US Morning News Call | Trump Says 'Good Chance' of Iran Nuclear Deal

🔔Before the Bell

U.S. index futures declined Tuesday after a sell-off in technology stocks in the prior session dragged on the broader market.

E-mini NASDAQ 100 Futures (JUN6) (NQmain.US) went down by 0.18%;

E-mini S&P 500 Futures (JUN6) (ESmain.US) went down by 0.63%;

E-mini Dow Futures (JUN6) (YMmain.US) went down by 0.38%.

Trump Says 'Good Chance' of Iran Nuclear Deal

According to Reuters, President Trump said there was a "very good chance" the U.S. could reach an agreement with Iran to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, after postponing a planned military attack at the request of Middle East allies to allow negotiations to continue. Trump warned the U.S. remains prepared to launch a large-scale assault if no deal is reached.

Kevin Warsh to Be Sworn in as Federal Reserve Chair at White House

President Trump will host swearing-in ceremony for incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at White House on Friday. This marks first time Fed chair sworn in at White House since Alan Greenspan in 1987.

TSMC Unveils AI Three Layer Cake Vision at Technology Symposium

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US) Senior Vice President Zhang Xiaoqiang outlined the AI Three Layer Cake concept at the 2026 Technology Symposium, focusing on integrating compute transistors, 3D integration packaging, and photonics optical transmission for future AI accelerator performance.

Apple Prepares AI Writing Tools, Smart Shortcuts, and AI Wallpapers for iOS 27

According to Bloomberg, Apple (AAPL.US) is planning new AI-powered features for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, including a Grammarly-like grammar checker, the ability to create systemwide shortcuts by describing them in natural language, and AI-generated custom wallpapers. The updates, expected to be unveiled at WWDC in June, are part of Apple's effort to close the gap with Samsung and Google in consumer AI capabilities.

Court Rules Elon Musk Filed OpenAI Lawsuit Beyond Time Limit

A jury determined that Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI was filed too late, beyond the legal time limit for such claims.

Samsung and Union Narrow Differences as 18-Day Strike by 48,000 Workers Looms Thursday

According to Reuters, Samsung Electronics and its South Korean union have made some concessions in mediated talks but remain stuck on two key issues over bonus payments, with a potential 18-day strike starting Thursday that could disrupt global DRAM supply by 3-4% and shave 0.5 percentage points off South Korea's GDP growth.

🪙Crypto News

Bitcoin (BTC.CC) fell 0.36% to 76803.36;Ethereum (ETH.CC) fell 0.95% to 2115.4.

SEC's Innovation Exemption for Tokenized Stocks Expected as Early as This Week

According to Bloomberg, the SEC is poised to publish a new innovation exemption framework that would allow traditional institutions to experiment with blockchain-based tokenized securities without full registration requirements. The agency has already approved Nasdaq, NYSE, and DTCC to move forward with tokenized stock initiatives in recent months.

📆Market Events

Key Results

🔔Before Market

Home Depot (HD.US) posted Q1 fiscal 2026 net sales of $41.8 billion with comparable sales up 0.6%. The company reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 guidance calling for total sales growth of 2.5%-4.5%.