U.S. stock futures jumped on Sunday, continuing a bullish mood from late last week, as President Donald Trump balked at a major attack on Iran. Futures tied to the Dow Jones industrial average surged 189 points, or 0.36%. S&P 500 futures jumped 0.41%, and Nasdaq futures shot up 0.89%. South Korea’s Kospi index, which has
US President Donald Trump has said new talks with Iran will begin on Monday, after calling off what he said would have been “massive” strikes on the country. “They knew the extent of the attack because they saw it forming,” he told reporters on board Air Force One. “We’re talking to them in the form
Staff writers Updated August 3, 2026 — 10:10am,first published August 3, 2026 — 5:23am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA The Australian sharemarket has slid lower at the open with forecasted heavier losses averted after US President Donald Trump said he’s
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. The U.S. president added that a plan was in place for U.S. forces to carry out “the biggest attack since World War II” on
There’s a new way to make and lose money. Trump Media has officially launched the Truth API, a business-to-business data feed that provides customers with faster access to posts from prominent Truth Social accounts. That includes President Donald Trump, whose constant stream of posts can cause shifts in financial markets. Institutional customers gained access to
Cornyn and Tillis want Blanche, who previously served as Trump’s personal lawyer, to state in writing that the Justice Department will not resurrect the fund later on. The Trump administration has not announced such a commitment. Tillis responded to Trump on X on Saturday, writing: “Despite comments as late as yesterday that the fund is