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Futures are modestly lower this morning as oil pushes back above $100 following another deterioration in U.S.-Iran negotiations and continued disruption around the Strait of Hormuz. Markets are starting the week in a more cautious posture after six straight weeks of gains, with investors trying to reconcile resilient economic data, rising geopolitical risk and an AI trade that refuses to cool off. The market spent much of last week assuming de-escalation was possible; this morning's tone reflects growing concern that the conflict could become more prolonged and structurally inflationary than investors had been pricing. Higher crude is now feeding directly into the Fed outlook. Both Goldman Sachs and Bank of America pushed out their expected timing for Fed rate cuts after last week's stronger-than-expected jobs data and renewed inflation concerns tied to energy prices.Corporate results remain exceptionally strong, particularly in semiconductors, hyperscalers and AI infrastructure. Investors increasingly believe the AI buildout is creating a genuine multi-year earnings cycle rather than just a speculative thematic bubble. A small cluster of mega-cap tech and semiconductor names is doing an outsized amount of the work, while large portions of the market are lagging.In pre-market trading, S&P 500 futures fell 0.11%, Nasdaq futures fell 0.15% and Dow futures fell 0.05%.Check out this morning's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER -Modernaup 8% after a U.S. citizen tested positive for the Andes strain of hantavirusUP AFTER EARNINGS -Monday.comup 25%Circle Internetup 6%Kodiak Gas Servicesup 6%Townsquare Mediaup 6%Fox Corp.up 3%Seadrillup 3%Barrick Miningup 3%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -Certaradown 7%Mosaicdown 6%Doledown 1%

Reports Q1 revenue $2.34B vs. $2.01B last year. Reports Q1 adjusted EBITDA $100.3M vs. $104.8M last year. Carl McCann, Executive Chairman, said: "We are pleased with our solid start to the year. Robust consumer demand in our key markets is driving revenue growth and contributing to positive momentum across the Group. While we are experiencing complexity in the operating environment due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, we believe the strength of our broad and resilient business model positions us well to manage these evolving conditions. We continue to target full year Adjusted EBITDA of at least $400M."

The major averages closed mixed, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ending lower despite earlier gains, as oil prices keep rising amid continued conflict in the Middle East. Of note, President Trump said the U.S. is in "serious discussions" with Iran to end its military operations. However, he added that if a peace deal is not reached "shortly" and the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened, the U.S. will "conclude our lovely 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!), which we have purposefully not yet 'touched.'" The comments came after the president stated that Tehran had accepted most of the U.S.'s 15-point plan to end the war.Additionally, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said during a discussion at Harvard University that even with rising energy prices, he views inflation expectations as "well anchored beyond the short term." Powell added that he is "optimistic" about the medium- and long-run outlook for the U.S. economy and that the Fed is watching private credit "super carefully."Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:SyscoJetro Restaurant Depot for a total enterprise value of $29.1BUberglobal chauffeur service leader BlacklaneAuriniaKezar Life Sciencesfor $6.955 per share in cash plus a non-transferable contingent value rightTJX'sboard raised itsand said it plans $2.5B-$2.75B of share repurchases for FY27Apollois near a deal to acquire Atlantic Aviation from KKR,2. WALL STREET CALLS:CrowdStriketo Outperform from Peer Perform at Wolfe ResearchExpediato Buy from Hold at JefferiesInstacartto Buy from Hold at JefferiesDole, Nomad Foodsto Hold at Deutsche BankStarbuckswith an Underperform at BNP Paribas3. AROUND THE WEB:JetBluetold CNBC it is increasing bag fees amid soaring fuel pricesGeneral Motorsis moving to a six days per week production schedule at its Flint plant, Reuters saysBanks led by JPMorganare dealing with pushback related to the terms of a $7.2B debt deal to fund Clayton, Dubilier & Rice's takeover of Sealed Air, Bloomberg reportsYouTubeemployees have admitted their goal was "viewer addiction" and shut down proposed safety tools for kids since they did not provide a sufficient return on investment, NY Post saysAn analysis of billions of anonymized credit card transactions by consumer transaction analysis company Indagari indicates that Claude is seeing record growth in paid subscribers, with subscriptions more than doubling this year according to Anthropic, TechCrunch says4. MOVERS:Compass Diversifiedadvanced after announcing it willto Archer for $292.5MiQiyigained in New York afteron HKEXViridiandeclined after announcing results from itsFermiclosed lower afterBoston Scientificfell after Raymond Jamesits rating on the stock5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Alaska AirprovidedUSA Rare Earth, with CEO Barbara Humpton commenting, "2025 was the year that USA Rare Earth set the foundation to execute our integrated rare earth growth strategy"Spirecut itsNeumora Therapeutics, with EPS missing consensusCBAK Energy Technology, with revenue higher year-over-yearINDEXES:The Dow rose 49.50, or 0.11%, to 45,216.14, the Nasdaq lost 153.72, or 0.73%, to 20,794.64, and the S&P 500 declined 25.13, or 0.39%, to 6,343.72.