Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Tuesday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 scales to fresh record high as Nvidia leads chips higher: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Swings Higher as Traders Weigh Prospects of US-Iran Deal

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Crypto Liquidations Top $1 Billion as Bitcoin’s Slide Deepens

[AP] Iran stops talking to mediators over Israel fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iranian reports say

[CNBC] Rubio says U.S. is in talks with Iran over nuclear program as senators press for war endgame

[CNBC] Job openings in April surged to 7.6 million, the highest in nearly two years

[AP] Trump signs an executive order to vet top AI models for national security risks

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Lowers Tariffs on Farm, Industrial Equipment as Costs Soar

[Axios] Trump taps housing regulator turned MAGA enforcer as intelligence chief

[AP] Trump taps housing regulator Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence

[Bloomberg] Strait of Hormuz Traffic Remains Thin Amid Peace-Deal Uncertainty

[Bloomberg] Goldman Sees August US Diesel Crunch as Stocks Lowest Since 2003

[Bloomberg] Bitcoin’s Inflation-Hedging Promise in Tatters After 36% Plunge

[Bloomberg] Goldman’s Solomon Says There’s More Greed Than Fear in Markets

[Bloomberg] Extreme Weather to Drive $20 Trillion in Spending, BI Says

[NYT] Ship in Iraqi Port Is Struck by Projectiles as Iran Claims Responsibility

[WSJ] Hammack Says Fed May Need to Respond if Inflation Persists

[WSJ] America’s Truckers Are Driving Just a Little Slower to Save Gas

[WSJ] BOE’s Greene Says Case for Rise in Key Interest Rate is Growing

[FT] The China-US tech truce is fragile