Markets Ease But Uncertainty Looms | Business and Finance News

Markets are breathing a little easier after a wild week, with Brent crude dipping to $98 a barrel and U.S. stock futures mostly green. Intel stunned Wall Street with a blockbuster earnings report, especially on AI, sending its stock soaring pre-market. But don’t relax—uncertainty lingers: crude’s up 12% this week, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq face their first back-to-back weekly drops since March, and tensions with Iran are heating up after Trump hinted at a “bigger than ever before” strike. Today’s key watchlist: American Express and HCA Healthcare earnings, plus U.S. manufacturing, services, and new home sales data. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/8ab15329b1167a55