President Donald Trump announced "Project Freedom," which he said entails the U.S. helping to "free" cargo ships of nations that aren't involved in the Middle East conflict and that have been stranded by the Strait of Hormuz closure.”
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Multiple sources confirm President Trump announced an initiative (Project Freedom) to help 'guide' or 'free up' ships of neutral bystanders in the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — The site owner hides the web page description.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/1142475518655…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the U.S. Navy will help “guide” the ships of “neutral and innocent bystanders” safely through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a new initiative.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-announces-us-will-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump announced late on Tuesday night that a ceasefire would take place for two weeks, conditional upon the Strait of Hormuz being opened immediately. Oman had been mediating nuclear talks betw…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn4v0xm9y0kt
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“The initiative is slated to start Monday, Trump wrote.”
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Multiple sources, including AP and The Mirror, explicitly state that the effort to guide ships from the Strait of Hormuz was slated to begin on Monday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump has announced the US navy will begin to 'free up ships' currently stuck in the Strait of Hormuz amid the US' blockade of the shipping route in its stand-off with Iran.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/trump-announced-projec…
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web search NEUTRAL — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States will launch an effort on Monday to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, giving few details a…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-presses-end-war-wit…
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“Iran said on Sunday that it had received a U.S. response to its latest offer for peace talks.”
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Three independent sources (Tasnim news agency, The Guardian, and Iranian state media) confirm that Iran stated on Sunday it received a US response to its peace proposal via Pakistan.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian state media reported that Washington had conveyed its response to Iran’s 14-point proposal via Pakistan, and that Tehran was now reviewing it. There was no immediate confirmation from Washingt…
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/05/03/iran-says-it-has-recei…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Sunday night, Iran’s foreign ministry said it had received a US response to its peace proposal, and that Tehran would review the response.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/trump-says-ira…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has received a US response to its latest peace proposal, Iranian state-linked media have said. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said the response, delivered via Pakistan, was now being review…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0px2x53k2o
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“West Texas Intermediate crude futures last slipping about 1.7% to roughly $100 a barrel.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding WTI crude futures prices or percentage changes.
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“Previously on Friday, Iran reportedly sent an updated peace proposal through Pakistani mediators”
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Multiple sources confirm that the US response received by Iran was to a proposal delivered via Pakistan, corroborating the role of Pakistani mediators in the peace proposal process.
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“Trump later said on Friday that he was not satisfied with Tehran's offer, and that the country was only making a deal "because they have no military left."”
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“The week's most dominant economic news release will be the April jobs report, due out on Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET.”
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“Dow Jones consensus estimates that the U.S. economy is expected to have added just 53,000 jobs in April”
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“the prior blowout reading of 178,000”
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“the unemployment rate is expected to remain at 4.3%.”
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“Traders will also look ahead to reports from Loews, Norwegian Cruise Line and Tyson Foods before Monday's opening bell.”
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