Episode 2026-06-19

You are listening to seven horns A I — your A I-powered market update. Today is Friday, June nineteenth, twenty twenty-six, and U S cash markets were closed today in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. Since the exchanges were closed, we are wrapping up Thursday's regular session while keeping a very close eye on some dramatic post-close moves in the futures markets. On Thursday, Wall Street saw a solid tech-led rally. The Nasdaq Composite led the charge, gaining one point nine one percent to close at twenty-six thousand five hundred eighteen. The S and P five hundred also posted solid gains, rising one point zero eight percent to finish at seventy-five hundred, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended essentially flat, up just zero point one four percent at fifty-one thousand five hundred sixty-five. Thursday's regular session opened strong and held its ground, propelled by domestic semiconductor developments and hopes of a Middle East peace deal. However, looking ahead, futures have taken a sharp U-turn. Since Thursday's close, Nasdaq one hundred futures have dropped two point one zero percent, and S and P five hundred futures have declined meaningfully, down one point two six percent. Dow futures are showing more resilience, off by only zero point three seven percent. This slide is driven by news that high-stakes U S-Iran peace talks have been postponed following renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, unwinding the optimistic narrative that fueled