Episode 2026-06-01

You're listening to 7 Horns AI — your AI-powered market update. Good morning, everyone. It's Monday, June first, twenty twenty-six, just after six A.M. Eastern. Overnight, Asian markets delivered a robust start to the new week, setting a positive tone for U.S. pre-market trading. Japan's Nikkei two hundred twenty-five closed at a new record high of sixty-six thousand nine hundred thirty-four, gaining ninety-one-hundredths of a percent, driven by AI enthusiasm. China and Hong Kong also showed positive momentum, with the FXI proxy currently trading up one percent, building on Friday's modest gains. This morning, U.S. equity futures are pointing to a modestly higher open. S&P five hundred futures are up about two-tenths of a percent, Nasdaq one hundred futures are gaining seventeen-hundredths of a percent, while Dow futures are leading the way, up thirty-eight-hundredths of a percent, continuing Friday's strong performance. Friday was a session of two stories. While the S&P five hundred and Nasdaq Composite closed at record highs, they only edged up by twenty-two and twenty-hundredths of a percent respectively. The real action was beneath the surface, where AI-related names erupted. Dell's blowout earnings ignited buying across AI infrastructure plays. This morning, that momentum continues, with Dell up another two point zero seven percent in pre-market, and IBM surging an additional seven point eight five percent, adding to its thirteen percent jump on Friday. Software giant