U.S. stock-index futures fell and oil prices rose on Sunday, after President Donald Trump called Iran’s response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the war “totally unacceptable.”
U.S. stock-index futures fell and oil prices rose on Sunday, after President Donald Trump called Iran’s response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the war “totally unacceptable.”
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 7, 2026. NYSE Stock futures ticked lower Sunday night, following a winning week on Wall Street, as oil prices jumped after President Donald Trump rejected Iran's latest proposal to end the war. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 143 points, or 0.3%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures each also lost 0.3%. Sunday's moves come ...
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 7, 2026. NYSE Stock futures ticked lower Sunday night, following a winning week on Wall Street, as oil prices jumped after President Donald Trump rejected Iran's latest proposal to end the war. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 143 points, or 0.3%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures each also lost 0.3%. Sunday's moves come after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rallied more than 2% and 4%, respectively, last week. Both indexes recorded their sixth-straight winning weeks — a first for each since 2024. The Dow rose 0.2% for the week, notching its fifth week of gains out of the last six. Stocks advanced to end the week on Friday after the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report showed an increase of 115,000 jobs in April, surpassing expectations of 55,000 from economists polled by Dow Jones. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both ended Friday's session at all-time highs. Iran sent a new proposal to U.S. negotiators, centered on ending the monthslong conflict. The counteroffer stressed the need to end the war on all fronts and to lift sanctions on Tehran, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said , citing an informed source. In response, Trump said in a Truth Social post that he did not like Iran's response, adding that it was "TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!" Nonetheless, some market watchers expect U.S. markets to remain resilient despite the uncertainty. "The economy may slow somewhat from its prior path, due to the Iran war and subsequent oil price shock," said Rick Rieder, chief investment officer of global fixed income at BlackRock. But, "there are many much larger structural components that should keep the aggregate economy in much better shape than many people expect." Investors this week will focus on the April consumer and producer price indexes, which may offer fresh insight into how the war is impacting inflation. Traders will also monitor earnings reports this week from companies such as Under Armour and Cisco ....
US stock indexes ended the week higher as breakthroughs in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations sent a wave of optimism through risk-driven markets. Supported by a bullish Wall Street lead and a rally in semiconductor stocks following blockbuster earnings from AMD ( AMD ), regional indexes capitalized on easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. However, on Friday fresh strikes between Iran and the...
US stock indexes ended the week higher as breakthroughs in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations sent a wave of optimism through risk-driven markets. Supported by a bullish Wall Street lead and a rally in semiconductor stocks following blockbuster earnings from AMD ( AMD ), regional indexes capitalized on easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. However, on Friday fresh strikes between Iran and the US added to risks of energy shortages. Out of the 125 S&P 500 companies that reported earnings this week , 110 of them beat EPS estimates, while 100 of those names surpassed revenue expectations. For the week, the S&P 500 ( SP500 ) and Nasdaq ( COMP:IND ) rose 2.3% and 4.4% respectively, while Dow ( DJI ) booked a 0.6% uptick. Across the Atlantic, the European equities ( STOXX ) ended the week 0.1% higher. On the data front, retail sales in the eurozone fell for a third straight month in March, while business activity contracted in April as the region’s composite PMI dropped below expectations. The UK’s composite PMI rose in April, beating expectations and signalling renewed momentum in private-sector economic activity. In the week, London’s FTSE 100 ( UKX ) and Germany ( DAX:IND ) equities fell 1.4% and 0.1%, respectively, while France ( CAC:IND ) markets added 0.3%. Major corporate news from Europe this week: Shell ( SHEL ) reported its best quarterly earnings in two years, as the Middle East war boosted trading profits and drove up energy prices, prompting it to raise the dividend by 5%, but the company warned of lower natural gas production due to the conflict. Shell also cut its quarterly share buyback program to $3B from $3.5B to preserve cash for its balance sheet. Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) beat first-quarter profit forecasts and nudged up its full-year outlook, helped by stronger-than-expected sales of its new weight-loss pill in the United States. HSBC Holdings ( HSBC ) reported that higher credit losses adversely impacted first-quarter profit at the London-based bank...