STOCKS/ECONOMY
-Stock futures are higher after Monday's 375-point gain for the Dow, similar 1 percent rally for the S&P 500, and a 0.9 percent advance for the Nasdaq. Investors are still bullish this morning on news of a Iran-Israel ceasefire, and a resulting steep drop in the price of oil.
-The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond is at 4.35 percent.
-Gold is down to the $3,334 per ounce level. Bitcoin is up to the $105,200 level.
-Asian markets rallied today, led by a 2.1 percent jump for the Hang Seng. The Nikkei rose 1.1 percent, and the Shenzhen gained 1.7 percent.
OIL/ENERGY
-U.S. crude prices are down and all the way back to the $65 a barrel level.
-Gasoline prices are at $3.22 a gallon, national average.
-New York state says it will big the first full-scale nuclear power plant in the U.S. in 15 years.
DEFENSE SLIDE
-Major defense contractor stocks are down in the premarket on news of the Iran-Israel ceasefire. Lockheed Martin (LMT) shares are down 1 percent, and RTX (RTX, formerly Raytheon) shares are also down 1 percent.
WHATSAPP SLAP
-The House of Representatives is warning staffers not to use WhatsApp because of privacy fears. WhatsApp parent Meta (META) shares are flat in the premarket.
STUDENT LOAN GROAN
-About two million student loan borrowers currently in default are likely to have some of their wages taken by the federal government as part of the Trump administration's new loan repayment policies.
HOME HIT
-KB Home (KBH) lowered its full-year revenue forecasts. Its shares are down 2 percent in the premarket.
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