S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow futures pause with US-Iran peace and inflation in focus

June 22, 2026

Breaking News

US stock futures hit pause on Monday as investors assessed signs of progress in US-Iran peace talks and prepared for a pivotal inflation report later this week.

S&P 500 futures slipped 0.1%, while those on the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded flat.

Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 were also little changed as Wall Street set up for a muted open after Friday's holiday closure.

There has been "encouraging progress" in peace talks with the US in Switzerland, Iran said on Monday, with an agreed roadmap to sealing a final deal within 60 days.

That eased some nerves prompted by President Trump's threat of strikes on Iran if Tehran doesn't rein in Hezbollah's actions against Israel. Yahoo Finance reports.

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🖼️ Getty Images Announces Display Partnership with OpenAI, surges over 200% in pre-market

Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, today announced a display agreement with OpenAI.

Under the partnership Getty Images’ licensed content libraries will appear across OpenAI search and discovery experiences within ChatGPT.

The agreement enables the use of Getty Images’ content for display within ChatGPT, enhancing the richness of visual responses. Globe Newswire reports.

💼 Cognizant Slides 10% as Nasdaq-100 Exit Nears

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation finished down 10.49% at $43.70, falling $5.12 on Thursday.

Investors sold the stock after Accenture tightened its full-year growth target, Berenberg cut Cognizant to Hold from Buy, and the June 22 Nasdaq-100 exit hung over the name.

All this landed even as the S&P 500 climbed 1.08% and the Nasdaq Composite added 1.91% ahead of the Friday Juneteenth break. TechStock² reports.

🌍 Soaring Profits in Emerging Markets Build Case for a Raging Bull Market

Companies in the MSCI EM Index have reported average annual earnings above expectations set a year ago for the first time since April 2022, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Asian tech firms are driving the results, but profits are also improving in other sectors of the market, like Indian oil refiners and Brazilian electricity companies.

With emerging-market stocks riding gains of nearly 30% this year, evidence of healthy profit growth is signaling to bulls that the rally is being built on solid fundamentals, rather than speculative froth.

That's prompting investors like Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to predict that gains will spread beyond artificial intelligence-related stocks. Yahoo Finance reports.

☁️ CoreWeave stock moves up as it eyes Nasdaq-100 after 17% weekly gain

CoreWeave opens Monday with a new spot in the Nasdaq-100 and a stock up 17.3% over the last five sessions.

That gives the market its next read on demand for AI infrastructure names. U.S. trading was closed Friday for Juneteenth, with markets still shut through the weekend.

Monday is the first regular session after the holiday.

CoreWeave, the AI cloud firm, is set to join the Nasdaq-100 ahead of the market open on June 22.

The Nasdaq-100 tracks 100 of the largest non-financial names on the Nasdaq.

Nasdaq says funds and products tied to the index control more than $800 billion in assets worldwide.

That forces index funds to buy shares of companies as they’re added. TechStock² reports.

💊 AbbVie strikes $10.9 billion deal for Apogee Therapeutics

AbbVie said on Monday it would buy biotech Apogee Therapeutics for $10.9 billion in cash, as the U.S. drugmaker builds its next-generation immunology pipeline.

AbbVie has offered $135.11 per Apogee share held, which implies a 49.49% premium to Thursday's close.

Shares of Apogee were at $136.3 in premarket trading. Reuters reports.

💻 Why Sagtec Global Shares Are Trading Higher By Around 76%

Shares of SAGTEC GLOBAL Ltd gained 75.6% to $1.74 in pre-market trading after the Kuala Lumpur-based enterprise software firm issued financial year 2026 guidance projecting 35% revenue growth.

Sagtec projected $25.78 million in revenue, up from $19.1 million in the financial year 2025.

EBITDA is expected to rise 38% to $4.64 million, while net profit is expected to grow 22% to $2.19 million. Benzinga reports.

Top 5 Movers in Early Pre-Market

(All pricing and percent gains are based on Early Pre-Market from 4:00 AM to 7:00 AM ET). Stock Analysis reports.

1) SAGT: Sagtec Global Limited
Total gain: +57.58%

2) EHGO: Eshallgo Inc.
Total gain: +56.11%

3) APGE: Apogee Therapeutics, Inc
Total gain: +47.40%

4) CRMT: America's Car-Mart, Inc.
Total gain: +36.67%

5) DFTX: Definium Therapeutics, Inc.
Total gain: +32.27%

Thursday’s Biggest Movers

The closing price of the top three market percent gainers trading near or above $3 on June 18.

(All pricing and percent gains are based on regular market trading hours from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM ET) Stock Analysis reports.

1) BOXL: Boxlight Corporation
Total gain: +500.00%
The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

2) CAST: FreeCast, Inc.
Total gain: +56.70%
The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

3) BFLY: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Total gain: +55.87%
The company announced that it will participate in the TD Cowen Medical Devices Emerging Growth Call Series at 12:00pm ET on June 18, 2026. Joseph DeVivo, President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman; John Doherty, EVP, Chief Financial Officer and David Horsley, SVP, Innovation, will take part in the discussion. Businesswire reports.

Today’s Notable Earnings

(Estimate and Actual numbers represent Earnings Per Share in US Dollars)

FRVO: Fervo Energy
Q1 2026
Before Market Open
Estimate: -0.090
Actual: N/A

POWW: Outdoor Holding
Q4 2026
Before Market Open
Estimate: -0.010
Actual: N/A

Parting Thoughts

“The man who insists on seeing with perfect clarity before he decides never decides.”

– Henri Frédéric Amiel

Sourced in: Amiel's Journal — GoodReads.

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